Mexican Mauser Model 1936
{{Other uses|Mauser Model 1936 (disambiguation){{!}}Mauser Model 1936}}
{{Infobox weapon
| name = Mexican Mauser Model 1936
| image =
| image_size = 400px
| caption =
| origin = Mexico
| type = Bolt-action rifle
| service =
| used_by = {{Flag|Mexico}}
| manufacturer = Fábrica Nacional de Armas
| wars =
| is_ranged = yes
| design_date =
| production_date = 1936-1947
| number = 50,000
| variants =
| weight = {{convert|3.76|kg|abbr=on}}
| length = {{convert|109|cm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| part_length = {{convert|49|cm|in|2|abbr=on}}
| cartridge = 7×57mm Mauser
| action = Bolt-action
| velocity = {{convert|792.5|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}}
| range =
| feed = 5-round stripper clip, internal magazine
| sights = Iron sights
}}
The Mauser Model 1936 was a Mauser bolt-action rifle designed in Mexico. Chambered in 7×57mm Mauser, it mixed features from the Gewehr 98 with others from the M1903 Springfield.
Design
The Model 1936 was of Mexican design. Externally, it was similar to M1903 Springfield, using the same type of cocking piece, swivel and front-side band{{sfn|Smith|1969|p=516}} but kept the Mauser 98 action of the Mexican-made Mauser Model 1910.{{cite book|title=Guns Of The World: The Complete Collectors' and Traders' Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jigcE0zw1MEC|publisher=Random House Value Publishing|year=1988|page=242|isbn=9780517225189}} The bolt of the rifle doesn't interchange with any other Mauser but a Mexican one.{{cite web | url=http://www.hoosiergunworks.com/catalog/mauser_reference.html | title=Hoosier Gun Works : Online Catalog : Mauser Cross Reference }} It also featured a pistol grip, finger grooves and used the old bayonet of the Model 1895.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=262}}
History
Around 50,000 were produced for the Mexican Army and the Federal Police at the governmental Fábrica Nacional de Armas between 1936 and 1947.{{cite web|title=The Breech Loading Rifles of Mexico |first=Dan |last=Reynolds|url=https://carbinesforcollectors.com/mexico1.html|year=2001 }} The Model 1936 was later derived into the Mexican Mauser Model 1954.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=262}} In the 1960s, it was still used by units of the Mexican Armed Forces and militias.{{sfn|Smith|1969|p=514}}
References
{{Reflist|50em}}
- {{cite book|last=Ball|first=Robert W. D.|title=Mauser Military Rifles of the World|year=2011|location=Iola|publisher=Gun Digest Books|isbn=9781440228926}}
- {{cite book|first=Hughes|last=James B. Jr.|title=Mexican Military Arms: The Cartridge Period, 1866-1967|location=Houston, Texas|publisher=Deep River Armory|year=1968}}
- {{cite book|last=Smith|first=Joseph E.|title=Small Arms of the World|url=https://archive.org/details/smallarmsofworld00smit|url-access=registration|edition =11|location=Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|publisher= The Stackpole Company|year=1969| pages=[https://archive.org/details/smallarmsofworld00smit/page/514 514–519]|chapter=Mexico|isbn=9780811715669 }}