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Mauser Model 1908

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The Mauser Model 1908 is a bolt action rifle based on the Gewehr 98 pattern, introduced in 1908 and built originally by Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken and Mauser in Germany, with later production at Brazil's Itajuba arms factory. Chambered over its service life in 7x57mm Mauser, .30-06 Springfield, and 7.62x51mm NATO, it weighs 3.8 kilograms, is 125 centimeters long with a 74.3 centimeter barrel, and feeds from an internal magazine loaded with five round stripper clips, with iron sights adjustable to 2,000 meters. It armed Brazil, Uruguay, and the Dominican Republic and saw combat in Brazil's Contestado War, the Tenente revolts, and the Araguaia Guerrilla War. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Caliber
7.62x51mm NATO 1
Caliber
7x57mm Mauser 1
Caliber
.30-06 Springfield 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
small arm 1
Introduced YearSourced to the subject's own account
1968 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Small Arm 1
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1. Wikipedia: Mauser Model 1908
  • Lead section
    The Mauser Model 1908 were series of Gewehr 98 pattern bolt-action rifles.
  • Infobox: cartridge
    7×57mm Mauser .30-06 Springfield 7.62×51mm NATO
  • Infobox: service
    1908-present
  • Used In: Constitutionalist Revolution, Infobox: wars
    Contestado War Tenentism Revolution of 1930 Constitutionalist Revolution Cangaço conflict Dominican Civil War Araguaia Guerrilla War
  • Used In: Araguaia Guerrilla War, Infobox: wars
    Contestado War Tenentism Revolution of 1930 Constitutionalist Revolution Cangaço conflict Dominican Civil War Araguaia Guerrilla War
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2. Mauser Model 1908 (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q13650744 (P729 service entry): 1968
Quote, Wikidata Q13650744 (P729 service entry): 1968
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1968.
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Wikidata: Mauser Model 1908
Wikidata Q13650744, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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