Videos tagged with Gewehr 71

This entry details an Ethiopian-modified Mauser 1871 Carbine, originally a single-shot 11mm black powder rifle. The firearm has been significantly altered with a re-chambered bore (estimated .30 caliber smokeless powder), a fabricated stock, and a non-functional bayonet lug. Expert assessment highlights extreme safety concerns due to the inadequate locking system for modern high-pressure cartridges, rendering the weapon unsafe to fire.

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 provides an expert-level overview of the Imperial Gewehr 71, the first rifle from the Mauser brothers. Ian McCollum, demonstrating high authority, details its historical context post-Franco-Prussian War, its design as a single-shot black powder bolt-action rifle, and compares it to contemporaries. Key technical features like the innovative Mauser wing safety and gas venting system are highlighted, alongside meticulous serialization and arsenal markings.

This video provides a recap of hammer prices from the Rock Island December 2015 Premiere auction, focusing on firearms previously featured by the creator. It's a post-auction analysis, detailing the final sale prices before the buyer's premium. The creator notes that the Gewehr 71 with an experimental magazine was withdrawn from the auction for unspecified reasons, likely related to pricing disagreements between the seller and Rock Island Auction. The video aims to inform viewers about the market value of specific collectible firearms.

This review details a rare Gewehr 71 rifle equipped with an experimental horseshoe-shaped magazine from the early 1880s. The Gewehr 71 was the first Mauser adopted by the German military, and this variant showcases early attempts at magazine feeding following the Russo-Turkish War. The unique external magazine design, developed by Ludwig Loewe, allowed for approximately 8 rounds and featured a cutoff for single-shot use.