Wilhelm Mauser

Wilhelm Mauser, (born May 2, 1834 in Oberndorf am Neckar, died January 13, 1882 was a German weapon designer and manufacturer/industrialist.

Together with his brother Paul Mauser (1838 - 1914) Wilhelm Mauser designed the Mauser Model 1871 rifle, the first of a succesfull line of Mauser rifles and pistols. The rifle was adopted as the Gewehr 71 or Infanterie-Gewehr 71 and was the first metal cartridge weapon of the German Empire.

Amongst other fire arms the Mauser company also developed the Gewehr 98 and Karabiner 98k rifle series. The Gewehr 98 itself was the latest in a line of Mauser rifles that were introduced in the 1890s.

References

* Wilhelm Mauser on German Wikipedia
*Mauser Model 1871
*Paul Mauser