Mauser Standardmodell
Mauser · Rifle · Discontinued · 1924
Also known as: Mauser Standard Modell, Mauser Banner, Standardmodell 1924, Mauser Model 98 Standard Modell
Overview
The Mauser Standardmodell is a bolt-action rifle developed by Mauser at Oberndorf in 1924 as a commercial export and security-service derivative of the military Gewehr 98. Conceived as a universal intermediate-length 'standard' rifle, it married the proven Model 98 controlled-feed bolt action and claw extractor with a shortened 600 mm barrel and single-band stock. Chambered most commonly in 7.92x57mm Mauser, it fed from a five-round internal magazine loaded by stripper clip. Built in part to circumvent the Treaty of Versailles restrictions on German military arms, it was sold widely abroad and carried at home by postal, railway and Nazi paramilitary formations.
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 | Striker Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Action |
| Magazine Capacity | 5 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Internal Box |
| Muzzle Velocity | 760 m/s (2493 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 3697 J (2727 ft·lbf) |
| 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 | Walnut |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- 7.92x57mm Mauser · primary — also known as 8mm Mauser, 8x57mm IS, 7.92x57mm
Features
- Firing modes: Repeating
- Feed systems: Stripper Clip, Internal Box Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Three Position Wing Safety
- Features: Stripper Clip Loading, Tangent Leaf Sight, Controlled Round Feed, Claw Extractor, Single Band Short Rifle Stock
Base model
Service history
Operators
- National Revolutionary Army · adopted 1934 · as Type 24
- Sturmabteilung
- Bolivian Army
- Spanish Nationalist forces · adopted 1936
Conflicts
- Chinese Civil War (1927-1949)
- Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
- Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
- Chaco War (1932-1935)
Production
Estimated total produced: 250,000 · Production years: 1924-1945
Approximately 250,000 rifles built at Mauser Oberndorf; full-scale production ramped up around 1933. Excludes the roughly 600,000 Chinese-made Type 24 / Chiang Kai-shek derivatives produced 1935-1949.
Origin
Country of origin: Germany
Designer: Mauser
Discontinued: 1945
Notes
Often called the 'Mauser banner' rifle after the rectangular 'Mauser' trademark banner that appears on the receiver of export models. China was the largest purchaser; German-supplied tooling enabled licensed production of the closely related Chinese Type 24 / Chiang Kai-shek rifle.
Background
Marketed as the 'standard model' for export, the rifle let Mauser keep its military bolt-action tooling and expertise alive during the disarmament years of the Weimar Republic. Tens of thousands shipped to China became the pattern for the Chiang Kai-shek rifle, one of the principal arms of the Chinese army through the war against Japan.