Chilean Mauser Model 1895
Ludwig Loewe & Co. · Rifle · Out Of Production · 1895
Also known as: Fusil Mauser Modelo 1895, Chilean Mauser
Overview
The Chilean Mauser Model 1895 was the first major refinement of the small-ring Model 1893 pattern, adding a cylindrical bolt face and detail improvements while retaining the 7x57mm chambering and five-round flush internal magazine. Built by Ludwig Loewe & Co. and DWM in Berlin for the Chilean Army and Navy, it became the standard Chilean service rifle and was produced in long rifle, mosqueton and carbine configurations.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 3900 g (137.6 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1220 mm (48.03") |
| Barrel Length | 740 mm (29.13") |
| Action Type | Bolt Action |
| 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 | 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, Cock On Closing
Variants
- Chilean Model 1895 Mosqueton (Short Rifle) — Short Rifle
- Chilean Model 1895 Carbine — Carbine
Service history
Operators
- Chilean Army · adopted 1895 · as Fusil Mauser Modelo 1895
- Chilean Navy · adopted 1895
- South African Republic (Transvaal) · adopted 1896
Conflicts
- Second Boer War (1899-1902)
Production
Estimated total produced: 110,000 · Production years: 1895-1900
Roughly 80,000 rifles and 30,000 carbines for Chile; the broader Model 1895 family across all customers ran into the hundreds of thousands
Origin
Country of origin: Germany
Designer: Paul Mauser
Discontinued: 1900
Notes
The same Model 1895 contract pattern was also supplied to the Boer republics and several Latin American states; receivers carry either Loewe or DWM markings depending on production year.
Background
Boer commandos bought the flat-shooting smokeless Model 1895 Mauser cheaply and nicknamed it the 'Plezier Mauser'; the punishment British infantry took from it in the Second Boer War directly shaped the development of the SMLE and the Pattern 1913/1914 Enfield.