By 1895 the trio had put together a successful prototype and with that, Paul Mauser could no longer deny the possibility that such a powerful handgun could find success. However, that was not enough to discourage him, and Fidel along with his brothers Friedrich and Josef believed they had something worth pursuing and continued to work on building their 7.63 caliber automatic handgun. In fact, when the Mauser employee Fidel Feederle presented the idea of this new automatic pistol to Paul Mauser, he rejected the design. One that although it bears the name Mauser wasn’t invented by Paul Mauser, or any of his kin. Today, it is another interesting Mauser firearm that we would like to discuss. These were firearms like the Colt 1911, 1891 Mosin Nagant and its variants, Springfield 1903, and of course the most produced rifle ever the Mauser 98. There were more and more guns that were designed initially for battle, but managed to build a civilian following when the priority of war subsided. The most successful firearms seemed to be those that could appeal to both sportsmen and militaries alike. Even though that last goal was the ultimate accomplishment for many of these gun builders, a military contract wasn't always a necessary component to guarantee their firearm was successful.Ĭivilian commercial markets had continued to grow more prominent as the 19th century came to a close. They basically desired to achieve anything that could appeal to military forces around the world and assure their financial success. They were primarily focused on building guns that were faster to load and fire, easier to shoot and carry, hit harder, and had a greater target range. This made the firearm industry rather unique, because there were many inventors that were striving to achieve the same result. This was because regardless of anything else that was happening around the globe, there was seldom a time without a domestic or international conflict somewhere. Although, the achievements that were reached in the firearms industry were just but a small part of the developments that came to fruition in the manufacturing of everything from textiles to automobiles, guns would play a vital role in the world's economies. It was the final decade of a century that saw the culmination of the Industrial Revolution, and was rich with technological advancements.
Back in the 1890s there were countless gun builders doing their best to develop the next great breakthrough.
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