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Mauser M71 Bolt-action Rifles: ‘Moustache wax not included’ (VIDEO)

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 In the quiet town of Oberndorf in the 1870s were a father and six sons, all well known as some of the best gunsmiths for miles. This family, the Mausers, included brothers Paul and Wilhelm who aspired to something larger.


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Mauser M71 Bolt-action Rifles: 'Moustache wax not included' (VIDEO)

guns.com - Natty German reservist with Mauser M71 rifles and equally killer 'staches. (photo credit: German Archives)

If you have ever picked up a bolt-action rifle made in the past century or so, odds are, at least a few of its features owe a hat tip to a gun that dates back to an age when men were men and mustaches were waxed. That's right, we are talking about the Mauser M71, and it launched a gun-making empire.

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