What a marvellous photo, has to be the very model of a SM'sn most beloved nightmare. For sale/trade: Mauser Model 1895 Chilean Short Rifle made by Ludwig Loewe and Co in Germany for the Chilean Army in either 1895 or 1896, before Ludwig.
(front rank left and rear rank second left).īoth British and US made ammunition was issued with these rifles. The picture shows an unknown group of British merchant seamen practising fixing bayonets, most of which have Ross Mark III rifles, but two have Chilean Mausers, complete with bayonet. This suggests that British frogs were probably used by the naval personel, but the civilian crews of the DAMS etc. 1895 chilean mauser sporter cfonversion, chilean 1895 mauser, Mauser, mauser 1895, mauser 1895 chilean army issue 7 x 57, mauser 7mm chileian model 1895, videos. In good used condition and maker marked from Loewe in Germany, a manufacturee that ceased to exsist before 1898 and is a. I know of no webbing or leather equipment that came with the rifles, unlike the Japanese Arisakas which had leather equipment with them, known as "Pattern J" in British service. Add to Wishlist Add to Compare World War 2 original German V1 Rocket Detonator. Since Canada was in the 4th Battlecruiser Squadron it appears that this was an RN applied stamp. Here we have a Chilean Contract 1895 7mm Mauser short Rifle/Carbine with short back sight by Ludwig Loewe of BERLIN.
I know of several confirmed examples, all with a low A series serial number, two of which have a large stamped "4B" on the buttt. Some of the rifles went to HMS Canada and others to arm various secondary vessels and Defensively Armed Merchant Ships (DAMS). by Chilean forces, is a bolt operated magazine fed rifle using the 7×57mm Mauser cartridge. Need parts for your Mauser 1895 Chilean Short Rifle (Mosqueton) Shop for Mauser 1895 Chilean Short Rifle (Mosqueton) parts today with Numrich Gun Parts. One became HMS Canada and the other the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle. The Mauser Model 1895 adopted as Fusil Mauser Chileno Mo 1895. The 7mm Chilean Mausers were acquired when the Royal Navy took over two Chilean battlecruisers building in the UK at the outbreak of war.