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(Manufactured at Amberg Arsenal in 1887)
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Caliber: ........................ 11mm (11.15 x 60R)
Rifling & Twist: .............. 4 grooves .006" deep and .173" wide, right twist, 1 turn in 21.65"
Barrel Length: ............... 31.56 in. (802mm)
Overall Length: ............. 50.9 in. (1293mm)
Weight: ........................ 10.2 lb. (4.63 kg unloaded without sling & bayonet)
Magazine Capacity: ....... 8 rounds
Mechanism Type: .......... Turnbolt, tubular magazine in forend
Source: ....................... Mauser Bolt Rifles by Ludwig Olsen (1976) - ISBN: 999949806X
Canadian Collector Market Value Estimate: $
1887 Model 71/84 (11mm) Mauser
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Observations: by Keith Doyon (click here)
The I.G. (Infanterie-Gewehr) Model 71/84, Germany's first infantry repeating rifle, is a further evolution of Paul Mauser's first successful military rifle, the I.G.Mod.71. German Mauser. Taking advantage of critical lessons learned from the Turks at the battles of Plevna in 1877, (where the Turks, armed in important part with M1866 Winchester repeating rifles soundly defeated the numerically superior Russians armed with Krnka and Berdan II single shot rifles) the I.G.Mod.71/84 is an I.G.Mod.71 with a tubular magazine (itself a derivation of the Winchester system), a Mauser designed lifting mechanism similar to the Kropatchek design and improved rear sight.
Collector's Comments and Feedback:
1. DISASSEMBLY: The 71/84 bolt is tricky to remove. by Keith Doyon (click here)
1) DO NOT REMOVE THE BOLT RETAINING SCREW!!! It is pinned to the bolt itself with a tiny cross-pin and will not back out completely without breaking it. It will back out sufficiently to allow the bolt retainer washer to slide over the receiver bridge. Back out the bolt sufficiently to allow the washer to clear ... and no more.
2) Open the bolt and pull it all the way to the rear.
3) With the right hand (I'm right-handed) hold a good amount of back tension on the bolt and with the right thumb or a finger of the right hand hold the bolt retainer washer up so that it can clear the receiver bridge.
4) While holding back pressure on the bolt, with the left hand move the magazine cut-off lever from the back position to the forward position. As the cut-off lever is moving, the bolt should softly snap back out of the receiver.
Re-installation is only a matter of re-introducing the bolt to the receiver. It will slide past the spring without any tricky maneuvers being necessary.
...... (Feedback by "Keith Doyon")
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