1915 Mauser Gewehr 98 Bolt Action Rifle
date: label: Date
content: 1915-1916
name: label: Created by
content: Mauser, German, founded 1811
label: Used by
content: Cpl. Lawrence Leslie McVey, Sr., American, 1897 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: 369th Infantry Regiment, American, 1913 - 1945
notes: label: Description
content: 1915 Mauser Gewehr 98 Bolt Action Rifle found in Germany by Corporal Lawrence McVey during World War I. The Gewehr 98 rifle has a bolt action system that has two locking lugs just behind the bolt head. The rifle has a long metal barrel attached to the main body of the gun that is comprised of wood and metal pieces. The trigger guard is adjustable with numbers written on all sides and an adjustable locking lug. The rifle ends in a long wooden shoulder hold, in a triangular shape, with a notch cut out from the top. There are inscriptions on many parts of the rifle. On the top of the bolt, is the manufacture's name and location, [7.90 / WAFFENFABRIK / MAUSER. A.-G. / OFERNDORF A/N. /1915 l 16]. On the side of the loading bolt is the type of rifle, [GEW 98.] Under the barrel are the identifying numbers, [ 66 / 2766]. Attached to the middle of the rifle, where the barrel meets the body is a leather strap that has adjustable holes throughout for the metal hinge to attach. The leather has deteriorated and become detached at the shoulder of the rifle but the metal attachment remains on the body.
place: label: Place made
content: Oberndorf, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: World War I
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Weapons and Ammunition
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gina McVey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.8
objectType: label: Type
content: rifles (long guns)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood and metal with leather
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (without strap): 4 7/8 × 49 1/4 × 1 3/4 in. (12.4 × 125.1 × 4.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (strap): 34 × 1 1/4 in. (86.4 × 3.2 cm)