Mauser M71/84

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Mauser Model 71/84
Infanteriegewehr m-1871-84 Mauser - Tyskland - kaliber 10,95mm - Armemuseum.jpg
Mauser Model 71/84
Type Bolt action rifle
Place of origin German Empire
Service history
In service1884–1888 (as the standard German service rifle)
1884–1945 (limited and foreign use)
Wars
Production history
Designer Mauser
Designed1881–1883
Manufacturer
Produced1884–1890
No. built1,000,000+ [1] [2]
Variants
  • M1878/80 Carbines (Serbia)
  • M1887 (Turkey)
Specifications
Mass4.5 kg (9.92 lbs)
Length1,350 mm (53 in)
Barrel  length855 mm (33.7 in)
Cartridge
Caliber .43
Action Bolt action
Muzzle velocity 1,430 ft/s (440 m/s) (11×60mmR)
Maximum firing range1,600 m (1,749.8 yd) (maximum setting on sights)
Feed system
Sights Iron sights graduated from 200 to 1,600 meters

The Mauser Model 71/84, adopted as the Gewehr 71/84 or Infanterie-Gewehr 71/84, or "Infantry Rifle 71/84" ("I.G.Mod.71/84" was stamped on the rifles themselves), was the second rifle model in a distinguished line designed and manufactured by Paul Mauser and Wilhelm Mauser of the Mauser company and later mass-produced at Spandau arsenal. [3]

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History

After troop trials in 1882 and 1883, the design was updated in 1884 with an 8-round tubular magazine designed by Alfred von Kropatschek, making this the German Army's first repeating rifle (a prototype of an M1871 with a tubular magazine was displayed to Wilhelm II as early as September 1881 [4] ). This version was designated the Gewehr 1871/84, of which over a million examples were produced.

Variants

Jäger

The same configuration as the standard infantry rifle, with the addition of a sling swivel at the butt. [5]

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M71/84 Jäger rifles

M1887

Adopted by the Ottoman Empire, it differed from the M71/84 in that it had a side-mounted cleaning rod, only two barrel bands, a second locking lug on the rear of the bolt and that it was in 9.5×60mmR, [6] which Paul Mauser touted as the most efficient (black powder) cartridge. A total of 270,000 rifles and 4000 carbines were delivered before adopting the M1890. In 1911, the Ottomans looked into having their rifles converted to 7.65×53mm smokeless by the Mauser factory and Steyr, though they ultimately turned down the proposal, a few were made. [7]

Artillery & Cavalry Carbine

In 1884, Serbia purchased 4,000 units each at the Oberndorf plant for the use of the Serbian cavalry and Artillery in their proprietary 10.15x63mmR cartridge. [8] In 1937, all remaining Model 1884 carbines were converted to the 1870s vintage 11×59mmR Gras cartridge, which was in good supply in Yugoslav Army depots after the Balkan War. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Grant 2015, p. 10.
  2. ↑ Grant 2015, p. 11.
  3. ↑ Doyon, Keith W. "71/84 Mauser". MilitaryRifles.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
  4. ↑ "The Hunting Guns of the German Kaiser – German Hunting Guns".
  5. ↑ Storz, Dieter (2011). German Military Rifles: From the Werder Rifle to the M71/84 Rifle. Verlag Militaria. ISBN   978-3902526441.
  6. ↑ Ball 2011, p. 377.
  7. ↑ Speed, Jon. "Mauser Proposal to Convert Model 1887 to 7.65". Gunboards. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  8. ↑ Ball 2011, pp. 311–312.
  9. ↑ Ball 2011, pp. 313–314.
  10. ↑ Ball 2011, p. 127.
  11. 1 2 3 Ball 2011, p. 148.
  12. ↑ Ball 2011, p. 307.
  13. ↑ "Siamese Thai: Military Rifle cartridges". Free Online Library. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  14. ↑ Ball 2011, p. 395.
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