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Mauser Gewehr

Peter Paul Mauser produced the Mauser Gewehr magazine-rifle in 1897. It was Germany's answer to the French Lebel M1888. It has been claimed that the Mauser Gewehr was the most successful bolt-action rifle ever designed.

Mauser rifle (Gew 88)
Mauser rifle (Gew 88)
© John Simkin, September 1997 - June 2013

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