Argentine Mauser Model 1909

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Mauser Modelo Argentino 1909
Iron sights
adjustable to 2,000 metres (2,200 yd)

The Argentine Mauser Model 1909 were

battle rifles designed for the Argentine Army. They were produced both in Germany and in Argentina
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Design

The action of the Argentine Mauser 1909

The Mauser 1909 was a slightly modified copy of the Gewehr 98. Among other modifications, the Lange Visier sight was replaced by a tangent leaf sight. The M1909 was also able to use the bayonet of the

Rosario and Santa Fe. The Model 1909s were replaced by FN FALs[4] without having seen combat.[5]

Some Argentine Mauser 1909 rifles and carbines without crests were sold to Paraguay during the Chaco War.[2]

Variants

  • Mauser 1909 sniper rifle: version with a German-made scope and a bent-down bolt handle.[5]
  • Mauser 1909 cavalry carbine: shortened variant, with a straight grip stock and a forecap that covers all the barrel.[6] The bayonet can be attached under this forecap.[7]
  • Mauser 1909 Mountain Carbine or Engineers Carbine:[7]

Peruvian Mauser 1909

Peruvian ceremonial unit in 2010 with Mauser rifles.

Leticia Incident and the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War.[11] After 1945, the Mauser 1909s were replaced by American weapons and were sold in the civilian market in the 1960s, a few being kept as ceremonial rifles.[12]

References

  1. ^ Hernandez, Edwin "ARMAS DE FUEGO USADAS EN LAS LUCHAS CIVILES Y POR LOS CUERPOS ARMADOS DOMINICANOS (SIGLOS XIX Y XX)"
  2. ^ a b c Ball 2011, p. 12.
  3. ^ Webster 2003, p. [page needed].
  4. ^ Ball 2011, p. 9.
  5. ^ a b Ball 2011, p. 14.
  6. ^ Ball 2011, p. 15.
  7. ^ a b Ball 2011, p. 18.
  8. ^ Ball 2011, pp. 289–290.
  9. ^ Guillou 2006, pp. 23–24.
  10. ^ Guillou 2006, pp. 24–25.
  11. ISBN 9781472826282
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  12. ^ Guillou 2006, p. 25.

Bibliography

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