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Mauser Military Rifles of the World Robert W.D. Ball
Publisher: KP Books

Nov 15, 2013 - Robert Ball, the world's foremost authority on Mauser military rifles, continues to scour the continents in search of more details and models of this ubiquitous rifle. Apr 24, 2012 - A Review of Bolt Action Military Rifles of the World, by Stuart C Mowbray and Joe Puleo.The evolution of military rifles started with matchlock, and then flintl. In the 1920's and 30's, old military firearms were favored by European custom rifle builders for use for building light weight mountain and "stalk. In fact, when I was serving as a A recent influx of military surplus Mosin Nagants over the past few years have brought thousands of these battle rifles to the United States at budget prices. Nov 22, 2010 - Mauser was an observer of world military affairs and was keenly aware of the results of a poorly led but well armed Turkish army over a superior Russian force at the Battle of Plevna. By 1898 Mauser was acknowledged as making the best rifle bolt for a semi-automatic rifle in the world. 1889, 1890, 1891, 1893, 1895, and 1896. I don't carry a weapon and look for trouble, I carry one in case trouble finds me. What you have is a pretty rare rifle. But then along came Assault Rifles with automatic capabilities which changed the whole game. Feb 27, 2014 - A rifle with a military connection is easier to sell than a rifle without a military connection. The Mosin Nagant is still used by insurgent forces throughout the world. Sep 30, 2011 - Robert W D Ball is an acknowledged authority on Antique Military Rifles and memorabilia. He has authored a dozen books and travels the world in search of items to add to his collection. As I write this article you can readily purchase The bolt, while reliable, is not as slick as its western counterparts of the day (1903 Springfield, Lee-Enfield, Mauser, etc). I just tried to look it up in Robert Ball's Mauser Military Rifles of the World, which is pretty much considered a standard for Mauser reference, and it's not even in there!