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Sometimes bolt action rifles are used in films to impersonate Mauser rifles, usually in large period films.  This section is specifically for bolt action rifles which are not common enough to merit their own page but are technically not Mauser rifles.
Sometimes bolt action rifles are used in films to impersonate Mauser rifles, usually in large period films.  This section is specifically for bolt action rifles which are not common enough to merit their own page but are technically not Mauser rifles.
==Gewehr 1888==
==Gewehr 1888==
[[Image:Gewehr1888 OE.jpg‎ |thumb|right|550px|Mannlicher Gewehr 1888 - 7.92x57mm Mauser.  This sample was an issued rifle in the Ottoman Empire based in its stampings.  This is a movie armory weapon.]]
[[Image:Gewehr1888 OE.jpg‎ |thumb|right|550px|Mannlicher Gewehr 1888 - 7.92x57mm Mauser.  This sample was an issued rifle in the Ottoman Empire based in its stampings.  This is a movie armory weapon.]]
[[File:Hanyang 88.jpg|thumb|none|550px|Hanyang 88 - 7.92x57mm Mauser. This weapon saw service in the Sino-Japanese wars and the Chinese Civil War.]]
Also known as the Model 1888 Commission Rifle, this rifle was issued to front line German Troops in World War 1 until the Gewehr 98s caught up with production and fully replaced it in 1915.  It was issued to troops serving the Ottoman Empire and was maintained by Turkish soldiers well into the 1930s.  Though it can be seen outfitting German Troops in any World War 1 film, the rifle was surprisingly not a Mauser, but a Commission designed weapon that was built by various other manufacturers.  The Rifle was based on Mannlicher, French Lebel and Mauser elements.  When the Germans used it during the Boxer Rebellion in China, the Chinese made an unlicensed copy, the Hanyang 88 (Type 88).
Also known as the Model 1888 Commission Rifle, this rifle was issued to front line German Troops in World War 1 until the Gewehr 98s caught up with production and fully replaced it in 1915.  It was issued to troops serving the Ottoman Empire and was maintained by Turkish soldiers well into the 1930s.  Though it can be seen outfitting German Troops in any World War 1 film, the rifle was surprisingly not a Mauser, but a Commission designed weapon that was built by various other manufacturers.  The Rifle was based on Mannlicher, French Lebel and Mauser elements.  When the Germans used it during the Boxer Rebellion in China, the Chinese made an unlicensed copy, the Hanyang 88 (Type 88).



Revision as of 11:14, 1 June 2012

This pages has Mauser Rifles used on film other than Mauser Gewehr 1898 and Karabiner 98k which are the two most popular model seen on screen.

Gewehr 1871/84

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Mauser Gewehr 1871/84 - 11.15x60mmR

Film:

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Last Samurai Japanese Imperial Army 2003


1891 Mauser Rifle

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Mauser 1891 - 7.65x53mm

Film:

Title Actor Character Note Date
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) German Imperial Army 1979

Television:

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Rough Riders George Hamilton William Randolph Hearst 1997


1893 Spanish Mauser

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1893 Spanish Mauser - 7x57mm Mauser

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
A Bullet for the General Gian Maria Volonté El Chuncho 1966
A Bullet for the General Lou Castel Bill 'Niño' Tate 1966
A Bullet for the General Mexican governmental troops and guerrillas 1966
There Be Dragons Spanish Nationalist and Republican extras 2011
Hemingway & Gellhorn Spanish Nationalist forces 2012

Television:

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Rough Riders Spanish troops 1997


1894 Swedish Mauser Carbine

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Mauser M94/14 Cavalry Carbine (dated 1916) (Carl Gustaf) - 6.5x55mm

The Model 1894 (or more commonly known M94) was a precursor to the M1896 Carl Gustaf Mauser which went into production in 1895, with left over receivers used in the M1896 full sized rifle production. It is noteworthy for its metal endcap and the fact that some later models (like the M94/14) were designed to take either the standard M1914 army bayonet or the M95 Naval bayonet (a large bladed knife).

