Mauser

[ mou-zer ]

/ ˈmaʊ zər /

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

Example sentences 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

Mauser

/ (ˈmaʊzə) /

a high-velocity magazine rifle

a type of automatic pistol

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