Belgian Mauser
Illustration — Two Force Publique soldiers wielding Mauser Model 1889/36 rifles, 1943 The Belgian Mauser can describe many Mauser rifles used by the Belgian Armed Forces or produced by the Belgian plant of FN Herstal. • The Model 1889 rifle and carbine, including Turkish Model 1890, Model 1916 and Model 1899/36 variants, all chambered in 7.65×53mm Mauser • The Model 1893 and 1894 rifle and carbine, chambered in 7×57mm Mauser, produced for Spain and Brazil while some were used by the Belgian Gendarmerie, the Garde Civique and the Congo Free State • The Gewehr 98, in 7.92×57mm Mauser, captured from Germany after World War I • The Model 1935 short rifle, chambered in 7.65 and the Model 35/46 chambered in.30-06 Springfield • The Model 1924, Model 1930 and Model 1950 short rifle, mostly produced for export but also used in Belgium post-World War II • The Karabiner 98k, produced in Belgium after 1945 • The Model 30-11 sniper rifle, in 7.62×51mm NATO
Belgian Mauser
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 · U.S. National Archives and Records Administration · Public domain
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Illustration — Two Force Publique soldiers wielding Mauser Model 1889/36 rifles, 1943 The Belgian Mauser can describe many Mauser rifles used by the Belgian Armed Forces or produced by the Belgian plant of FN Herstal. • The Model 1889 rifle and carbine, including Turkish Model 1890, Model 1916 and Model 1899/36 variants, all chambered in 7.65×53mm Mauser • The Model 1893 and 1894 rifle and carbine, chambered in 7×57mm Mauser, produced for Spain and Brazil while some were used by the Belgian Gendarmerie, the Garde Civique and the Congo Free State • The Gewehr 98, in 7.92×57mm Mauser, captured from Germany after World War I • The Model 1935 short rifle, chambered in 7.65 and the Model 35/46 chambered in.30-06 Springfield • The Model 1924, Model 1930 and Model 1950 short rifle, mostly produced for export but also used in Belgium post-World War II • The Karabiner 98k, produced in Belgium after 1945 • The Model 30-11 sniper rifle, in 7.62×51mm NATO
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