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New Book Chronicles
Early German
Cartridge Rifles
John Sheehan
Dr. Dieter Storz’s great work, The
98 Rifle and Carbine 1898 – 1918
covering the development and use of
the M98 Mauser in the service of the
Imperial German Army has become
the benchmark against which all
other books on historical firearms are
judged. A “prequel” to this excellent
book is now available.
The second of what will
eventually be a 3-volume
set, German Military Rifles –
From the Werder Rifle to the
M/71.84 Rifle is now available
in English. The development,
manufacturing, political
infighting, trials, the rise
of the Mauser Brothers as the
preeminent firearms designers
of their era, and much more
is detailed in each subsequent
section of this book as it
chronicles the evolution of all
of the black-powder cartridge
rifles officially adopted
and issued by the Imperial
German Army.
Dr. Storz is the Curator
of Small Arms
at the Bayerisches Armeemuseum
in Ingolstadt,
Germany. His
amazing new work
covers the development,
trials and adoption
of the Bavarian
Werder, the Gew 71
in all of its configurations,
the Kar 71,
the conversions and
adaptations of the
French Chassepot needle-rifles captured
from France during the Franco-
Prussian War and
culminates with the
Gew 71/84, the last
The new book by Dr. Dieter
Storz covers the earliest of
German cartridge rifles.
Even very rare early arms like the predecessor to the Model 71 are
shown in detail.
black-powder cartridge
rifle officially
adopted by Imperial
Germany. Each
model is covered
in great detail. Included
are sections
on patents, cleaning,
ballistics, tactics,
colonial issue,
naval issue, gendarmerie
issue, accessories,
bayonets,
slings, cartridge
types ranging from live ammunition to
blanks to training cartridges, bullets,
primers, cartridge cases, later service
with the reserves during WWI, etc., all
in amazing detail!
Volume 3 will cover the successful
development of small-caliber, highvelocity,
smokeless powder cartridge
firearm in German service, the first of
which was the Gew 88 “Commission”
rifle. Published in Europe by Verlag
Militaria, Dr. Storz work is available
in the United States for $120 from
Mowbray Publishing.
Mowbray Publishing
54 E. School St., Woonsocket, RI 02895
(800) 999-4697
www.gunandswordcollector.com
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