With support from the government's Spandau arsenal,[citation needed] the improvements to the safety mechanism were completed and the rifle was formally accepted on 14 February 1872 as Infantry Rifle Model 1871 by the German Empire, excluding Bavaria that adopted the Werder. The trigger guard of the M71 is almost always brass, but we have examined examples with both brass trigger guards and with steel trigger guards. The bolt of the rifle used a split bolt design similar to the French Chassepot, and used a unique leaf mainspring . [8][9] A version of this repeater was adopted by the Ottoman Empire. Steyr is represented by a round target with "STEYR," written in the center. Germany was the battlefield between Catholic Austria (often allied with Spain), in its struggle against Protestant Scandinavians and Dutch. Sight: Two part 400 m (435 yds) zero small flip-up leaf and a large leaf withgraduated from 500 m to 1,600 m (547 to 1,750 yds). Since then the M1871 Mauser became known in Ireland as the "Howth Mauser". Siamese Mauser Type 45 Parts 1. It has two barrel bands and a nosecap with the cleaning rod conventionally located in a channel along the bottom of the forestock. Walter suggest that quantities of M71 Mausers may have been acquired by the Transvaal prior to the First Boer War, but we have been unable to confirm or to find additional information. Prior to this time the Germans had adapted some of the large numbers of captured French Chassepot rifles acquired by the Prussians in the Franco-Prussian War which they had shortened into carbines altered to fire self-contained metallic cartridges (the alteration for metallic cartridge closely matching that of the French M1874 Gras rifles). OC - FINE- all original parts; over 30% original finish, sharp lettering, numerals and design on metal and wood; minor marks in wood. The action was not based on its predecessor, the Dreyse needle gun which had seen service during the Franco-Prussian War of 187071, and which was found to have a number of weaknesses. Peter & Wilhelm Mausers private company, Gebr. The 7.65mm rounds used by the Argentine Mauser are actually Belgian. COLLECTING GERMAN WORLD WAR II INFANTRY WEAPONS www.worthpoint.com, THE BLADE ITSELF: COLLECTING WORLD WAR II BAYONETS www.worthpoint.com. It is covered with Imperial German inspection and acceptance markings, even on the wood stock. All Mauser K98 rifles are bolt-action with a fixed five-round internal magazine. The original German Mauser was designed for 7.92 x 5 mm rounds, but rifles using the Mauser system and Mauser rifles themselves have since been used with rounds of other calibers. Paul Mauser was disappointed that Germany had adopted the Model 1888 without consulting him, but a 7.65 mm. Stock marked with unit or rack marks and imperial proofs. These wonderful M71era German cartridge pouches and the story behind them can be found at: https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/114591-german-1871-mauser-ammo-and-cartridge-pouch. The Germans were a bit compulsive about unit marking their rifles, thus the Mauser M71s (as will also be true of the follow-on M71/84s) usually have full regimental codes and weapon numbers marked on the top of the buttplate tang. I think the unit markings on the butt plate read B8R (or B8B? As early as 1867 the Mauser brothers, Peter Paul and Wilhelm Mauser, began working in association with Samuel Norris, the Remington importer for Europe, on the design of a bolt action single-shot rifle for use with a metallic cartridge. The action included only a bolt guide rib as its single locking lug, locking forward of the receiving bridge. The action employs only a bolt guide rib as its single locking lug, locking forward of the receiver bridge. This conflict was the beginning of the rise of Prussia and the fabled Prussian army. M1879). The design is a split bridge, single shot, bolt action developed from the experimental MauserNorris of 1868 at the royal Wurttemberg Armory in Oberndorf, and very similar in functioning to the French Chasspot, forerunner of the Mle.1874 French Gras. This angered the Japanese who initiated the first Sino-Japanese War over