Portuguese Mauser Bolt

Description:

Bolt for Portuguese Mauser, 8mm.


Mauser–Vergueiro

Mauser–Vergueiro (1904/39)
Type: Bolt-action rifle
Place of origin : Portugal
Service history
In service 1904–1960s (Portugal)
1960s–present (Limited usage)
Used by Portugal
Brazil
Union of South Africa
German East Africa
International Brigades

The Mauser–Vergueiro is a bolt-action rifle, designed in 1904 by José Alberto Vergueiro, an infantry officer of the Portuguese Army, and manufactured by Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken (DWM). It was developed from the Mauser 98 rifle, introducing a new bolt system derived from the Gewehr 1888 and the Mannlicher–Schönauer. Outside Portugal, the weapon was also known as the Portuguese Mauser.