Turkish Mauser
The Turkish Mauser can be used to describe many Mauser rifles used by the Ottoman Empire and then the Republic of Turkey.
- The Mauser Model 1887 rifle, chambered in 9.5x60mm[1]
- The Mauser Model 1890 rifle and carbine, chambered in 7.65×53mm Mauser[2][3]
- The Mauser Model 1893 rifle, chambered in 7.65×53mm and later in 7.92×57mm Mauser[4]
- The Mauser Model 1903 rifle and short rifle and the Mauser Model 1905 carbine, both chambered in 7.65 and later in 7.92[5][6]
A Turkish Gewehr 98 used by the Islamic Army of the Caucasus.
- The Gewehr 98, received during and after World War I, in 7.92[7]
- The Vz. 98/22 rifle, produced in Czechoslovakia, in 7.92[6]
- The Mauser Model 1938, short rifle standardization of the Model 1893, Model 1903, Gewehr 88, Gewehr 98 and Vz. 98/22, in 7.92[8][9]
- The Karabiner 98k in 7.92, bought after World War II[10]
References
- Ball, R. (2011). Mauser Military Rifles of the World (5th ed.). Iola: Gun Digest Books. p. 377. ISBN 978-1-4402-1544-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Ball 2011, p. 379.
- Ball 2011, p. 380.
- Ball 2011, p. 382.
- Ball 2011, p. 385.
- Ball 2011, p. 388.
- Ball 2011, p. 374.
- Ball 2011, p. 389.
- Garander (2013). "Model of 1938". turkmauser.com.
- Owen, J.I.H. (1975). Brassey's Infantry Weapons of the World 1950–1975. p. 57.
External links
- Garander (2013). "Mausers of Turkey and The Ottoman Empire". turkmauser.com.
See also
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