this incursion. CARTRIDGE: 11.15x37.5(!) My '71 Mauser is a single-shot. The sling is a reproduction of an original German 1871 sling. The left rear of the receiver is marked I.G. (Fredrik Wilhelm of Prussia), Crown over L. for King Ludwig II of Bavarian, or W. (for the Wurttemberg Kingdom). [13], The South African Republic secretly received many M71 rifles, that saw combat during the First Boer War,[19] the Jameson Raid[20] and the Second Boer War. Bismarck dismissed the Prussian parliament, cancelled the constitution and substantially built up the army. Reichspatrone M1871 (aka: 11mm Mauser, 11.15x60R, 11x60R M71 Mauser). The Korean government had been armed with M1871 Mausers but ammunition was in short supply. This conflict was the beginning of the rise of Prussia and the fabled Prussian army. I have an assortment of cases; Bertram, HDS, and even forty old Dominion cases (Dominion of Canada produced this ammo until, I think, the 50s or 60s). The original design was a single-shot. Ges. In the late 1860s, early 1870s, cartridge case integrity was always suspect, especially when using multi-part cartridge cases as the Germans did initially. mm. Manufacturing codes are assigned to the various firearms manufacturers. In 1884, the Mauser M1871 was officially adopted by the German armed forces as the standard-issue combat rifle. The Chinese were armed with them during the Boxer rebellion of 1900. France adopted the Lebel smokeless-powder magazine rifle in 1886, and Germany kept pace with this important development by adopting a 7.9 mm. From the January, 1971 issue of American Rifleman. Sweden adopted a Mauser carbine in 1894 and a Mauser rifle in 1896, both chambered for the 6.5x55 cartridge. The German Empire adopted the Mauser and called it the Gewehr 71, or the Infanterie-Gewehr 71. Photo from: https://worldbayonets.com/Researching_Your_Finds/M1871_Rifle_Story/m1871_mauser_rifle.html which provides interesting additional information. The Mauser Co. called its rifles and carbines original Mausers to distinguish them from those offered by other makers. The German state armories in the cities of Amberg in Bavaria, Danzig, now in Poland but at the time part of Prussia, Erfurt in Thuringia and Spandau, just outside of Berlin, were responsible for the bulk of production between 1872 and 1884, when production shifted to the updated M71/84 tube-magazine repeater. Bullet: Round-nosed, paper-patched, lead bullet of 385 grains (25 grams), Load: 5 grams (77 Grains) of black powder. Markings for these rifles are unknown but may have consisted of only the manufacturers markings, and would be unlikely to carry royal cyphers or other such indications. 2023 - WorthPoint Corporation | 5 Concourse Parkway NE, Suite 2900. Most such acquired arms still bear the markings of their previous service, but in addition most also are marked either on the top of the receiver ring or chamber flat with the Siamese Chakra, and may also bear additional Sanskrit markings. Sling swivels were mounted under its barrel band and near the foot of the butt. Mauser & Co., in Oberndorf, in the Austrian state of Salzburg, built roughly 100,000 rifles and carbines between 1873 and 1884, for the Kingdom of Wrttemberg. The M71 proved popular enough that following its withdrawn from European service large numbers of otherwise obsolete Mauser M71s and M71/84s were also later purchased via large arms dealers. This is the first Mauser design to use a staggered magazine, resulting in a flush magazine floorplate, instead of having the magazine protrude below the stock. In 1882, changes were made to the rear sight, the bolt-guide rib and the bolt-stop. Mauser 1871 rifle dated 1883. When I finally got the top wood off I didn't find any kind of stampings to help identify it's origin. Similarly to the K Mod.71 Carbine, the M1879 was fully stocked to the muzzle but it was also fitted with a short stud on the nosecap that extends to the muzzle. Some of the literature indicates that after 1882 an ejector was added, that a hardened insert was pinned into the rear of the bolt guide rib and that a retaining pin was added to the bolt stop screw. Sword bayonet