Paul Mauser - Model 1882 - Evolution of the IG 71/84 - Jon Speed

I was helping some folks out on Black Powder Mausers like 71/84 so thought I would provide a small item of Mauser history that Led to 71/84 model.

As Early as 1881 Paul had been experimenting with various magazine loaded rifles using the already known Tubular Feed system. By 1882 Paul Patented his First Tube feed Mauser designated as Model 1882 and sent samples to Spandau. Spandau then offered to run a Troop Trial with 2000 Mod, 82 rifles. The final order was for 2024 units as the 24 extra would be run through Technical tests etc. Regards, Jon



1. Image shows the Model 82 Rifle, Note the extended magazine tube at front end

2. Close up left wall of another example shows Only Brothers Mauser with No model designation as on 71/84

3. July 27 Spandau Order for 2024 rifles

4. First preliminary talks from Spandau with Letter headed doc

5. These docs were folded up in to post size envelopes and then stamped on address side and back side

6. Spandau Post marks

7. Spandau order for Spare parts

On photo of rifle I sent you will see Designation 71/84 as Lockhoven only obtained original docs on true history at later date. Here is Photo that shows Paul Mauser at the Spandau trials hand over of First 82 models. Jon

First Patents for repeater

I think Robert Landies owns a Mauser 1882 rifle.

Thanks to Jon Speed and F-G for the thread and attachments, very informative! I think I will copy this thread to the research thread also, if I can figure it out... keeping this one independent of course, just duplicating these posts too the research thread. I think their relevance is too important to let them separate and get lost.

***I also stickied this post for now, maybe permanently, but I am considering culling some of the stickie posts as I would like to avoid having too many at top... trouble is I think too many deserve it! Mostly I think the most deserving are ones that are on going projects, we keep adding information to or those that serve an evolving research project, but we will see. While not a believer in "democracy" in any political form, - I think it is nearly as evil as communism - for "families" and small "like minded groups" democracy is not only positive, it is "natural" to human nature, so I will probably run a poll when we get too many at the top and need to weed some out. Basically see what the "family" thinks...

Happy to post this stuff up for Jon!

You might consider doing a Sticky - Reference thread by topic similar to the picture study posts where groups of rifles are listed by topic to then reference each thread.

This limits it to "one" sticky thread, that then has all those relevant threads listed by topic.

Good idea, that makes a lot of sense, though I think a vote will give some perspective to the idea, - if this subject (German military rifles) weren't so varied, so diverse and better understood (archival material) this would be unnecessary.