Spanish Mauser Model 1893
Ludwig Loewe & Co. · Rifle · Out Of Production · 1893
Also known as: Fusil Mauser Modelo 1893, Spanish Mauser
Overview
The Spanish Mauser Model 1893 was the first Mauser rifle to combine a smokeless-powder cartridge with a flush, staggered-column internal box magazine loaded by a five-round stripper clip. A small-ring bolt-action chambered in 7x57mm Mauser, it was adopted by Spain in December 1893 and built first by Ludwig Loewe & Co. and DWM in Germany, then domestically at the Oviedo arsenal. Its controlled-round feed and rapid stripper-clip reloading set the template that every later military Mauser followed.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 3950 g (139.3 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1235 mm (48.62") |
| Barrel Length | 738 mm (29.06") |
| Action Type | Bolt Action |
| Trigger Type | Single Stage |
| Magazine Capacity | 5 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Internal |
| Muzzle Velocity | 680 m/s (2231 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 2744 J (2024 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 500 m (547 yd) |
| Maximum Range | 4000 m (4374 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Rifling Twist | 220 mm (8.66") |
| Number of Grooves | 4 |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Wood |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- 7x57mm Mauser · primary — also known as 7mm Mauser, .275 Rigby, 7x57
Features
- Firing modes: Repeating
- Feed systems: Stripper Clip, Internal Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Wing Safety
- Features: Controlled Round Feed, Staggered Internal Magazine, Stripper Clip Loading, Non Rotating Claw Extractor
Variants
- Mauser Model 1893 Carbine — Carbine
- Spanish Model 1916 Short Rifle — Short Rifle
Service history
Operators
- Spanish Army · adopted 1893 · as Fusil Mauser Modelo 1893
Conflicts
- Spanish-American War (1898)
- Rif War (1921-1926)
- Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
Production
Estimated total produced: 500,000 · Production years: 1893-1943
Oviedo arsenal alone built over 500,000; initial Loewe order was 70,000 rifles plus 5,000 carbines, with additional batches from Mauser, DWM and FN
Origin
Country of origin: Germany
Designer: Paul Mauser
Discontinued: 1943
Notes
Spain continued production at the Fabrica de Armas Oviedo into the 1940s. The pattern was widely exported and copied.
Background
At San Juan Hill in 1898, US troops armed with the Krag-Jorgensen took heavy losses from Spanish Model 1893 Mausers; the lopsided result drove the US Army to develop the M1903 Springfield, whose action copied the Mauser so closely that Mauser later won a patent-royalty settlement.