for use with the 11 mm. Few rifles have influenced firearm design and military history as much as the Mauser 98. You're an avid hunter who enjoys spending time in nature. MAUSER M-24 8MM LR SHORT ACTION BOLT SPORTER BOLT AND SAFETY. In an M98, the ejector is fixed to the receiver, but in most other rifles, a spring-loaded plunger seated on the face of the bolt operates as the extractor. Ammo: Ill always put this at the end because I know it only interests a few. Most of the German states, as well as Prussia and Austria became embroiled in the Napoleonic wars following the French Revolution, and for a time Napoleon controlled much of the territory along the Rhine. This is my first posting of several rifles I purchased from a sergeant major I once knew. Uruguayan M1871 Mauser rifles should be marked Republica Oriental as were other Uruguayan rifles of the era such as the Belgian-made M1870 Uruguayan Remington Short Rifles. The Mauser was provisionally adopted at the end of 1871 pending the development of an appropriate safety. The Boers also used this model against the British in the Second Boer War in South Africa. It was one of the first military arms adopted by a European power using a metallic cartridge. Specifications& Statistics for the Model 1871 Carbine, Rear Sight: 200 m, 300m small leaf, to 1,300m with ladder up, M1879 Grenz-Aufseher-Gewehr (G.A.G. The bolt is retained by a screw-mounted stop washer mounted on the top of the bolt ahead of the handle which fits into a matching semi-circular cutout on the top of the receiver bridge. Thank you. Produced in large quantity by the Mauser Co., DWM, other commercial firms, and several German government arsenals, the Mauser 98 in various rifle and carbine versions was the standard German shoulder arm for almost half a century. It is in Nice condition with matching numbers down to the screws. Many other firms also produced the 98k and various other Mausers for the German military machine during the rearmament period and World War II. It shot a unique 11.1537.5mmR cartridge, a trimmed down version of the full-power military cartridge. In: Kataloge des bayerischen Armee-Museums Ingolstadt. On July 1, residents with a clean criminal history of legal age in Florida will be able to carry concealed without a permit. The German Empire's adoption of the Mauser Model 1871 started a long tradition of fine German Mauser rifles. Ive also used 48.5 gains of Pyrodex RS to reasonable effect. [2] The Gewehr 71 is a conventional-looking bolt action chambered in 11mm using black powder cartridges. MAUSER M-96 SWEDISH WILL FIT SWEDISH MODELS 38 AND 96 (AS NEW) MAUSER 24 47, 24 INTERMEDIATE 98 SERIES , 8MM STRIPPED, TURNED DOWN. Model 1871 Hunter Short Rifle (Jgerbchse M1871), Photo credit:Armmuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) (http://www.digitaltmuseum.se). To put down the, Siam, modern day Thailand, acquired a substantial number of obsolete black powder cartridge arms at the end of the 19th beginning of the 20th centuries. In 187071 trials with 2,500 test rifles took place, with the M1869 Bavarian Werder being the Mausers' chief competitor. This army, the best disciplined and capable of Europe in the 1700s, was built by King Frederick Wilhelm I. The 6. The success of the Mauser M71 spawned several notable customized variants purchased from Mauser by other nations, including the Serbian M1878/80 Mauser-Milovanovic and the M1880/87 Mauser-Milovanovic both in 10.15x63R and the M1887 Turkish Mauser in 9.5x60R. Developed by Paul Mauser and his brother, Wilhelm, this single-shot blackpowder arm was superseded by a tubular-magazine repeater, the German Model 71/84. This adoption, however, excluded Bavaria which had already adopted the M1869 Werder. Numbers match. Spandau, Amberg, Erfurt, and Danzig all produced the German 71/84. Have a exakt look to the film "The last samuray". Battlefield between Catholic Austria ( often allied with Spain ), in its struggle against Protestant Scandinavians and.. Was built by King Frederick Wilhelm I bolt SPORTER bolt and SAFETY by a European power using a cartridge... 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