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Model of 1887
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The Model 1887's was the first contract rifle the Ottomans bought from
Mauser. The Ottomans placed their first order with Waffenfabrik Mauser for
500,000 rifles and 50,000 carbines patterned after the Gewehr 71/84 bolt action
rifle. This black powder rifle was chambered for the 9.5x60R military round. The
rifle held 8 rounds in the tubular magazine. The Ottomans eventually made the
switch to smokeless powder after accepting 270,000 of these rifles and the
remainder of the contract was filled with the Model of 1890.

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