The 98 carbines were sold, as well as an experimental version with a twenty-round, rather than five round, box magazine. The extended magazine was not well received, however. A number of carbine versions known as Karabiner 98s were introduced and used in World War I.
Some of these were even shorter than the later K. These carbines were originally only distributed to cavalry troops, but later in the war to the special storm troop units as well. Many military rifles derive from the M98 design. Some of these were German-made by various contractors other than Mauser: [18].
The Mauser T-Gewehr was the world's first anti-tank rifle—the first rifle designed for the sole purpose of destroying armored targets. Following the collapse of the German Empire after World War I, many countries that were using Mauser models chose to develop, assemble, or modify their own Gaction rifle designs. The Belgians and Czechs produced and widely exported their 'Mausers' in various calibers throughout the s and s, before their production facilities were absorbed by Nazi Germany to make parts or whole rifles for the German Army.
Strictly speaking, these were not 'Mauser' rifles, as they were not engineered or produced by the German company. To take advantage of the widespread and popular German single-shot 8. These were made primarily as single shots; some only had a wood block in the magazine space. These became the Olympic team rifles for the Germans. As the restrictions on production were increasingly ignored by the Germans in the s, a new Mauser, the Mauser standard model, was developed from the rifle-length Karabiner 98b.
It was nominally intended for export and civilian sales. While many standard model rifles were indeed exported, it was meant primarily for use by the revived German military. It rapidly evolved into the Karabiner 98 Kurz, which was adopted by Nazi Germany as the standard infantry rifle in and saw service until the end of World War II.
A series of very successful hunting rifles were developed in the first decades of the 20th century. The Special Rifle Type A was the top-of-the-line sporting rifle of the early 20th century. The Model C, made from to , was a cheap rifle made to accommodate a range of cartridges for hunting.
The Mauser Africa Model, introduced around or , was used mainly by settlers in Africa. The Mauser M, or Mauser selbstlade-karabiner self-loading carbine , was a semi-automatic rifle that used a delayed blowback mechanism and fed from round detachable magazine.
The process of developing a semi-automatic rifle cost Paul Mauser an eye when a prototype suffered an out-of-battery detonation. The mechanism was quite delicate, working reliably only when completely clean, which made the rifle unsuitable for infantry use. However, the Imperial German Flying Corps adopted the rifle for its aircraft crews in , and more generally in Aerial combat provided the clean environment the rifle required and its semi-automatic capability was an advancement over bolt-action rifles.
However, the rifle had another flaw; it was expensive to make. The widespread adoption of machine guns then made all self-loading rifles obsolete in the air service. The Special range rifle was a commercial product introduced in and sold in the United States. It was intended for high accuracy range shooting. The company also produced a. The design was developed from the Karabiner 98b, one of the carbines developed from the Model The K98k was first adopted by the Wehrmacht in as their standard issue rifle, with many older versions being converted and shortened.
The Mauser KKW cadet rifle is a single shot,. It is virtually identical to the Karabiner 98k. These cadet rifles were used by all German military, paramilitary and police organizations, especially the Hitler Youth. By the Wehrmacht issued a specification to various manufacturers, and Mauser and Walther submitted prototypes that were very similar. Both Gewehr 41 models used a mechanism known as the 'Bang' system named after the designer of the M Bang rifle.
In this system, gases from the bullet were trapped near the muzzle in a ring-shaped cone, which in turn pulled on a long piston rod that opened the breech and re-loaded the gun. Both models also included inbuilt round magazines that were loaded using two of the stripper clips from the Karabiner 98k, utilizing 7. This in turn made reloading relatively slow.
The Mauser design, the G41 M , failed as it, along with its G41 W counterpart, suffered from gas system fouling problems. Only 6, G41 M rifles were produced before production was halted, and of these, 1, were returned as unusable. The Mauser C78 zig-zag was a revolver manufactured by Mauser during the late 19th century.
It was Paul Mauser's first handgun design. Mauser branched out into pistol design in , producing the C96, commonly known as 'broomhandle,' designed by the three brothers Fidel, Friedrich, and Josef Feederle [19] often erroneously spelled 'Federle'.
All versions used detachable shoulder stock holsters. Over a million C96s were produced between and the late s. The Mauser Model was a small self-loading pistol chambered for. It was introduced in ; an updated model chambered for. Most of these were used by the Wehrmacht and the Kriegsmarine. They were also sold commercially.
This was a small pocket pistol chambered for. The Mauser Model is virtually identical to the except for the grip, which has a more curved back. It was used by the Kriegsmarine and was also sold commercially. The Mauser HSc was a self-loading handgun introduced in the s.
It was a compact double-action blowback design in. Production ran from until the end of World War II, and into the s and early s. The post-war models were also available in. In the Mauser Company was invited to take part in a competition to re-equip the German Army with a semi-automatic rifle, the Gewehr A number of impractical requirements were specified, including that the design should not use holes drilled into the barrel to take off gas for the operating mechanism, thereby requiring mechanisms that proved unreliable.