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Wind and the Lion German soldiers 1975
There Be Dragons Wes Bentley Manolo Torres 2011
There Be Dragons Olga Kurylenko Ildika 2011


1895 Chilean Mauser

Also known as the Chilean Contract Mauser, or Modelo Mauser Chileno 1895.

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Mauser 1895 Rifle - 7x57mm Mauser
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Mauser 1895 Rifle - 7x57mm Mauser
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Mauser 1895 Carbine - 7x57mm Mauser

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Breaker Morant Boer Commandoes 1980

Television:

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Rough Riders Spanish troops 1997
Rough Riders Dale Dye Colonel Leonard Wood 1997


1896 Swedish Mauser

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Mauser 1896/02 Rifle (Carl Gustaf) - 6.5x55mm
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Mauser 1896/11 Rifle (Carl Gustaf) - 6.5x55mm
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Mauser 1896/38 Rifle (Carl Gustaf) - 6.5x55mm

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Man on the Roof Suspect 1976


Mauser 98 Sporter

The German-style purpose-built sporter has a ribbed barrel, express sights and a flat "butterknife" style bolt handle, and not a converted military rifle.

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German-style Mauser 98 Sporter - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Diamonds Are Forever Bruce Cabot Bert Saxby 1971
The Sugarland Express Texas Ranger 1974
White Hunter Black Heart Clint Eastwood John Wilson 1990
Public Enemies Christian Bale Melvin Purvis 2009

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Hawaii Five-O James MacArthur Danny "Danno" Williams 1968-1979


Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine

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Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Sahara Bedouin scout 1943
The Wind That Shakes The Barley Cillian Murphy Damien 2006


1903 Turkish Mauser

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Turkish Mauser 1903 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) German soldiers Impersonating Gewehr 98 1979
Gallipoli Turkish Soldiers 1981
Lighthorsemen, The Turkish Soldiers and Bedouins 1987
All The King Men Turkish Soldiers 1999
The Mummy Arabs 1999
Passchendaele German soldiers 2009


1908 Brazilian Mauser

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Mauser 1908 - 7x57mm Mauser

The Brazilian M1908 was manufactured by Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken in Berlin and Waffenfabrik Mauser in Orberndorf. Chambered for 7x57mm Mauser.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
City Of God Gangsters 2002
The Good, the Bad, the Weird Byung-hun Lee The Bad 2008
The Good, the Bad, the Weird Various henchmen 2008


1909 Argentine Mauser

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Argentine Mauser 1909 - 7.65x53 Argentine

The Argentinian mausers were chambered for the 7.65x53mm Argentine (AKA 7.65x53mm Belgian) cartridge.

Film:

Title Actor Character Note Date
Evita Argentine soldiers 1996
The Aura Ricardo Darín Esteban Espinosa Sporterized version 2005
The Aura Alejandro Awada Sontag Sporterized version 2005


1916 Spanish Mauser

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M1916 Spanish Mauser - 7x57mm Mauser

The 1916 (known also as the M1916) Spanish Mauser was a short rifle developed from the M1893 Spanish Mauser Rifle. It was originally chambered in 7x57mm Mauser, however, after development of the CETME rifle, numerous M1916s were re-chambered for 7.62x51mm CETME for use by the Guardia Civil.

Film:

Title Actor Character Note Date
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Kevork Malikyan Kazim 1989

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Bors Spanish Repusblicans Ep.11 1968
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Sean Patrick Flanery Indiana Jones 1992-1994


VZ-98/22 Czech Mauser

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BRNO VZ98/22 Czech Mauser - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Film:

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Lost Battalion German troops 2001


VZ-24 Czech Mauser

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Czech vz. 24 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Film:

Title Actor Character Note Date
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Cultist 1989


VZ-98/29 Czech Mauser

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Czech Persian Mauser 98/29 8x57 mm

Film:

Title Actor Character Note Date
Battle of Warsaw 1920 Polish troops 2011


M24/47 Yugoslavian Mauser

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Yugoslavian M24-47 Mauser - 7.92x57mm Mauser. An M24 Mauser re-arsenaled in the 1947 update program.

