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The evolution of German military rifles is a history of common and diverse paths followed by the separate German states, until the mid-19th century when Prussia emerged as the dominant state within Germany and the nation was unified. This article discusses rifled shoulder arms developed in or for the military of the states that later became ...
Mauser, originally the Königlich Württembergische Gewehrfabrik, was a German arms manufacturer. Their line of bolt-action rifles and semi-automatic pistols was produced beginning in the 1870s for the German armed forces. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Mauser designs were also exported and licensed to many countries, which adopted ...
Designer/Manufacturer Image Cartridge Country Year 35M rifle: 7.92×57mm Mauser 8×56mmR Hungary: 1935 1792 contract rifle.49 in lead ball United States: 1792 Albini-Braendlin rifle: Augusto Albini Francis Braendlin 11mm Belgium: 1867 Arisaka: Arisaka Nariakira KijirÅ Nambu: 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka 7.7×58mm Arisaka Japan: 1897 ArmaLite AR-5 ...
German Empire: Hanyang 88: M/88: 1895 Republic of China: Howa M1500.22-250 Remington.223 Remington.204 Ruger 6.5×55mm.300 Winchester Magnum.308 Winchester.30-06 Springfield.338 Winchester Magnum.375 Ruger 7.62x39mm 6.5mm Grendel: 1979 Japan: IOF .30-06 sporting rifle.30-06 Springfield: 2007 India: IOF .315 sporting rifle: 8mm BSA (8x50mmR ...
1957 — The SIG SG 510 Swiss battle rifle or Stgw 57, produced to 1983. With ventilated barrel jacket, and roller-delayed blowback, as used on Spanish CETME Model 58 and German H&K G3 rifles. 1950s-60s — The SIG 710, general purpose machine gun design based on German MG 42, offered in different calibres.
Similar to the Gewehr 43 rifle but the difference is the rifle uses a 30 round StG-44's magazine. - Knorr-Bremse Paratrooper Rifle Knorr-Bremse: 7.92x57mm Mauser - A prototype automatic rifle designed in 1941-1942 to complete against the FG-42 rifle, the rate of fire of this rifle is about 500 to 550. Grossfuss Sturmgewehr
Rifles delivered to the Transvaal bore no state markings. All were marked “Mod. Mauser” followed by the date of manufacture. Because of this, a misunderstanding occurred regarding the identification between the Model 1896 and Model 1897. At the time, an Afrikaans farmer (also known as a Boer) could purchase a Mauser Model 1895 at a price of ...
In 1999, the civilian gun segment of the Mauser firearms company was separated from the military segment and was purchased by the German investors Michael Lüke and Thomas Ortmeier. Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH (German for 'Mauser Hunting Weapons Ltd.') was established as a new company, with its base being situated in Isny im Allgäu in southern Germany.