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Title:	RIFLE, MILITARY -  SERBIAN RIFLE MODEL 1910 MAUSER 7MM SN# 18224
Maker/Manufacturer:	MAUSER, PAUL
Date of Manufacture:
Eminent Figure:	ANEY, CAPTAIN J.L.
Catalog Number:	SPAR 4744
Measurements:	OL:123.8CM 48 3/4" BL: 74.2CM 29 1/4" 9 lbs.

Object Description:

SERBIAN RIFLE MODEL 1910 MAUSER 7MM SN# 18224
Manufactured by - Weapon weighs approximately 9 lbs.

Markings:
Receiver: 18224.
Bolt: 18224.

This is one of a number of items the Springfield Armory Museum received in 1920 from Captain J.L. Aney. Captain Aney was stationed in Europe with the Ordnance Department and assigned to the "Captured Material Section" in WWI. Aney was ordered to secure items for the Springfield Armory Museum. This weapon is listed on the Receiving Report as Item No. 40 and is described as: "Roumanian Mauser Rifle, Model 1910. This gun was found at the Coblenz Lutzel Arsenal in December 1918. It is a combination of the Spanish Model 1893, and the German Model 1898." Weapon transferred to the Museum on 24 March 1920.

In photo with multiple weapons this weapon is second from the left.
See, Ball, pg. 208.

References:
Schwing, Ned. STANDARD CATALOG OF MILITARY RIFLES. Krause Publications. Iola, Wi. 2001.