Turkish Mauser

{{short description|Series of Turkish Mauser rifles}}

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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{{cite book |last=Ball |first=R. |title=Mauser Military Rifles of the World |year=2011 |edition=5th |publisher=Gun Digest Books |location=Iola |isbn=978-1-4402-1544-5 |page=377}}
  • The Mauser Model 1890 rifle and carbine, chambered in 7.65×53mm Mauser{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=379}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=380}}
  • The Mauser Model 1893 rifle, chambered in 7.65×53mm and later in 7.92×57mm Mauser{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=382}}
  • The Mauser Model 1903 rifle and short rifle; and the Mauser Model 1905 carbine, both chambered in 7.65 and later in 7.92{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=385}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=388}}
  • The Gewehr 98, received during and after World War I, in 7.92{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=374}}
  • The Vz. 98/22 rifle, produced in Czechoslovakia, in 7.92{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=388}}
  • The Mauser Model 1938, short rifle standardization of the Model 1893, Model 1903, Gewehr 88, Gewehr 98 and Vz. 98/22, in 7.92{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=389}}{{cite web|title=Model of 1938|url=https://www.turkmauser.com/1938/|website=turkmauser.com|author=Garander|year=2013|access-date=2019-06-25|archive-date=2019-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721004455/https://www.turkmauser.com/1938/|url-status=usurped}} 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{{cite book|title=Brassey's Infantry Weapons of the World 1950–1975|first= J.I.H.|last= Owen |year=1975|page= 57}}

References

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See also