Videos tagged with 11mm Mauser

The Mauser Model 1871, known as the 'Howth Mauser,' was a pivotal firearm in Irish history, with 900 units smuggled into Dublin in 1914 for the Irish Volunteers. These German-made, single-shot, bolt-action rifles chambered in 11mm Mauser were part of a larger gunrunning effort to arm Irish nationalists. A notable issue was the use of incompatible French Gras bayonets, requiring crude modifications.

This video provides an expert look at the Mauser Model 71/84, Germany's first magazine-fed rifle. Ian McCollum details its Kropatschek-style tube magazine, elevator lifter, and magazine cutoff feature. The review highlights its historical context, including its short service life due to the advent of smokeless powder, and demonstrates its loading and firing process, noting the smooth action. The discussion emphasizes the rifle's design evolution from the single-shot Model 71 and its place in early military firearm development.

This episode of 'Enjoying Black Powder' features the Mauser Model 71/84, the first magazine-fed rifle on the series. Ian McCollum demonstrates its 8-round tubular magazine and bolt-action operation, highlighting historical military doctrine where soldiers often used such rifles as single-shots to conserve ammunition. The video showcases the rifle's rapid-fire capability and the significant smoke produced by black powder cartridges.

This episode delves into the Mauser Gewehr 1871, a pivotal single-shot bolt-action rifle adopted by Prussia after the Franco-Prussian War. It highlights the rifle's unique features like the flag safety and bolt retention screw, and discusses its use of the 11mm black powder cartridge. The review includes practical shooting tests, noting its smooth operation and pleasant recoil despite minor fouling issues and a broken barrel band spring.

This video details the historical modification of Mauser Gewehr 71/84 rifles by the Quebec Home Guard and later the Papal Zouaves for ceremonial purposes. The rifles, originally German military issue, were acquired as surplus and then crudely altered. Modifications included disabling the magazine for blank firing, shortening barrels and stocks for easier handling in parades, and adapting Snyder bayonets. The speaker, Ian McCollum, highlights the historical significance of these 'sporterized' or 'Bubba'd' rifles due to their documented provenance.

This review details the Mauser 1878 'Zigzag' revolver patent model, highlighting its unique bottlenecked 11mm cartridge and early design features. The video contrasts the patent model with production versions, noting differences in barrel length, safety levers, frame markings, and cylinder groove profiles. It also covers the revolver's submission to military trials and its eventual rejection in favor of the simpler 1879 Reichsrevolver.

The Gewehr 71/84 represents Germany's crucial transition to a magazine-fed repeating rifle in the 1880s, adopting Paul Mauser's design. Despite its 8-round tubular magazine and 11mm Mauser caliber, it featured an asymmetrical bolt locking mechanism causing a slight rightward shot deviation. Notably, it lacked a wooden handguard to discourage overheating during rapid fire, a design choice influenced by the limitations of black powder ammunition.

This video offers a detailed book review of "The Modèle 1866 Chassepot" by Guy & Leonard A-R-West. The book comprehensively covers the development, mechanics, ammunition, production, markings, and historical impact of the Chassepot needle-fire rifle. It highlights the Chassepot's technological superiority over the Prussian Dreyse rifles during the Franco-Prussian War and mentions its later conversion to 11mm Mauser cartridges. The review notes the book's use of photographs and hand drawings for illustration, as well as firsthand soldier commentary, and provides purchasing information. The book is a 145-page softcover in color, published in the UK.

This video details the rare Uruguayan Dovitiis Mauser, a unique conversion of the German Mauser 1871. Originally chambered in 11mm black powder, these rifles were modernized in France to fire the 6.5mm Daudeteau cartridge. The conversion resulted in a hybrid firearm with German receivers and French barrels, designed for a flat trajectory suitable for less-trained troops. Despite the technical effort, the project ultimately failed in Uruguay due to ammunition issues and the later adoption of the Mauser 1895.

The Mauser Model 71/84 is an 11mm bolt-action service rifle, a repeater conversion of the 1871 model featuring an 8-round tubular magazine. It saw service as late as WWI, firing a 340-grain projectile. Despite its age and crude sights, it demonstrates good build quality, a smooth action, and surprisingly consistent accuracy.