Mauser Rifle Series

This pages has Mauser Rifles used on film other than Mauser Gewehr 1898 and Karabiner 98k which are the two most popular model seen on screen.

Gewehr 1871/84

Mauser Gewehr 1871/84 - 11.15 x 60mmR

Film:

• Japanese Imperial Army in The Last Samurai (2003

1891 Mauser Rifle

Mauser 1891 - 7.65 x 53mm

Film:

• German Imperial Army in All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)

Television:

• George Hamilton as William Randolph Hearst in Rough Riders (1997)

1893 Spanish Mauser

1893 Spanish Mauser - 7x57mm Mauser

Film

• Spanish Forces in Rough Riders

• Spanish Nationalist forces in Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012)

1894 Swedish Mauser Carbine

Mauser M94/14 Cavalry Carbine (dated 1916) (Carl Gustaf) - 6.5x55mm

The Model 1894 (or more commonly known M94) was a precursor to the M1896 Carl Gustaf Mauser which went into production in 1895, with left over receivers used in the M1896 full sized rifle production. It is noteworthy for its metal endcap and the fact that some later models (like the M94/14) were designed to take either the standard M1914 army bayonet or the M95 Naval bayonet (a large bladed knife).

Film

• Used by German troops in The Wind and the Lion (1976) Which was historically inaccurate.

1895 Chilean Mauser

Also known as the Chilean Contract Mauser, or Modelo Mauser Chileno 1895.

Mauser 1895 Rifle - 7x57mm Mauser

Mauser 1895 Rifle - 7x57mm Mauser

Mauser 1895 Carbine- 7x57mm Mauser

Film

• Spanish soldiers use the 1895 Mauser in Rough Riders

• Dale Dye as Colonel Leonard Wood in Rough Riders

• Boer Commandoes in Breaker Morant (1980)

1896 Swedish Mauser

Known as the Swedish Mauser, the Carl Gustaf series of rifles are commonly mistaken for German Mausers, and have impersonated them in films.

Mauser 1896/02 Rifle (Carl Gustaf) - 6.5x55mm

Mauser 1896/11 Rifle (Carl Gustaf) - 6.5x55mm

Mauser 1896/38 Rifle (Carl Gustaf) - 6.5x55mm

Mauser 98 Sporter

The German-style purpose-built sporter has a ribbed barrel, express sights and a flat "butterknife" style bolt handle, and not a converted military rifle.

German-style Mauser 98 sporter, similar to the one used in the film.

Film

• Texas Ranger in The Sugarland Express (1974)
• Clint Eastwood as John Wilson in White Hunter Black Heart (1990)
• Christian Bale as Melvin Purvis in Public Enemies (2009)

Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine

Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Film

• Bedouin scout carrying in Sahara (1943)
• Cillian Murphy as Damien in The Wind That Shakes The Barley (2006)

1903 Turkish Mauser

Turkish Mauser 1903 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Film:

• Turkish Soldiers in All The King Men (1999)

• Turkish Soldiers in Gallipoli (1981)

• Arabs in The Mummy

• German soldiers in All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) (impersonating Gewehr 98 Mauser)

1908 Brazilian Mauser

Mauser 1908 - 7x57mm

The Mauser 1908 is a Brazilian made rifle based on the Mauser design and chambered for 7x57mm.

Film

• Lil' Ze's (Leandro Firmino) gang in City Of God
• The Bad (Byung-hun Lee) and various actors in The Good, the Bad, the Weird.

1909 Argentine Mauser

Argentine Mauser 1909 - 7.65x53 Argentine

The Argentinian mausers were chambered for the 7.65x53mm Argentine (AKA 7.65x53mm Belgian) cartridge.

