M98 Mauser service rifles underwent a 2 round proof at 4,000 atm gas pressure, 1 atm 14.6 psi, 4000 atm 58, 784 psia. Parade ground roars such as "Do.it, feeel for it" spring to mind. Pressure of the normal 7 X 57 factory load with 11.2 gram bullet was given in Mausers 1908 patent boot as 3,050 atmosphere, or 43, 371 pounds. What a marvellous photo, has to be the very model of a SM'sn most beloved nightmare. (front rank left and rear rank second left).īoth British and US made ammunition was issued with these rifles. The picture shows an unknown group of British merchant seamen practising fixing bayonets, most of which have Ross Mark III rifles, but two have Chilean Mausers, complete with bayonet.
sling loop located at bottom of wrist, short carbine rear sight. Asked the clerk to see it and it turned out to be a Mauser Chileno Modelo 1895, Manufactora Loewe Berlin. Honestly I really do regret selling my 1895 Mauser all matching Chilean rifle have not. This suggests that British frogs were probably used by the naval personel, but the civilian crews of the DAMS etc. This store usually has at least a dozen short mausers on hand at any given time. I know of no webbing or leather equipment that came with the rifles, unlike the Japanese Arisakas which had leather equipment with them, known as "Pattern J" in British service. Since Canada was in the 4th Battlecruiser Squadron it appears that this was an RN applied stamp. Shot my first deer with it when I was 14. He sporterized the (original) stock and its been a light, good handling little gun ever since.
#1895 chilean mauser short serial
I know of several confirmed examples, all with a low A series serial number, two of which have a large stamped "4B" on the buttt. Back in the 60s, my brother picked up this nice little 95 Chilean Mauser.
It is the first major modification of the Mauser Model 1893 and was produced by Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken, known as DWM, and Ludwig Loewe Company during the period of 1895-1900. Some of the rifles went to HMS Canada and others to arm various secondary vessels and Defensively Armed Merchant Ships (DAMS). The Mauser Model 1895 adopted as Fusil Mauser Chileno Mo 1895 by Chilean forces, is a bolt operated magazine fed rifle using the 7×57mm Mauser cartridge. One became HMS Canada and the other the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle. Bolt, Stripped (Curved Handle Round Face Type) Manufacturer: MAUSER. The 7mm Chilean Mausers were acquired when the Royal Navy took over two Chilean battlecruisers building in the UK at the outbreak of war. Manufacturers Mauser Rifles 1895 Chilean Short Rifle (Mosqueton) Mauser Rifles 1895 Chilean Short Rifle (Mosqueton) Sort by: 79 Item(s) of 5.