![]() ![]() Due to the fact that the Mauser works were running nearly at capacity supplying the Turks, Ludwig Loewe & Co. 88 in every way, and shopped it to the Belgians. Mauser, feeling snubbed, set to work designing a rifle that eclipsed the Gew. 1888 "Commission Rifle", so called because it was designed by a committee, rather than any independent factory. The Germans responded by fielding the Gew. 1886 Lebel by the French had, almost overnight, obsoleted every other military rifle in the world. ![]() The late 19th Century was witness to a frantic global arms race the introduction of the Mle. 71 Vetterli: A 19th Century assault rifle. Argentine Mauser Modelo 1891: The last antique rifle.Fabrique Nationale SAFN-49: The proto-FAL.Martini-Henry Mark III: The Arm of Empire.Filipino blacksmith revolver: Fruit of a ban. ![]()
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