Videos tagged with 1893 Mauser

This video from The Gun Vault features Ashley Hlebinsky, Curator at the Cody Firearms Museum, presenting the Springfield 1903 rifle. The rifle's lineage is traced back to the 1893 Mauser, and its significant military service from WWI through the early Vietnam War is highlighted. The description also touches upon the evolution of bolt-action rifles, noting their modern prevalence in hunting.

This video examines an experimental 1893 pattern Mauser rifle featuring a unique, trigger-activated muzzle cover. The cover conceals the front sight when closed and flips open just before firing, revealing the sight picture. While mechanically innovative, the design is deemed impractical due to the high trigger control required, risking premature firing before a proper sight picture is acquired. The rifle's mixed serial numbers suggest it was a test or sample model.