Two designs were submitted, and the Mauser version, the G 41 M , failed miserably in testing. It was canceled after a short production run. The resulting design did not see real success before it was switched to a simpler gas-operated system in the Gewehr During World War II, the Mauser factory in Oberndorf was strategically bombed by the Allies, resulting in the deaths of 26 workers and the destruction of the company's power plant.
French forces entered Oberndorf which they subsequently occupied for some time on 20 April when the town's mayor and planning committee surrendered without any resistance; no blood was shed there on that day. After the war in Europe, the factory was briefly put back in order to produce weapons for the now under-equipped and exhausted French military. For a number of years, Mauser Werke manufactured precision measurement instruments and tools, such as micrometers.
Mauser continued to make hunting and sporting rifles. In , it became a subsidiary of Rheinmetall, a manufacturer of autocannons such as the Mauser BK and other munitions until , when it was merged into Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH. In the civilian manufacture of hunting, defense, and sporting rifles were split off from Rheinmetall.
Peter Mauser designed the 7. A rifle design by Walter Gehmann was purchased, and went into production in as the model Fourth Variation - sub variation 3 line code - I think it's a 7. Yes, they bought , rifles and 20, carbines of the Belgium model. Date of manufacture code included with the serial number. The last two digits of the serial number should appear on most of the smaller parts. Steve Kehaya. Visit Marlin Lookup Website.
The survey form is available to input your serial numbers. The early pistols have well-made wooden grips, and are highly polished and richly blued. Belgian FN Mauser. The other three references appear in forum posts, but without much detail, nor any pictures. See all listings by fas Print this listing. By James Phillips. Mine is clearly not in that serial number range, at Serial number: 6-digit number right on frame.
I will scan the photo and include it here. Fourth Variation serial numbers ,, 31, produced "rig"- I do receive a lot of unusable numbers.
The suffix letter increased each time the plant started at serial number 1 again. A database of serial numbers is being maintained as a research project. I have the opportunity to buy an FN Mauser from a co. Angeboten wird ein FN-Selbstlader im Kaliber. In my opinion, the receiver you have pictured had its numbers stamped by the gunmaker doing the work. So Mauser actually made at least four Cs with the serial number to pick a number more-or-less at random.
Fifth Variation serial numbers ,, 32, produced - OK I don't see anything there on ID'ing these rifles specifically, but there is a photo that shows serial number G Only differences in factory and inspection markings, plus the turned-down bolt handle and a new rear sight design show that they are different. The new rear sight was also hinged at the front, but two vertical ears at the rear protected the sight leaf which was re-calibrated only to meters.
The latter sight leaf is marked with a 'T' at the top. Lyman receivers sights M48 were installed, providing a range of to 1, meters. It is not known if these receivers were manufacturedexclusively for this rifle without the thumbcut, although since they were assembled in , it is probable they were. The bolt had the thumbpiece removed to increase lock time, and thetrigger pull was lightened for competitive shooting.
Both rifles were issued to military officers for match shooting. Over the years, many of these were equipped with a variety of precision match-style rear and front sights. When Sweden formalized its rules for meter military-civilian matches, a new rifle was developed for competitors, the CG 63 through the Frivilliga skytter relsen.
The trigger assembly was adjusted and smoothed to match quality. A new beechMonte-Carlo-style stock with identical, if shallow cheekpieces, on either side for right- or left-handed shooters, a pistol grip and a short forend and handguard that allowed the barrel tofloat, were developed.
Match quality adjustable micrometer aperture rear sights from several Swedish manufacturers were installed, as well as the American-made Lyman and Redfieldadjustable rear sights, although these latter appear to have been added by the owners.
Hooded front sights with interchangeable inserts were added to the new barrel. The distinctivevertical thumbpiece was removed from the bolt to increase lock time. The rifle, which averaged 4. The CG 80 is an improved version of the CG It featured a new beech-wood stock that also included a pistol grip, Monte-Carlo-style cheekpieces and a short forend. The CG 80 didnot have a handguard. It did have an aluminum rail inletted into the bottom of the forend to allow the attachment of an adjustable sling.
A telescopic sight mount and base were manufactured by the German firm of Jackenroll and bolted and pinned tothe left side of the receiver.
Standard European rings were used to mount the telescope. All partsincluding the barrel were stamped with the Swedish Crown inspection stamp. All major creditcards accepted. Search for:. Models of the Swedish Mauser In all, only three models of the Swedish Mauser were originally manufactured. Mauser 98 Serial Number Search By Name The first rifles were built at the Carl Gustaf factory with receiver dates starting with and serial numbers beginning at '1' and ending in at circa serial number , or later.
CG 63 and CG 80 Rifles When Sweden formalized its rules for meter military-civilian matches, a new rifle was developed for competitors, the CG 63 through the Frivilliga skytter relsen. Argentino RifleThis is a very nice German Mauser bolt action rifle in the caliber.
All matching serial numbers. Nazi proofs. Corts Sn. German Mauser Model 98 bolt action rifle. SN
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