The Mauser Model 1910 was a Mauser bolt-action rifle, derived from the Gewehr 98. It was designed for export market.
Design
The Model 1910 was based on the Gewehr 98. The bayonet of the Mauser Model 1895 could be fitted on it.[1] It used the standard tangent leaf rear sight.[2] The Model 1910 features a rarely-used Mauser invention, patented in 1898: the bolt head enveloped the cartridge rim, leaving only the cartridge case visible.[1] It made the rifle more complex.[2]
Service
Costa Rica ordered the Model 1910, chambered in 7×57mm Mauser. 5,000 were produced by the Mauser Oberndorf plant (Waffenfabrik Mauser-Oberndorf a/n) between 1911 and 1913. Some of these rifles had their barrel shortened to 58 centimetres (23in) and were later modified to fire the .30-06 Springfield cartridge.[3] Ecuador ordered an unknown number in the same caliber.[4]
The Venezuelan unelected leader, Juan Vicente Gómez, ordered 6,000 Model 1910 to modernize its Army equipment.[9] They were delivered by Mauser before 1914.[10]