Mauser is one of the oldest and most well-known enterprises for the construction and production of military and civil weapons. The weapons were produced until 1999 in the Mauserwerken in upper village at the Neckar, are manufactured today them in Isny in the

Most well-known invention of the company Mauser on the fire weapon sector is the system in such a way specified M98, which 1898 were activated by the German army command. The M98, also 98er-System mentioned, was until 1945 the Ordonnanzgewehr of the German soldier and also today still finds with the parade units use.

The history of the mouse he rifles began 1871, when the German realm Reich received a cylinder lock rifle furnished for central fire ammunition, which had been developed together with Prussian military authorities by the brothers Peter Paul Mauser and Wilhelm Mauser. Outgoing from the still M71 the model 98 in development time, which is considered world-wide as perfect repeating rifle, developed.

Primarily this system, which is a turning chamber catch already exciting when opening, was used for military weapons. The weapons with 98er system were led in the First and second World War in Germany. Above all the rifle 98 and the carbine 98k. Both weapons were manufactured in innumerable versions and copied later and varied also by many other companies.

The system proved as so reliable and error free that it is used until today in hunt and sporting guns. For Jagdrepetierer even still often old original systems from old military weapons of the world wars are again prepared and used. Thus the M98-Systeme manufactured to the Kaiser era before the First World War the DWM (German weapon and ammunition factories) in its quality is considered as still unsurpassed.

Also the large game hunter in Africa swears for over one hundred years on the Mauser 98er-System, since it is simply developed, functions reliably also with most diverse ammunition sorts also under extreme climatic conditions and is above all insensitive to contamination. Without tool and with only few handles a M98 can be divided for cleaning and built up again.

1945 was dismantled the Mauserwerke and could take up only 1956 their activity again.

1966 were introduced by Mauser with the M66 a special repeating system for hunting weapons. The M66 consisted of two parts: to the turning chamber, similarly in the M98 used, and an additional carriage on a guidance rail. When opening chamber and carriages moved first together to the rear. Then the carriage stopped, and the chamber slid further out, until the catch was completely opened. This telescope building method from two successively out and driving plugs permitted shorter building method than with with same type of ammunition one around approx. 6 cm the M98.

1996 were introduced with the M96 a Geradezugrepetierer, with which for the repeating procedure of the bolt handles any longer did not have to be raised. A simple course to the rear was sufficient to repeat a new cartridge into the cartridge chamber. The weapon did not become generally accepted however in relation to the competition products, all in front the Geradezugrepetierer R93 of the company Blaser.

2003 followed finally the M03-System, which transferred the advantages of the M98 in a modern construction to the today's time with. Favourably the M03 it is in particular that the owner of weapon can use different runs in different calibers, and with the system only the catch head on the chamber replacement must.

In the military range Mauser could supply no more infantry weapons after the 2ten world war to the German Federal Armed Forces, this role long Heckler and cook had taken over. But can Mauser order for mounted gun of fighter plane get, for example for the Eurofighter.

2004 came up the Mauser of works into the again created Rhine metal weapon ammunition GmbH, continues to exist as mark however.

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