Was Mauser a one trick pony company? Have they made anything

>>31092922
C96 and a few 7.62 (.32 ACP) pistols. One hunting rifle in 1966. They also produced the Luger pistol M08 and various metal products whenever the gun business didn't quite run at the time.

You've got to remember that it was a different time, when production (especially setting it up anew) was expensive. The 98 served bolt-action needs quite well and the german market was rather small for various reasons.

the mauser rotary cannon was one of the most influential designs in history, resulting in 30mm cannon for USAF, RAF, French, and a host of NATO countries' aircraft post-ww2. Their own cannons are used extensively in NATO aircraft.

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>>31092922
They had half a dozen successful rifle models before the Model 98, going all the way back to 1871.

Pic related wound up being successful in the long run.

>>31093106

This. Mauser 213. The 30x113mm ADEN and DEFA guns are based on it.

And dont forget the Mauser Bk 27 in the Tornado, Gripen and Eurofighter.

>>31092922
They currently make precision rifles and autocannons, most of their work is now research for Rheinmetall.

>>31093125

It's ironic that when Cetme tried to license their take on the StG-45 back to Mauser, they refused, opening the door up for H&K to become the powerhouse it is today.

>>31093019

Speaking of hunting rifles, Mauser manufactured actions for Rigby, and the 7mm Mauser was marketed in the UK as .275 Rigby. And of the .32 acp pistols, the Mauser HSC is probably the most popular and successful.

>>31093158
Well, the guys running H-und-K were former Mauser engineers so it works out. Not like Waffenfabrik Mauser was even capable of manufacturing military weapons after the French occupation of Oberndorf ended.

How come the m98 rifles they produce for the current year reach 5 digits in price?

Model 1871
Model 1889
Model 1891
Model 1893
Model 1894
Model 1896
Model 1898
C96
Mauser 1912
Mauser 1914
Mauser HSC
Autocannons
Mauser M03

They have made a ton of shit.

>>31094187
Because they are incredibly well made.

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>>31092922
>basically invented the cartridges that made modern rifles what they are today.
>many modern cartridges are based on modifications of mauser designs.

Yeah Paul Mauser was a big moron right fellow memesters?!?! :PPP

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they still make hunting rifles which are very popular and well regarded in europe.
they don't export to North America. No idea why.

>>31094361
Paul Mauser did not invent the metallic cartridge

>>31094317
But aren't they just basing them off of the original model1898 blueprints? Does that mean that rifles of that time, up to the world wars, is as well made as the ones today?

>>31094460
No shit fuccboi, that isn't what I said.

>Like the 1911
>get called a fudd, LE GET ON WITH LE TIMES GRANPA etc..
>Like the Mauser 98
>mynigga.jpg, patrician taste, timeless design, etc
really makes you think.........

>>31094533
>The opinions of 1911 haters
>things that matter

this is where you fucked up.

>>31094533
>.45 is an old obsolete cartridge
>you should go for 9mm instead

>>31094562
>>31094567
The 1911 has not withstood the test of time though, unlike the Mauser 98

Do note that the model 98 was not the only smokeless rifle designed by Paul Mauser. The first successful design occurred in1889. And pretty much every year he made improvements to his design until he reached the model 98. I think the reason he stopped seriously working at the model 98 is that his home country adopted it. Most countries that used his earlier designs also adopted a rifle based on the 98 action too. Even some countries that did not adopt his designs before adopted them or looked seriously into adopting a rifle that used it's action (see US 1903 and British P14).
It's not that the Mauser 98 was his only worthwhile contribution, it was just leagues better than everything else out there at the time. That includes his own earlier (and some later) designs.

>>31094380
yes they do, I just bought one last weekend

>>31094581
that statement is not entirely incorrect, a 1911 from the first world war will still run perfectly, now a Kimber on the other hand will break instantly, the design is good the current producers just make crap

>>31094581

u wot m8

>>31094656
I think he meant that bolt action rifle made few (if any) real developments after the 98. Semiauto pistols are still evolving.

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>>31094600
He didn't stop working on the Mauser action after the 98 was adopted by Germany. Small improvements to the 98 action were introduced in the Model 1910, and when he died he was in the process of completing an even stronger and safer bolt design (see Model 1918, and later Model 1929). Mauser got side-tracked by his prototypes in semi-auto, which he saw were the future of infantry rifle development.

>>31094754

Which is a retarded point to make because a bolt-action rifle is obsolete compared to modern rifles

>>31094770
Sweet. I know about Mauser's pre 98 designs. Don't know much about his post 98 designs. Thanks for the info. Now I am off to research new (to me) gun info instead of entering these depreciation tables.

>>31094795
But for about 40 yrs the 98 did stand as the standard for military rifles. It was not until semiauto came around that they where dethroned.
And yes it is a stupid argument. Browning's basic design was used by many countries as their sidearm for as long or longer than Mausers where used.

>>31094795
>Most popular hunting rifle action in the world
>Obsolete

What is this I don't even...

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I got to shoot one of these, ask me anything. Sorry for shitty images, i couldnt contain myself when i took these.

>>31094917
No one is talking about hunting.

>>31094380
Lol yes they do. Know a guy that licenses them to FFLs

>no one

>>31094610
Do you like it?

>>31095673
nobody suggested taking a 98 to war.

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>>31094380
Fuck, this rifle is so beautiful. Why does it have to be $12,450?

>>31094770

considering how simple semi-automatic rifle actions are, it's kind of amazing to see how complex early attempts were. Standing upon the shoulders of giants indeed.

>>31096119
Small market and the market lends itself to higher acceptable prices

>>31092922

If, by "one-trick," you're referring to the perfection of the manually-operated repeating rifle, then you'd be correct. Paul Mauser and his successors designed one of the safest, reliable, and most-copied actions ever made.

>>31094469

While the basic function of the action is identical to that of the G98 first developed more than a century ago, the fit and finish is far superior--especially compared to more hastily-produced military rifles.

The function of high-end weapons has a dramatic rate of diminishing returns as the price increases. Weapons that are hand-fitted by gunsmiths will provide superior performance, but that small increase comes at a dramatic surge in price.

>>31094795

Obsolete? Hardly. The simplicity of the Mauser 98 action imparts a certain elegance that cannot be matched by self-cycling weapons. Perhaps in the context of modern infantry tactics, the bolt-action is not appropriate for doctrine that values volume of fire. However, the 98 action is still in use by designated marksmen in some militaries (according to Wikipedia), not to mention hunters.

Furthermore, their relatively accessible cost and required maintenance make firearms much more accessible to the beginner, as demonstrated by the nugget.

>>31094284
/thread

>>31098033
and literally nothing else

>>31098460

Aside from all those other guns people already mentioned, sure.

>>31096109

i got news for you, the 98 is designed as a rifle with a high rate of fire. Now it's obsolete as fuck in that context more so than a 1911 even

>>31092922
They did make one of the most powerful and popular pistols of the early 20 century but I suppose that doesn't count

>>31092922
>Was Mauser a one trick pony company?
Fuck off back to /mlp/

>>31094284
The HSc was also a good response to the PPK that came along.

The problem is that they essentially got forced to make a shitload of only two things; the K98 and the Luger P-08 and never got much of a chance to modernize after the war.

Sure they've made a few things but...shit man, most of it's trash.

>>31096169
Same happened with early automatic pistols desu.

It's all simple as fuck until you have to achieve good performance with them. I mean you can make open-bolt semi-auto rifle and feel "strong" because of it but ANY bolt action rifle, maybe even bubba'd Carcano will be more accurate than that.