Turkish Mauser Explained

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
• The Mauser Model 1893 rifle, chambered in 7.65×53mm and later in 7.92×57mm Mauser
• The Mauser Model 1903 rifle and short rifle; and the Mauser Model 1905 carbine, both chambered in 7.65 and later in 7.92
• The Gewehr 98, received during and after World War I, in 7.92
• The Vz. 98/22 rifle, produced in Czechoslovakia, in 7.92
• The Mauser Model 1938, short rifle standardization of the Model 1893, Model 1903, Gewehr 88, Gewehr 98 and Vz. 98/22, in 7.92^[2] More than 150000 rifles were converted to 7.92 with barrel change between 1932-1950 at Kırıkkale Armaments Factory. It is also known as "Model 38 Türk Mavzeri"
• The Karabiner 98k in 7.92, bought after World War II^[3]

External links

• Web site: Mausers of Turkey and The Ottoman Empire . 2013. Garander. turkmauser.com. .

See also

• Belgian Mauser

Notes and References

1. Book: Ball, R. . Mauser Military Rifles of the World . 2011 . 5th . . . 978-1-4402-1544-5 . 377.
2. Web site: Model of 1938. turkmauser.com. Garander. 2013. 2019-06-25. 2019-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20190721004455/https://www.turkmauser.com/1938/. live.
3. Book: Owen, J.I.H.. Brassey's Infantry Weapons of the World 1950–1975. 1975. 57.