Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Modell 1898 Mauser
References
Images
British Enfield Pattern 1851 (top), a percussion-ignition, Minié-type muzzle-loader, and German 1898 Mauser (bottom), a bolt-action, magazine-fed repeater.
Britannica AI Icon

Modell 1898 Mauser

weapon
Written by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Last updated

Quick Summary

British Enfield Pattern 1851 (top), a percussion-ignition, Minié-type muzzle-loader, and German 1898 Mauser (bottom), a bolt-action, magazine-fed repeater.
British Enfield Pattern 1851 (top), a percussion-ignition, Minié-type muzzle-loader, and German 1898 Mauser (bottom), a bolt-action, magazine-fed repeater.

The Modell 1898 Mauser is a bolt-action rifle designed by Peter Paul Mauser. It was adopted as the basic infantry weapon of the German army in 1898 and became widely influential globally. This rifle featured a five-round box-style magazine, an advancement over earlier tubular magazines. Its bolt action was exceptionally durable, safe, and efficient, making it a benchmark for military rifles of its time. The 1898 Mauser was chambered in 7.92 mm and was sold and copied extensively worldwide, even influencing designs like the U.S. M1903 Springfield.12

Summary created from Britannica articles using AI. AI can make mistakes, so verify using Britannica articles.
2 Britannica Sources
  1. Mauser rifle
  2. small arm - Magazine repeaters

Ask Britannica AI about this topic

Britannica doesn't have a full article on this topic, so we've curated a list of our relevant coverage.