Argentine Mauser Model 1909

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Mauser Modelo Argentino 1909
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Modern shooting with a Mauser 1909
Type Bolt-action rifle
Place of originGermany
Service history
In service1905−1960s
Used byArgentina
Paraguay
Dominican Republic [1]
Wars United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916–1924)
Chaco War
Production history
Designed1909
ManufacturerDWM
Fabrica Militar de Armas Portatiles
Produced1909−1959
No. built~285,000
Specifications
Mass4.17 kg (9.2 lb)
3.6 kg (7.9 lb)
Length1,240 mm (49 in)
1,056 mm (41.6 in)
Barrel  length740 mm (29 in)
556 mm (21.9 in)
Cartridge 7.65×53mm Mauser
Action Bolt-action
Muzzle velocity 839.6 metres per second (2,755 ft/s)
Feed system5-round stripper clip, internal magazine
Sights Iron sights adjustable to 2,000 metres (2,200 yd)

The Argentine Mauser Model 1909 were Gewehr 98 pattern bolt-action battle rifles designed for the Argentine Army. They were produced both in Germany and in Argentina.

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Design

The action of the Argentine Mauser 1909 Mauser1909 accion.jpg
The action of the Argentine Mauser 1909

The Mauser 1909 was a slightly modified copy of the Gewehr 98. Among other modifications, the Lange Visier sight was replaced by a tangent leaf sight. The M1909 was also able to use the bayonet of the Mauser 1891 it replaced. [2] The main producer in Germany was Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken that delivered 200,000 rifles [3] while around 85,000 rifles [2] were manufactured by the Fabrica Militar de Armas Portatiles, governmental plants in Rosario and Santa Fe. The Model 1909s were replaced by FN FALs [4] without having seen combat. [5]

Some Argentine Mauser 1909 rifles and carbines without crests were sold to Paraguay during the Chaco War. [2]

Variants

Peruvian Mauser 1909

Peruvian ceremonial unit in 2010 with Mauser rifles. US Navy 100705-N-5319A-229 Members of the Peruvian Marine Drill Team perform at the opening ceremonies of Amphibious-Southern Partnership Station 2010 at Ancon Marine Base, Peru.jpg
Peruvian ceremonial unit in 2010 with Mauser rifles.

Peru received between 1910 and 1914 thousands of Mauser Model 1909 rifles, chambered in 7.65 Mauser. They were closer copies of the Gewehr 98, including the Lange Visier sight. [8] Aside from the caliber, the only differences were the larger receiver ring, the 5 mm (0.20 in) shorter breech, the slightly modified strip guide to use older Model 1891 strips, the longer hammer, the aspheric shape of the bolt handle and the Peruvian markings. [9] While these rifles were able to fire the old bullets with round nose, they were later adapted to spitzer bullets. [10] These weapons were used during the Leticia Incident and the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War. [11] After 1945, the Mauser 1909s were replaced by American weapons and were sold in the civilian market in the 1960s, a few being kept as ceremonial rifles. [12]

References

  1. ↑ Hernandez, Edwin "ARMAS DE FUEGO USADAS EN LAS LUCHAS CIVILES Y POR LOS CUERPOS ARMADOS DOMINICANOS (SIGLOS XIX Y XX)"
  2. 1 2 3 Ball 2011, p. 12.
  3. ↑ Webster 2003, p. [ page needed ].
  4. ↑ Ball 2011, p. 9.
  5. 1 2 Ball 2011, p. 14.
  6. ↑ Ball 2011, p. 15.
  7. 1 2 Ball 2011, p. 18.
  8. ↑ Ball 2011, pp. 289–290.
  9. ↑ Guillou 2006, pp. 23–24.
  10. ↑ Guillou 2006, pp. 24–25.
  11. ↑ Jowett, Philip (28 Jun 2018). Latin American Wars 1900–1941: "Banana Wars," Border Wars & Revolutions. Men-at-Arms 519. Osprey Publishing. pp. 29, 46. ISBN   9781472826282.
  12. ↑ Guillou 2006, p. 25.

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