Mauser Gewehr 1888

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf bolt-action rifle
gptkbp:action bolt-action
gptkbp:barrelLength 740 mm
Rifled barrel.
gptkbp:bornIn German_Army.
gptkbp:built 1888.
gptkbp:caliber gptkb:7.92×57mm_Mauser
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:currentStatus Collectible firearm.
gptkbp:design gptkb:Paul_Mauser
Straight bolt handle.
gptkbp:historicalContext Developed during the transition to smokeless powder.
gptkbp:historicalImpact Significant in the development of modern military rifles.
gptkbp:historicalRole Standard infantry rifle.
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First standard-issue rifle of the German Army using smokeless powder.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mauser Gewehr 1888
gptkbp:influencedBy Mauser_Model_1871.
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future bolt-action rifles.
gptkbp:length 1,100 mm
gptkbp:militaryRank Gewehr 88.
gptkbp:modifications Various modifications for different military needs.
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity 760 m/s
gptkbp:notable_event World War I.
World_War_II.
gptkbp:notableFeature Gewehr 88/05.
Clip-fed_magazine.
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 1 million
gptkbp:operationalRange 400 m
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:productionLocation Germany.
gptkbp:productionYears 1888-1900
gptkbp:rateOfFire 10-15 rounds per minute
gptkbp:replacedBy Gewehr 98
Gewehr 98.
gptkbp:safety manual safety
gptkbp:safetyFeatures Manual.
gptkbp:serviceHistory Used_in_World_War_I_and_early_World_War_II.
gptkbp:services 5-round internal magazine
gptkbp:sights iron sights
Open sights.
gptkbp:stockExchange Wooden_stock.
gptkbp:stockSymbol wood
gptkbp:successor Gewehr 98
Gewehr 98.
gptkbp:triggerType single-stage trigger
Single-stage.
gptkbp:type Military rifle.
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:German_Empire
gptkbp:usedIn World War I.
First Balkan War.
World_War_II.
Second_Balkan_War.
gptkbp:variant Gewehr 88/05
gptkbp:weight 4.1 kg
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1888