Mauser Standardmodell

Mauser Standardmodell carbine
Type 24 Chiang Kai-shek rifle, a Chinese licensed copy of the Mauser Standardmodell Rifle.
TypeBolt-action rifle
Place of originWeimar Republic
Service history
In service1924 — Present
Used bySee Users
WarsChinese Civil War
Chaco War
Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Spanish Civil War
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II (limited)
Production history
Designed1924
ManufacturerMauser
Produced1924–1935
Specifications
Mass3.99 kg (8.8 lb)
Length1,100 mm (43.31 in)
Barrel length600 mm (23.62 in)

Cartridge7.92×57mm Mauser
7×57mm Mauser
7.65×53mm Mauser
ActionBolt-action
Feed system5-round stripper clip, internal magazine
SightsTangent-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.