Mauser: The German Rifle That Secretly Armed Both Sides of Both World Wars — and Every Hunter Since

Mauser: The German Rifle That Secretly Armed Both Sides of Both World Wars — and Every Hunter Since Wilhelm and Paul Mauser didn't invent the bolt action. They built one so mechanically sound that fifty-three nations adopted it — including the enemies Germany fought in two world wars. The American Springfield M1903 that U.S. soldiers carried into the trenches was a Mauser controlled-feed design so close to the original that Washington paid royalties to Mauser Werke until the declaration of war made the payments inconvenient. The Karabiner 98k became the most-produced bolt-action rifle in history at over fourteen million units. And when the wars ended, the same action that survived the mud of the Somme became the foundation of every serious hunting rifle on earth — from the Winchester Model 70 to the modern Remington 700. The gun that killed men at a thousand yards is the reason your grandfather trusted his deer rifle. Subscribe for more :) #Mauser #GunHistory #Firearms #MilitaryHistory