Originally adopted as the Gewehr 71 or Infanterie-Gewehr 71, or "Infantry Rifle 71 ("I.G.Mod.71" was stamped on the rifles themselves) this was the first rifle model in a distinguished line designed and manufactured by Paul Mauser and Wilhelm Mauser of the Mauser company, and later mass-produced at Spandau arsenal. The Rifle bears its original REGIMENTAL MARKINGS on the butt plate tang:- 50.R.15.163. The top of the chamber was marked by DANZIG arsenal on the Baltic Sea, where this rifle was produced under contract. The bore is in good condition, mostly bright with clear land and grooves. Some minor corrosion is evident in the bore. The wood stock is in good condition, with only small dents and scratches, and is flamed/figured from butt to muzzle. The exterior metal finish on the fittings does show wear, but no evidence of pitting, and the barrel and receiver are in similar condition. Only issue is that the firing pin retainer has a brazed repair. on the opposite side.Ĭomplete with all parts intact and functional.
The serial number 4543 appears on the barrel, receiver, and bolt, while smaller components have 43 stamped. It is covered with Imperial German inspection and acceptance markings, even on the wood stock. This is a wonderful all matching serial number example of the Mauser Model 1871/84 rifle. Such examples command a much smaller price on the collector’s market.Original Item: Only One Available. It is important to differentiate between an original 1908 Mauser as depicted, and any of the later adaptations using the 1908 receiver put together from worn rifles by the Itajuba Arsenal in Brazil. The depicted rifle, however, does not have the target any longer. The best examples are often found with a serial numbered matching bayonet and scabbard and sometimes the rifles are accompanied by a sling, muzzle cover and the original DWM sighting target. In one form or another, these rifles stayed in service well into the 1950’s, though a considerable number reached the surplus market in unissued condition – presumably having been stored as war reserve material. The rifles were finished to the highest grade and designed to last for Generations in the service of Brazil – something they did very well. The 1908 Brazillian Mauser is, alongside the 1909 Argentine Mauser, considered to represent the very finest of pre-WW1 German arms manufacturing. The stocks were made of walnut and retain the pre-1905 Gew98 style stock washer as opposed to the bolt takedown disk then in use on the German issue rifles.ġ. The remainder of the rifle was either chemically blued or heat blued.
The receiver and bolt were left in the white, as was the bayonet lug. The rifles are essentially the same as the German Gew98 with the most obvious exception being the tang style sight employed in lieu of the Lange-Vernier sight used on the Gew98. The contract ran from 1908 until the outbreak of war in 1914. The DWM made rifles are more commonly encountered. The maker of any particular rifle can be determined by looking at the address – if Berlin, it is made by DWM.
DWM, in turn contracted some rifles out to Mauser Oberndorf, which was also owned by Loewe at the time. The rifles were produced by DWM, then owned by the Ludwig Loewe Company. The Mauser Modelo 1908 long rifle became the standard infantry rifle for the Brazilian Army in 1908. Observations: (by "Claven2") Note: Pics of rifle provided courtesy of MILSURPS.COM member "claven2". Mauser Military Rifles of the World (2nd ed.) (2000) - ISBN: 087341828XĬanadian Collector Market Value Estimate: $ 4 groove, right hand twist.īarrel Length.