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Mauser Model 1893
Mauser rifle. It is virtually fully stocked to the muzzle and fitted with a sling. Bolt action lock ( the bolt is missing) The barrel is steel with leaf rear sight and blade foresight. It has a cut off magazine. The calibre is 7.65mm. There are Turkish inscriptions on the breech. This rifle was collected by a beach party from HMS 'Implacable' at Gallipoli. The Mauser Model 93 was adopted by the Turks for whom 201,000 were made.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA2602 |
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| Collection: | Weapons |
| Type: | Rifle |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Vessels: | Implacable (1899) |
| Date made: | Apr 1915; 1915 |
| People: | Turkish Armed Forces |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 60 x 1240 x 40 mm |