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Mauser 1909
Mauser 1909 Argentine Model
Aiming with a Mauser 1909 Argentine Model
Type Bolt-action rifle
Country of origin Germany
Service history
In service 1909late '50s
Operators Argentina
Production history
Designed 1909
Manufacturer DWMyFM
Produced 1909 - ?
Quantity FM: about 20,000 cavalry carbines (1947-1959)
DWM: 163,000 rifles
24,000 cavalry carbines
10,000 engineer carbines
Variants Cavalry carbine
Engineers' carbine
Artillery carbine
Mauser 1909 sniper
Specifications
Weight 4.05 kg (without bayonet lug and unloaded)
4,56 kg (con sable bayoneta y descargado)
4.17 kg (without bayonet and loaded)
4.68 kg (with bayonet and loaded)
Length 1.250 mm
1.648 mm (with bayonet blade)
Cannon length 740 mm
Ammunition 7.65 x 54
Caliber 7.65 mm
Manual action bolt firing system
Effective reach 4,000 m (maximum with a 28º incline)
Charger fixed internal, with a capacity of 5 cartridges in staggered order (loose or in clip)
Maximum speed 850 m/s
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The Mauser 1909 Argentine Model is arifleof a padlockmilitarycaliber7.65 x 54derived from the renownedMauser
1898, used by the Armed Forces of Argentinafrom its adoption in 1909 until the end of the decade of1950,
being replaced then by the automatic rifleFN FALIt is considered by many authors as the best
military Mauser rifle, due to the quality of the materials used in its manufacture and the finishing and fitting of its parts.
History
Argentina has maintained disputes with its neighboring countries (mainly since its inception and for decades.
ChileyBrazil), basically due to boundary issues. For this reason, at the end of the19th centuryand on one occasion in
1978, Argentina and Chile were about to enter inwarThis made it necessary to reorganize theArmyy
to equip it and train it properly. By the end of the decade of1880as a consequence, aCommission
of Armaments, led by the Lt. [Link] Ricchieri, which was established in Europe in order to negotiate with the
signatureLudwig
LoeweofBerlin, the purchase of arepeating rifle(derived from the Mauser rifle 1889 Belgian Model,
with some improvements), in caliber 7.65 x 53 Belgian, which was called Mauser 1891 Argentine Model. From this
Some 200,000 rifles (rifles and carbines) and millions of cartridges were purchased, thus equipping the
Argentine Army with what was then considered the best rifle in the world.
However, at the end of the 19th century, a technological escalation occurs: a new model or weapon system remains.
obsolete within a few months with the emergence of another more technologically advanced one. By the end of thedecade of
1900, the border issues continue and the Mauser 1891 rifles (and the Army's weaponry in general) already
they were widely surpassed. For this reason, a second commission was formed, which negotiated with the firmDWM
(German arms and ammunition factoriesformerly Ludwig Loewe), the purchase of a new rifle derived from
Mauser 1898, with some minor changes. The first contract was signed on theJanuary 20of1909. DWM manufactured
163,000 rifles, 24,000 cavalry carbines, and 10,000 engineer [Link] Manufacturingbuilt
around 20,000 cavalry carbines among1947y1959Additionally, more than 3,000 shares were manufactured.
between 1972 and 1974, which were exported to the Voere company ofAustria.
Technique
The Mauser 1909 is ariflewith fixed internal magazine lock
for five cartridges, in caliber 7.65 x 54 and with open sights. In
the essential is identical to the Mauser 1898 incorporating some
modifications only in details that do not alter the original action.
Specifically, the most important changes requested by the
arms commission were:
The canyon was built withsteelto thetungsten.
The lock can be closed with the tank empty (in the others
models should lower the lifting platform by hand in order to
View of the action of the Mauser 1909 Argentine Model, close the bolt).
con el cerrojo cerrado sin bloquear. Nótese el Escudo • They modified the seal at the base of the tank, so that it cannot
Argentine, about the chamber, and the long extractor nail, to open in the event of accidental falling or misuse.
to the right of the body of the bolt.
The need to make two movements to open the base of the
deposit, instead of just one.
Modification of the elevation, with its slider fixed for the shorter distance (300 meters), so that it cannot
to get up
The The spring in the elevating tile 'W' is secured to the base of the tank to prevent it from falling when opened.
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Variants
There are basically three variants of the original weapon:
Rifle ofinfantry
Carbine ofcavalry
Rifle ofengineers
It was manufactured by DWM in Berlin, Germany, in Argentina by the General Directorate of Military Industries.
at the Military Factory of Portable Weapons "Domingo Matheu", in the Province of Santa Fe; and in Spain by the
Oviedo Arms Factory, for theParaguayan Army, with plans provided by Argentina.
Thecarbinecavalry originally did not have a bayonet attachment. In1926-1927 it was commissioned to the firm Fritz
Werner from Germany, the design and process to modify them and add bayonet support, making it possible
put the standard of the Mauser 1909. The work was carried out at the Esteban de Luca Arsenal. Many collectors
they call these carbines 'carbine ofartillery".
References
[1] [Link]
Note from the magazine Guns&Ammo
Colin Webster, "Argentine Mauser Rifles 1871-1959", Schiffer Publishing Ltd., ISBN 0-7643-1868
External links
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