Mauser Model 1910
Bolt-action rifle
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The Mauser Model 1910 was a Mauser bolt-action rifle, derived from the Gewehr 98. It was designed for export market.
| Mauser Model 1910 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Bolt-action rifle |
| Place of origin | German Empire |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1910−1945 |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1910 |
| Manufacturer | Mauser |
| Produced | 1911-1914 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 4.0 kg (8.8 lb) |
| Length | 124 cm (48.8 in) |
| Barrel length | 74.0 cm (29.13 in) |
| Cartridge | 7×57mm Mauser |
| Action | Bolt-action |
| Feed system | 5-round stripper clip, internal magazine |
| Sights | Iron sights adjustable to 2,000 metres (2,200 yd) |
Design
The Model 1910 was based on the Gewehr 98. The bayonet of the Mauser Model 1895 could be fitted on it.[1] It used the standard tangent leaf rear sight.[2] The Model 1910 features a rarely-used Mauser invention, patented in 1898: the bolt head enveloped the cartridge rim, leaving only the cartridge case visible.[1] It made the rifle more complex.[2]
Service
Costa Rica ordered the Model 1910, chambered in 7×57mm Mauser. 5,000 were produced by the Mauser Oberndorf plant (Waffenfabrik Mauser-Oberndorf a/n) between 1911 and 1913. Some of these rifles had their barrel shortened to 58 centimetres (23 in) and were later modified to fire the .30-06 Springfield cartridge.[3] Ecuador ordered an unknown number in the same caliber.[4]
Serbia ordered the Model 1910 rifle, chambered in 7×57mm Mauser. It saw service during the Balkan Wars[5] and World War I. In 1918, it was the standard rifle of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia).[6] Some were exported to Guatemala.[7] In Yugoslavian service, the rifle was called Puška 7 mm M 10 and saw further service during World War II. Some were shortened and rechambered in 7.92×57mm Mauser as Puška 7,9 mm M 10C. The German captured by Nazi Germany were respectively designated Gewehr 221 (j) and Gewehr 291/3 (j).[8]
The Venezuelan unelected leader, Juan Vicente Gómez, ordered 6,000 Model 1910 to modernize its Army equipment.[9] They were delivered by Mauser before 1914.[10]
