Mauser-Werke · Rifle
Mauser M1890
Bolt action · 7.65x53mm Argentine · introduced 1890
Also known as Turkish Mauser Model 1890, Ottoman Model 1890, Türk Mauser 1890
About the Mauser M1890
The Mauser M1890 is a German-designed bolt-action service rifle produced by Waffenfabrik Mauser for the Ottoman Empire and chambered in 7.65x53mm. Derived from the Mauser Model 1887 and incorporating features of the Belgian Model 1889, it introduced a five-round single-column box magazine charged from stripper clips. Roughly 280,000 were delivered to Turkish forces, who used them extensively through the Balkan Wars and World War I at campaigns such as Gallipoli and Mesopotamia.
Adopted as the Ottoman Empire modernized its infantry away from single-shot Peabody-Martini rifles, the M1890 was one of the first Mauser repeaters with a charger-loaded box magazine and set the pattern for the better-known Turkish Mausers that followed.
Mauser M1890 specifications
General
- Type
- Rifle
- Action
- Bolt action
- Firing mechanism
- Striker-fired
- Trigger
- Single stage
- Calibres
- 7.65x53mm Argentine
- Magazine capacity
- 5 rounds
- Magazine
- Fixed box
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 740 mm (29.1 in)
- Overall length
- 1235 mm (48.6 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 4.10 kg (9.04 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling twist
- 1:10 in (254 mm)
- Rifling
- Right-hand
- Grooves
- 4
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Steel
- Stock
- Walnut
- Finish
- blued
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 620 m/s (2034 fps)
- Effective range
- 500 m
History
- Introduced
- 1890
- Discontinued
- 1893
- Production status
- Discontinued
- Country of origin
- DE
- Designer
- Paul Mauser
Features
- Bolt-action repeater
- Five-round single-column internal box magazine
- Stripper-clip charging
- Tangent leaf rear sight graduated to 2000 m
Safety
- Manual safety
Based on the Mauser Model 1887 with a magazine arrangement influenced by the Belgian Model 1889; superseded in Ottoman service by the Mauser Model 1893. Captured stocks were later pressed into Allied service.
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