Mauser
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Mauser
- He aimed carefully with his Mauser before taking the shot at the target.
- Mauser pistol
And they built the whole gun around heavy barrel Mauser action.
- And they built the whole gun around heavy barrel Mauser action.
Examples
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He had to steady the Mauser with both hands, for the anger was making his hands shake.
Fiction book (1998) -
One of the first effective semi-automatic pistols, the Mauser C96, was a military weapon widely used in the South African War at the turn of the century.
Blog text (30) -
And they built the whole gun around heavy barrel Mauser action.
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As soon as he was still, the soldier waded across the stream, the Mauser ready to fire again.
Fiction book (1998) -
It's all fun until you hear the spit of a Mauser whiz past your shoulder.
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I personally use a bolt-action Mauser with a very large bore.
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Borrowing a Mauser from a nearby soldier, the lieutenant handed it to Reed.
Academic text (2002) -
He brought up the rear with a .243 Mauser Model 66 cradled in his bent left arm.
Fiction book (1999) -
At the opposite end of the room, police later found a rifle, which was identified as a 7.65-millimeter Mauser with a telescopic sight, along with two bullets.
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The German army used the Mauser as its standard infantry rifle during World War I.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mauser is the family name of two German brothers, Paul and Wilhelm Mauser, who made the famous rifles and pistols. Like Ford for cars, Mauser became a brand name, so today a 'Mauser' usually means a gun made by that company.