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Definition of Mauser
1. Noun. German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914).
Generic synonyms: Arms Manufacturer, Artificer, Discoverer, Inventor
2. Noun. Trademark for a repeating rifle or pistol.
Definition of Mauser
1. Proper noun. Any of the firearms made or designed by the Mauser company, notably automatic pistols and bolt action rifles. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mauser
Literary usage of Mauser
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Spanish Mauser. (Text Book of Small Arms, by permission.) which is supposed to
act as a ... 16) which in its action has a general resemblance to a Mauser. ..."
2. The Story of South Africa: An Account of the Historical Transformation of by John Clark Ridpath, Edward Sylvester Ellis (1899)
"He believed it was an explosive bullet, but it may have been a Mauser at short
range, ... The Mauser bullet weighs, I believe, about 2.3 grains. ..."
3. With the Conquering Turk: Confessions of a Bashibazouk by George Warrington Steevens (1897)
"Mauser RIFLES. A BAND II had an idea that bands never went into action nowadays,
but this was unquestionably a band. Rather a good band, ..."
4. Gunshot Injuries, Their History, Characteristic Features, Complications, and by Thomas Longmore (1895)
"After the war was over, the Germans, in 1871, adopted a breech-loading rifle,
known, after the name of its inventor, as the Mauser rifle. ..."
5. The Future of War in Its Technical, Economic, and Political Relations: Is by Ivan Stanislavovich Bloch, Robert Cary Long (1899)
"Number of Horses' Carcases Penetrated by the Bullets of the Mauser 5 Mil. Rifle at
various Ranges. RANGE. The enormous energy of such projectiles will for ..."
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