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Antique German Germany WW 1 Mauser Gewehr Model 1871-84 .11 MM Rifle - Antique German Germany WW 1 Mauser Gewehr Model 1871-84 .11 MM Rifle.? The German Mauser WW 1 Gewehr model 1871/84 Rifle is in used condition.? Barrel measures 32 inches in length.? Wood stock is in used condition showing wear marks and initials etched in the wood.? Barrel shows a crown over Amberg, serial number 20782 appears in several locations on the gun, bolt does not match.? ? Frame reads Mod 71/84.? Rifle is dated 1887,? ?Numerous proof marks on gun and has B.7 R. 8,167 regimental markings on the buttplate. ? The rifles were issued to the German Army from late 1873 to 1875, with approximately 1.82 million rifles and 80,000?100,000 carbines produced. After troop trials in 1882 and 1883, the design was updated in 1884 with an 8-round tubular magazine designed by Alfred von Kropatschek, making this the German Army's first repeating rifle. This version was designated the Gewehr 1871/84, of which over a million examples were produced. ?Its groundbreaking technology was soon eclipsed by their opponent, the French, as they developed the first smokeless powder cartridge and rifle in 1886, the 8mm Model 1886 Lebel, causing Germany to quickly develop and adopt a new rifle. However, the Mausers were just getting started, and would soon dominate the world?s firearm industry.