Mauser-Werke · Rifle
Mauser Model 1871
Bolt action · 11x60mmR Mauser · introduced 1872
Also known as Gewehr 71, Infanteriegewehr Modell 1871, M1871
About the Mauser Model 1871
The Mauser Model 1871 (Gewehr 71) was the first rifle designed by the Mauser brothers and the first metallic-cartridge rifle adopted by the unified German Empire. A single-shot, bolt-action rifle chambered in the 11x60mmR Mauser black-powder cartridge, it established the Mauser turn-bolt action that would define military rifle design for decades.
The Model 1871 was the first of a long line of Mauser bolt-action rifles; its turn-bolt locking system became the template for nearly every military bolt-action rifle that followed, up to and including the Karabiner 98k.
Mauser Model 1871 specifications
General
- Type
- Rifle
- Action
- Bolt action
- Firing mechanism
- Internal hammer
- Trigger
- Single stage
- Calibres
- 11x60mmR Mauser
- Magazine capacity
- 1 rounds
- Magazine
- Internal
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 855 mm (33.7 in)
- Overall length
- 1346 mm (53.0 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 4.50 kg (9.92 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling
- Right hand
- Grooves
- 4
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Steel
- Stock
- Wood
- Finish
- blued
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 440 m/s (1444 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 2415 J (1781 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 600 m
History
- Introduced
- 1872
- Discontinued
- 1884
- Production status
- Out of production
- Country of origin
- DE
- Designer
- Paul Mauser
Features
- Single shot
- Wing safety
- Full length wooden stock
Safety
- Wing safety
- Cocking piece safety
Originally single-shot; the improved Model 1871/84 added an under-barrel tubular magazine, making it Germany's first repeating service rifle.
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