Paul Mauser returned to Oberndorf in December 1869, and Wilhelm arrived in April 1870. The partners went to Liège in 1867, but when the French government showed no interest in a Chassepot conversion, the partnership was dissolved. Shortly thereafter, a partnership was formed in Oberndorf between Norris and the Mauser brothers. Norris believed the design could be adapted to convert Chassepot needle guns to fire metallic cartridges. The rifle was shown to the Austrian War Ministry by Samuel Norris of E. The rifle initially used a firing needle a later version used a firing pin and a rear-ignition cartridge. Based on the Dreyse needle gun ( Zündnadelgewehr), he developed a rifle with a turn-bolt mechanism that cocked the gun as it was manipulated by the user. Peter Paul was conscripted in 1859 as an artilleryman at the Ludwigsburg arsenal, where he worked as a gunsmith. Another son, Franz Mauser, travelled to America in 1853 with his sister and worked at E. The factory was built in an Augustine cloister, a stout building ideal for arms production. Their father, Franz Andreas Mauser, was a gunsmith at the Württemberg Royal Armory. His brother Wilhelm was four years older. Peter Paul Mauser, often referred to as Paul Mauser, was born on 27 June 1838, in Oberndorf am Neckar, Württemberg. 4 Mauser firearms after the Second World War.3.1.10 Type A, Model B, Model K, Armee-Model C, Africa Model.3.1.4 Models 1 and Experimental Model 92.1.1 Acquisition of the Königlich Württembergische Gewehrfabrik.The Mauser name has historically also been licenced by other companies on intermittent occasions. Mauser Jagdwaffen continues making rifles. In 1995 the company became a subsidiary of Rheinmetall called Mauser-Werke Oberndorf Waffensysteme GmbH, before being merged in 2004 into Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh.Ī division of the original company, Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH, was split off and, in 2000, merged with SIGARMS eventually becoming a subsidiary of SIG SAUER. Mauser continued to make sporting and hunting rifles in the late 20th century.
Since the late 19th and early 20th centuries, military Mauser designs were also exported and licensed to a number of countries, as well as being a popular civilian firearm. Mauser designs were built for the German armed forces. Mauser was a German arms manufacturer of a line of bolt action rifles and semi-automatic pistols from the 1870s to 1995. German K98K version of the 98 Mauser Mauserġ995 (sold to Rheinmetall), 2004 (Mauser-Werke Oberndorf Waffensysteme GmbH merged to Rheinmetall) M1908 Brazilian.For other uses, see Mauser (disambiguation). Now Oberndorf made other military models pre WWI, but they were contracts and marked with model numbers, i.e.
#WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER OBERNDORF RIFLE SERIAL NUMBER#
Square bridge, Standard ,Kurz, Magnum etc., Serial Number range is 1-900 I only ever had a question as to numbers made in 1898. Military Oberndorf 98's were marked on the front ring and always dated the left rail was marked Gew 98
Jon Speed says they all are dated and this is simply not true, but again the article was possibly mis proof-read/printed as the statement looks as if it was confused, two similar subjects blended/corrupted. Here is where we differ: Some commercials were marked on the left rail, some the receiver ring, some both, and some dated. "Not Addressed in this article as it dealt with commercial variants" Military had different proofs on the left side of the front ring and additional acceptance marks on the right side of the front ring as well. Oberndorf A/N "Not addressed as the article deals with commercials" Military Oberndorf were marked Waffenfabrik Mauser A.G. CheckĬommercial Oberndorf were marked Waffenfabrik Mauser-Oberndorf A/N Check I have seen and/or held examples:Ĭommercial Oberndorfs have B U proofs 1913 and earlier. The text is even ambiguous as it starts talking about one thing and then finishes up talking about WWII. The only issue in the article that disagrees with what I know to be fact is the statement about date stamps. Some know a lot, some think they know more than they do, and some make their assumptions and beliefs become gospel, true or not. Now I will say flat out that nobody knows everything as far as Mausers. Here is a link to Jon Speed's #9 version.