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Mauser Model 1893
Mauser Model 1893 rifle. It is virtually fully stocked to the muzzle. A sling is fitted to the rifle. Bolt operated with a five shot integral box magazine. The barrel is rifled. It is fitted with a folding carriage rearsight graduated in Turkish and a blade foresight. The calibre is 7.65mm. There are additional Turkish inscriptions on this rifle. Stamped on the butt is 'B B RAZIER CERA (Chief Engine Room Artificer) HMS 'Odin' KURNAH 1914'. HMS 'Odin' was present at the capture of Qurnah (Iraq) by British Forces, 9 December 1914. She was a sloop built in 1901 and sold in 1920 in Bombay. See 'The Neglected War' by A J Barker (published by Faber & Faber 1967).
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA3166 |
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| Collection: | Weapons |
| Type: | Rifle |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mauser Waffenfabrik; Unknown |
| Vessels: | Odin 1901 (HMS: sloop) |
| Date made: | circa 1914 |
| People: | Razier, B Bfl |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 110 x 1750 x 50 mm |
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