Film:

• Argentine soldiers in Evita (1996)

• Esteban Espinosa (Ricardo Darín) and Sontag (Alejandro Awada) in The Aura (2005)

1916 Spanish Mauser

M1916 Spanish Mauser - 7 x 57mm

The 1916 (known also as the M1916) Spanish Mauser was a short rifle developed from the M1893 Spanish Mauser Rifle. It was originally chambered in 7x57mm Mauser, however later versions (after WW2) were re-chambered for 7.62x51mm NATO (not .308 Winchester as those would not fit) for use by guard (Guardia Civil) forces in Spain. It is noteworthy that only light 7.62mm NATO loads can be safely fired in these rifles. Heavy loads or modification to take the .308 Winchester would result in an exploding receiver.

Film

• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1984)
• Sean Patrick Flanery as Indian Jones in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

VZ-98/22 Czech Mauser

BRNO VZ98/22 Czech Mauser - 7.92 x 57mm

VZ-24 Czech Mauser

Film

Czech vz. 24

Cultist in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

M24/47 Yugoslavian Mauser

Yugoslavian M24-47 Mauser - 7.92 x 57mm. An M24 Mauser re-arsenaled in the 1947 update program.

Film

• The Wind and the Lion (1975)
• Brian Keith as President Roosevelt in The Wind and the Lion (1975)

• Partisan fighters in Force 10 from Navarone (1978)

1935 Peruvian Mauser

Mauser 1935 (Modelo 1935) Rifle Peruvian FN Contract - .30-06

Film

Uncommon Valor

M48 Yugoslavian Mauser

Yugoslavian M48 Mauser - 7.92 x 57mm

The M48 Mauser is a post World War II Yugoslavian version of the German Mauser K98k. Although similar in general appearance to that of the German rifle, many of the parts of these two rifles are not interchangeable, such as the bolt. The main difference between the M48 and the K98k is that the M48 uses an intermediate-length receiver. They are usually easily identified by the top handguard which extends behind the rear sight, and ends just in front of the receiver ring although this feature exists on other models as well. M48's are regarded as a military surplus firearm and can be collected in the US at a generally cheap price due to the numbers recently imported from Europe.

Film

• Bosnian guide in No Man's Land

M43 Spanish Mauser

Spanish Mauser M43 - 7.92 x 57mm

Film

• Turkish soldiers and Arab irregulars in Lawrence of Arabia

Oberndorf Mauser Sporter

Oberndorf Mauser Sporter - 9x57mm

Film

• The Red House (1947)

Type Zhongzheng Rifle

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Type Zhongzheng rifle - 7.92x57 mm

The Type Zhongzheng rifle is a licenced, Chinese copy of the Mauser Standard Model rifle, the forerunner to the Mauser Karabiner 98k rifle, and was used extensively by both Nationalist and Communist forces during the Second Sino-Japanese war, the Chinese Civil War and finally during the Korean War by the People's volunteer army.

Film

• Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, The (2008)
• Gu Zidi (Zhang Hangyu), Communist and Nationalist Chinese soldiers in Assembly (Ji jie hao) (2007)
• The Founding of a Republic (Jian guo da ye) seen throughout the movie (2009)

Video Game

• KIA : KILLED IN ACTION.

Other Models

Sometimes bolt action rifles are used in films to impersonate Mauser rifles, usually in large period films. This section is specifically for bolt action rifles which are not common enough to merit their own page but are technically not Mauser rifles.

Gewehr 1888

Mannlicher Gewehr 1888 - 7.92x57mm Mauser. This sample was an issued rifle in the Ottoman Empire based in its stampings. This is a movie armory weapon.

Also known as the Model 1888 Commission Rifle, this rifle was issued to front line German Troops in World War 1 until the Gewehr 98s caught up with production and fully replaced it in 1915. It was issued to troops serving the Ottoman Empire and was maintained by Turkish soldiers well into the 1930s. Though it can be seen outfitting German Troops in any World War 1 film, the rifle was surprisingly not a Mauser, but a Commission designed weapon that was built by various other manufacturers. The Rifle was based on Mannlicher, French Lebel and Mauser elements. When the Germans used it during the Boxer Rebellion in China, the Chinese made an unlicensed copy, the Hanyang 88 (Type 88).

• German Askari in The African Queen (1951)