Turned down bolt handle, 21" barrel, an overall length ofĤ1-1/2" and a weight of 7 pounds, 15 ounces, the short rifle is a Was introduced to replace Spain's Model 1895 carbine. The Model 1916 short rifle evolved from the Model 1916 rifle and Like the Swedes, the Spaniards found the Mauser 1893-95ĭesigns perfectly adequate for their needs for over a half century. Improvements in steels, manufacturing processes and heat treatment as It's important to note that even though these rifles areĭesignated as Model 1916s, they could have been made with all the Quantity by the Spanish arsenal of Fabrica de Armas at Oviedo from 1916 The Guardia Civil Model 1916s imported by SAMCO were produced in Model 1898, there is generous gas port cut into the left side of theįront receiver ring matching a large gas port in the body of the bolt. While the bolt design lacks the larger bolt sleeve gas shroud of the The Model 1916's double-lugged bolt cocks on closing and, The modern, clip-fed, staggered column, flush-box magazine. Mauser design history because it was the first Mauser model to feature Look for it, you'll find the Roman fasces is a widely used symbolĭesignated the Model 1916, the Guardia Civil short rifle follows Military Police and in many other official domains. The Lincoln Memorial, in the crests of our own National Guard and Army The Oval Office, the Senate, the House of Representatives, on theĬapitol and Supreme Court buildings, as the front arms of the chair in A little closer to home, images of the Roman fasces appear in Governmental officials as they moved about to signify the power of their In ancient Rome, fasces were carried by retainers in front of The Roman fasces, a bundle of rods typically surrounding an axe andīound together with straps, symbolizes the power and authority of the It's an attractive and unique firearmĬrest and symbolic of the role the Guardia Civil plays in civil society. It is the Roman fascesĪnd sword that embellish the front receiver ring of the GuardiaĬivil's short rifles. Together with a Roman fasces crossed by a sword. The official crest of the Guardia Civil consists of the Royal Crown My Emblem" and "Everything for the Fatherland." Not their esprit de corps, expressed in their mottos of "Honor is Ranging from highway patrol, border security and customs to InternetĬrime prevention, anti-terrorism and UN peace keeping missions.Įxcept for ceremonial purposes, their tricorn hats are gone, but With their families in garrisons, and assigned with responsibilities Today, an expanded Guardia Civil under the Interior Ministryįulfills the role of a paramilitary national police force, stationed Rural Spain as they had been ever since their formation in 1844. Tricorn hats and often carrying 9mm Bergmann "Destroyer"Ĭarbines was imposing indeed. Of a Guardia Civil 2-man patrol wearing their black, Napoleonic era, To anyone who remembers Franco's rural Spain, the mere sight It's the 7.62x51 chambered short rifle of Spain's famous Highly collectible, often appears on show tables and is very affordable. Otherwise would be just another collectible. Unit-marked Mausers are among the more interesting of the breed.īeing able to associate a particular Mauser with the personnel whoĬarried it breathes some life into our old warhorses.
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MLA style: "Guardia Civil's 7.62 short rifle: Spain's long-serving Mauser." The Free Library.
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