Wilhelm Mauser
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Wilhelm Mauser( born May 2, 1834 in Oberndorf am Neckar - died January 13, 1882) was a German weapon designer and manufacturer. Together with his brother Paul Mauser he designed the Mauser Model 1871 rifle. The rifle was adopted as the Gewehr 71 or Infanterie-Gewehr 71 and was the first metal cartridge weapon of the German Empire.
