German mauser rifle serial numbers

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Mauser 1895, used by the Boers in South Africa (at the Auckland Museum) It is the first major modification of the Mauser Model 1893 and was produced by Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken, known as DWM, and Ludwig Loewe Company from 1895 to 1900. It was exported to many overseas powers, including the Chilean forces which adopted as the Fusil Mauser Chileno Mo 1895.

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The Mauser Model 1895 is a bolt operated magazine fed rifle using the 7×57mm Mauser cartridge. Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken 1897–1909