What is a Mauser 1871 worth?
What is a Mauser 1871 worth?
Several decades ago, large numbers of 71/84s were brought into the United States, many of them in superb condition. At that time they could be purchased for around $30-$40 each. Today an excellent-condition specimen, like the one seen here, is worth $1,250.
What caliber was the Boer Mauser?
The Mauser Model 1895 is a bolt operated magazine fed rifle using the 7×57mm Mauser cartridge….
| Mauser Model 1895 | |
|---|---|
| Barrel length | m/1895 Rifle: 740 mm (29 in) m/1895 Short: 540 mm (21 in) m/1895 Carbine: 465 mm (18.3 in) |
| Cartridge | 7×57mm Mauser |
| Action | Bolt-action |
What caliber is my Spanish Mauser?
The Spanish M43, was produced in La Coruña until 1957, it was a variant of the 98k with a straight bolt handle, a front sight guard and a handle groove in the front stock much like the earlier Reichspostgewehr. It is chambered in 7.92×57mm ( 8MM Mauser ) caliber.
What caliber is Argentine Mauser?
7.65×53mm
7.65×53mm Mauser
| 7.65×53mm Argentine | |
|---|---|
| Case type | rimless, bottlenecked |
| Bullet diameter | 7.94 mm (0.313 in) |
| Land diameter | 7.65 mm (0.301 in) |
| Neck diameter | 8.78 mm (0.346 in) |
What caliber is the Mauser Model 71 84?
Mauser Model 1871
| Mauser Model 1871 / Gewehr 71 | |
|---|---|
| Cartridge | 11.15×60mmR 10.15×63mmR 11.15×37mmR 9.5×60mmR 11×59mmR Gras 7×57mm 7.65×53mm 6.5×53.5mmR |
| Caliber | .43 |
| Action | Bolt action |
| Muzzle velocity | 1,430 ft/s (440 m/s) (11×60mmR) |
When was the Mauser bolt action invented?
Mauser rifle, any of a family of bolt-action rifles designed by Peter Paul Mauser (1838–1914), a German who had worked in an arms plant before entering the German army in 1859. Mauser’s first successful design was a single-shot, 11-millimetre, bolt-action rifle that became the forerunner of many important designs.
What rifles did the Boers use?
Other weapons in use included:
- Mauser C96 pistol.
- Colt Single Action Army revolver.
- Remington Model 1875 revolver.
- Remington Rolling Block rifle.
- Winchester rifle.
- Vetterli rifle.
- Krag–Jørgensen rifle.
- Kropatschek rifle.
Is a Spanish Mauser large or small ring?
The most common of these are the 1893-1895 Spanish Mausers and the 1894-1896 Swedish Mausers. These are the pre-98- style, small ring Mausers that have the long, non-rotating Mauser extractor, familiar ejector box on the left side (rear) of the receiver and the enclosed staggered-round magazine.
What gun shoots 7.65 Argentine?
The 7.65×53mm Argentine (designated as the 7,65 × 53 Arg. by the C.I.P.) is a rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge developed for use in the Mauser Model 1889 rifle by Paul Mauser of the Mauser company.
What caliber is considered an elephant gun?
An elephant bull can be 10 times larger than the average buffalo! Regardless of law or convention, a . 375-caliber rifle is the recommended minimum for elephant.