Mauser Standardmodell carbine | |
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Type | Bolt-action rifle |
Place of origin | Weimar Republic |
Service history | |
In service | 1924 — Present |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | Chinese Civil War Chaco War Second Italo-Ethiopian War Spanish Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War World War II (limited) |
Production history | |
Designed | 1924 |
Manufacturer | Mauser |
Produced | 1924–1935 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3.99 kg (8.8 lb) |
Length | 1,100 mm (43.31 in) |
Barrel length | 600 mm (23.62 in) |
Cartridge | 7.92×57mm Mauser 7×57mm Mauser 7.65×53mm Mauser |
Action | Bolt-action |
Feed system | 5-round stripper clip, internal magazine |
Sights | Tangent-leaf sight |
The Standardmodell rifle (also known as Mauser Model 1924 or Mauser Model 1933) is a bolt-action rifle designed to chamber the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge. The rifle was developed in 1924 but entered full-scale production in 1933. Officially designed for export and German security guards, it was used by the paramilitary Sturmabteilung (SA) and Schutzstaffel (SS). Export variants were used in South America, Ethiopia, China and the Iberian Peninsula. The carbine version of this rifle was almost identical with the Karabiner 98k that became the standard German service rifle during World War II.