Mauser Standardmodell
Mauser · Rifle · Out Of Production · 1924
Also known as: Standardmodell, Standard-Modell, M24, Mauser Model 1924
Overview
The Mauser Standardmodell (Standard-Modell), often referenced as the Mauser Model 1924, was Mauser Werke's commercial export short rifle of the 1920s and 1930s. Built on the controlled-feed Mauser 98 action and chambered in 7.92x57mm Mauser, it was developed and exported abroad partly as a workaround to the Treaty of Versailles ban on German military rifle production. Its carbine form was the direct design predecessor of the Karabiner 98k that became the Wehrmacht's standard rifle in World War II.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 3990 g (140.7 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1100 mm (43.31") |
| Barrel Length | 600 mm (23.62") |
| Action Type | Bolt Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Hammer Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Stage |
| Magazine Capacity | 5 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Internal |
| Muzzle Velocity | 760 m/s (2493 fps) |
| Effective Range | 500 m (547 yd) |
| Maximum Range | 3700 m (4046 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Rifling Twist | 240 mm (9.45") |
| Number of Grooves | 4 |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Wood |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- 7.92x57mm Mauser · primary — also known as 8mm Mauser, 8x57 IS, 7.92x57mm
Features
- Firing modes: Repeating
- Feed systems: Stripper Clip, Internal Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Three Position Wing Safety, Controlled Feed, Third Locking Lug
- Features: Mauser 98 Action, Claw Extractor, Stripper Clip Fed, Tangent Rear Sight, Export Short Rifle
Service history
Operators
- Kingdom of Yugoslavia · adopted 1924 · as M24
- Republic of China (Nationalist)
- Spanish forces
Conflicts
- Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
- World War II (1939-1945)
Production
Estimated total produced: 250,000 · Production years: 1924-1935
Approximately 250,000 German Standardmodell rifles; licensed Yugoslav M24 production continued separately
Origin
Country of origin: Germany
Designer: Paul Mauser
Discontinued: 1935
Notes
Early production used a straight bolt handle and bottom-mounted Gewehr 98 sling; the full-production version from 1933 adopted a turned-down bolt handle and Kar98k-pattern side-slot sling. Licensed Yugoslav production as the M24 continued at the Kragujevac arsenal.
Background
Sold abroad to skirt the Versailles ban on German military rifles, the Standardmodell armed Nationalist China's elite Tax Police and saw heavy use in the Spanish Civil War, while its carbine form was the direct ancestor of the Karabiner 98k.