The 8 mm M/88 cartridge which was introduced in 1888 and loaded with an 8.08 mm (.318 in) 14.6 g (226 gr) round nose bullet was replaced on 3 April 1903 by the 7.92Г—57mm Mauser S Patrone (S ball cartridge) which was loaded with a new 8.20 mm (.323 in) 9.9 g (154 gr) spitzer bullet. At the outbreak of WWI in 1914, the German Army had 2,273,080 Mauser 98-rifles of all types additional 7,000,000 were produced during the war. In 1904, contracts were placed with Waffenfabrik Mauser for 290,000 rifles and Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken (DWM) for 210,000 rifles. The first combat use of the Gewehr 98 was during the Boxer Rebellion (1898вЂ“1901). In 1901, the first troop issues of the Gewehr 98 Rifles were made to the East Asian Expeditionary Force, the Navy, and three premier Prussian army corps. The action was derived from the experimental Gewehr 96 Rifle. The German Gewehr-PrГјfungskommission (G.P.K.) (Rifle Testing Commission) adopted the Gewehr 98 on 5 April 1898. In the interim decade, Mauser rifles became recognized as the world standard, and the German Army became outclassed by a German-made product in the hands of others. The 1888 replacement for the Mauser was an internal design from the Army, but failed through an impractical design. Mauser was already selling similar 1895-design weapons to many other countries, and had supplied less advanced Mauser rifles to the German Army from 1871 to 1888. The bolt-action design was the latest refinement of the 1895 design patented by Paul Mauser on 9 September 1895. The Gewehr 98, was introduced into German military service in 1898, replacing the Gewehr 1888. The Gewehr 98 saw further military use by the Ottoman Empire and Nationalist Spain. The Gewehr 98 replaced the earlier Gewehr 1888 rifle as the German service rifle, first saw combat in the Boxer Rebellion, and was the main German infantry service rifle of World War I. The Gewehr 98 action, using stripper clip loading with the powerful 7.92Г—57mm Mauser cartridge, successfully combined and improved various bolt action engineering concepts soon adopted by many other countries including Britain, Japan, and the US. (abbreviated G98, Gew 98 or M98) is a German bolt-action Mauser rifle firing cartridges from a 5-round internal clip-loaded magazine that was the German service rifle from 1898 to 1935, when it was replaced by the Karabiner 98k, a shorter weapon using the same basic design. German World War I brass 5 round stripper clip with 7.92Г—57mm JS cartridges. Mauser M98, bolt and firing pin and safety mechanism field stripped. The recesses for the stripper clips and thumb hole on the left can be seen. However for the most part a core set of weapon models were relied upon by the key belligerent armies at Gallipoli.Mauser M98, action from above. Given the relentlessly high demand for any and all forms of offensive weaponry during the war - particularly during its earliest days when armament production was only beginning to accelerate - many different types of rifle were pressed into service, including a fair number of ancient models. Just plain fascinating historical records: Interestingly, whenever I view material on WW2 there is always tons of familiar photos. So I share my meanderings of the afternoon, which may be useful for someone needing reference on troops at Gallipoli. Just collected the images for reference and out of hobby and academic interest want to share it with fellow gamers and history buffs. So if I need to credit anyone, or remove a photo, just let me know, I hold no copyright. I have no idea about copyright on the photos I found, some are from the Central News Agency in the UK (Via Kings College London), The Australian War Museum, Imperial War Museum, Te Papa, lotsa places. This hunt also took me to a fascinating account from the Turkish perspective: Turkey's War (Gallipoli) Isn't the internet just wonderful.leads you into dark corners of musty photographs and unseen treasures. I knew the the ANZACs had SMLE's - Lee Enfields. Can't really say from the colour painting guide pictures. How far up does the wood go? Does it differ from the WW2 Lee Enfield. Going to paint the rifles next: Wood rifle stocks painted.

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