Description
Title: Mauser Bolt Rifles (Third Edition, updated & expanded)
Author: Ludwig Olson
Edition: Third Edition (circa 1976, 15th printing of the revised edition)
Publisher: F. Brownell & Son, Montezuma, Iowa
Format: Oversize quarto (~11″ × 9″), hardcover with dust jacket, approximately 364 pages of text, over 670 black-and-white photographs, exploded views, cutaways, detailed charts, spec tables, and illustrations covering Mauser military bolt-action rifles worldwide
Content Overview:
Regarded as the most authoritative and comprehensive reference on Mauser military rifles, this edition documents virtually every bolt-action Mauser model, covering military use across dozens of countries. Werner’s field-based research provides detailed historical and technical perspective, from early single-shot bolt rifles to later magazine-fed versions, covering technical specifications, markings, factories, and variant differences. The extensive visual documentation makes it a cornerstone reference for collectors and historians