Film:

Title Actor Character Note Date
Viva Maria! Mexican soldiers and rebels 1965
The Wind and the Lion Sheik Raisuli's men 1975
The Wind and the Lion Brian Keith President Roosevelt 1975
Force 10 from Navarone Partisan fighters 1978


1935 Peruvian Mauser

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Mauser 1935 (Modelo 1935) Rifle Peruvian FN Contract - .30-06

Film:

Title Actor Character Note Date
Uncommon Valor Seen among other rifles 1983


M48 Yugoslavian Mauser

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Yugoslavian M48 Mauser - 7.92x57mm Mauser

The M48 Mauser is a post World War II intermediate-length M98 action, designed in Yugoslavia. Although similar in general appearance to the German Kar98K rifle, it is not a copy but is based on the earlier Yugoslav M24 rifle. The main difference between the M48 and the Kar98K is that the M48 receiver is 1/4" shorter than the standard-length Kar98K. They are usually easily identified by the top handguard which extends behind the rear sight, and ends just in front of the receiver ring. The model number is stamped under the crest: M48, M48A, or M48BO. M48's are regarded as a military surplus firearm and can be collected in the US at a generally cheap price due to the numbers recently imported from Europe.

Film:

Title Actor Character Note Date
No Man's Land Bosnian guide 2001


M43 Spanish Mauser

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Spanish Mauser M43 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Film:

Title Actor Character Note Date
Lawrence of Arabia Turkish soldiers and Arab irregulars 1962



Oberndorf Mauser Sporter

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Oberndorf Mauser Sporter - 9x57mm

Film:

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Red House Rory Calhoun Teller 1947


Type Zhongzheng Rifle

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Type Zhongzheng rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser

The Type Zhongzheng rifle is a licenced, Chinese copy of the Mauser Standard Model rifle, the forerunner to the Mauser Karabiner 98k rifle, and was used extensively by both Nationalist and Communist forces during the Second Sino-Japanese war, the Chinese Civil War and finally during the Korean War by the People's volunteer army.

Film:

Title Actor Character Note Date
Assembly (Ji jie hao) Zhang Hangyu Gu Zidi 2007
Assembly (Ji jie hao) Communist and Nationalist Chinese soldiers 2007
Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, The General Yang's soldiers 2008
The Founding of a Republic (Jian guo da ye) 2009

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
7554 2011

Other Models

Sometimes bolt action rifles are used in films to impersonate Mauser rifles, usually in large period films. This section is specifically for bolt action rifles which are not common enough to merit their own page but are technically not Mauser rifles.

Gewehr 1888

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Mannlicher Gewehr 1888 - 7.92x57mm Mauser. This sample was an issued rifle in the Ottoman Empire based in its stampings. This is a movie armory weapon.
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Hanyang 88 - 7.92x57mm Mauser. This weapon saw service in the Sino-Japanese wars and the Chinese Civil War.

Also known as the Model 1888 Commission Rifle, this rifle was issued to front line German Troops in World War 1 until the Gewehr 98s caught up with production and fully replaced it in 1915. It was issued to troops serving the Ottoman Empire and was maintained by Turkish soldiers well into the 1930s. Though it can be seen outfitting German Troops in any World War 1 film, the rifle was surprisingly not a Mauser, but a Commission designed weapon that was built by various other manufacturers. The Rifle was based on Mannlicher, French Lebel and Mauser elements. When the Germans used it during the Boxer Rebellion in China, the Chinese made an unlicensed copy, the Hanyang 88 (Type 88).

Film:

Title Actor Character Note Date
The African Queen German Askari 1951
Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows Jude Law Dr. Watson 2011