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25 2019 NEW RELEASES History of the Mauser Rifle in Chile Mauser Chileno Modelo 1895, 1912, and 1935 David Nielsen As part of its rise as a regional South American power, Chile chose to emulate the highly successful Prussian military system in the last decades of the 19th century. Prior conflicts and the prospect of war with Argentina, which came to a head in the early 1890s, can be seen as the pretext for Chile’s purchase of “Prussian” military equipment, including Mauser rifles and Krupp cannons. This book summarizes important regional events, while also offering a general historical overview of Mauser developments. It will then proceed to expose the particulars of Chile’s Mausers, purchases that resulted in the Model 1895, 1912, and 1935. Also detailed are the technical specifics of each of these three models and the historical events surrounding their acquisition. The result is the first comprehensive attempt at documenting these important artifacts and events, which will, it is hoped, initiate further research into this fascinating topic. A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO THE SAVAGE 99 RIFLE AND ITS PREDECESSORS, THE MODEL 1895 AND 1899 978-0-7643-5026-9 $59.99 | 160 pp. ARGENTINE MAUSER RIFLES 1871-1959 978-0-7643-1868-9 $79.95 / 304 pp. David Nielsen currently lives in Brisbane, Australia, were he is an academic with the Queensland University of Technology. Born in South Africa, David was educated as an architect and practiced as such for a short while in Johannesburg. Having published numerous architectural works, the most recent which derived from his PhD, David is currently devoted to scholarship that documents the fascinating history of Mauser products and the personalities that surrounded them. The acquisition history and the technical specifics of the Mauser rifles and carbines sold to Chile from 1895 to 1935 Details the three main variants of Mauser rifles and carbines bought by Chile Some of the rarest Chilean Mausers are those associated with the Chilean and British navies SPECS ISBN: 978-0-7643-5676-6 Size: 7" x 10" Illustrations: 138 images Pages: 176 Binding: hard cover Price: $34.99 AVAILABLE APRIL