Mauser Model 1895
Mauser · Rifle · Out Of Production · 1895
Also known as: Modelo 1895, Spanish Mauser, Chilean Mauser, Boer Mauser, Fusil Mauser Modelo 1893/95
Overview
The Mauser Model 1895 is a 5-round, bolt-action service rifle designed by Paul Mauser as a refined export development of the Model 1893. Chambered in 7x57mm Mauser, it featured Mauser's famed flush staggered-column internal box magazine fed via stripper clip. Adopted by Spain, Chile, the Boer republics, Mexico, and Serbia among others, it built the Mauser company's reputation as the world's premier bolt-action manufacturer. Spanish forces used it against the United States in the Spanish-American War, and Boer commandos used it to devastating effect against British troops in the Second Boer War, where its flat-shooting 7x57mm cartridge consistently outranged the British .303.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 3900 g (137.6 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1220 mm (48.03") |
| Barrel Length | 740 mm (29.13") |
| Action Type | Bolt Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Hammer Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Stage |
| Magazine Capacity | 5 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Internal |
| Muzzle Velocity | 700 m/s (2297 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 2744 J (2024 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 500 m (547 yd) |
| Maximum Range | 2000 m (2187 yd) |
| Rate of Fire | 15 rpm |
| 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 Box Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Wing Safety, Cocking Piece Safety
- Features: Stripper Clip Loading, Iron Sights, Bayonet Lug, Tangent Rear Sight, Flush Box Magazine
Variants
- Mauser Model 1895 Short Rifle — Short Rifle
- Mauser Model 1895 Carbine — Carbine
- Mauser Modelo 1895 Chileno — Chilean Contract
Service history
Operators
- Spanish Army · adopted 1895 · as Fusil Mauser Modelo 1893/95
- Chilean Army · adopted 1895 · as Modelo 1895 Chileno
- South African Republic · adopted 1896 · as Boer Model
- Orange Free State · adopted 1897 · as O.V.S.
- Serbian Army · adopted 1899
- Mexican Army
Conflicts
- Spanish-American War (1898)
- Second Boer War (1899-1902)
- Philippine-American War (1899-1902)
- Mexican Revolution (1910-1920)
- Balkan Wars (1912-1913)
- World War I (1914-1918)
Production
Estimated total produced: 1,800,000 · Production years: 1895-1915
Production split between Ludwig Loewe & Co. (1895-1896), DWM (1897-1909), and Zastava Arms (1899-1915); also produced under license at Spanish Oviedo Arsenal.
Origin
Country of origin: Germany
Designer: Paul Mauser
Discontinued: 1915
Notes
The 'Spanish Mauser' is one of several closely related Model 1893/1895 Mausers; the 1895 added cock-on-opening and a refined extractor over the Model 1893.
Background
At the Battle of San Juan Hill in 1898, Spanish riflemen armed with Mauser 1895s inflicted such heavy casualties on Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders that the U.S. Army immediately reverse-engineered the design - producing the Springfield 1903 so closely modeled on the Mauser action that the U.S. government later paid Mauser royalties for patent infringement.