Mauser

[mou-zer]

noun

Peter Paul,1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.

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Examples from the Web for mauser

Well, it's strictly a military rifle and it's patterned after the German Mauser.
Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Then at once above the average fusillade and cannonade rose the extraordinary rattling roll of Mauser musketry in great volume.
London to Ladysmith via Pretoria|Winston Spencer Churchill
The Mauser fire ceases as if by magic, and the next instant the racing squadron has reached the rise.
With Rimington|L. March Phillipps
Also the watch on deck that night carried Mauser rifles, six-shooters, and cutlasses.
Captain Scraggs|Peter B. Kyne

The man on his right front lays his pipe quickly in the grass, and swiftly lifts his Mauser to his shoulder.
Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900)|A. G. Hales

British Dictionary definitions for mauser

Mauser

noun trademark

a high-velocity magazine rifle

a type of automatic pistol

Word Origin for Mauser

C19: named after P. P. von Mauser (1838–1914), German firearms inventor

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Word Origin and History for mauser

Mauser

1880, German army rifle, introduced 1871, invented by brothers Peter Paul (1838-1914) and Wilhelm (1834-1882) Mauser.