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Mauser Model 1871

Name: Mauser Model 1871
Brand: Mauser-Werke

Bolt action · 11x60mmR Mauser · introduced 1872

Also known as Gewehr 71, Infanteriegewehr Modell 1871, M1871

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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: 1350 mm (53.1 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: 1888
Production status: Out of production
Country of origin: DE
Designer: Paul Mauser and Wilhelm 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. Produced by Spandau, Steyr, and other contractors.