Mauser Model 1871 Country Germany Type Rifle Manufacturer Mauser Introduction 1871 Specifications Weight 4,5 kg Length 1350 mm Barrel length 855 mm Cartridge 11 x 60 mm R Action bolt-action Feed system single-shot Gewehr 71/84: 8 round magazine

The Mauser Model 1871, adopted as the Gewehr 71 or Infanterie-Gewehr 71, was the first rifle manufactured to the designs of the Mauser company. From 1870 to 1871, the German Army conducted trials with many different rifles. The Mauser design was provisionally adopted at the end of 1871 by the armed forces of the German Empire, excluding Bavaria. The Gewehr 71 is a conventional looking bolt action rifle using black powder cartridges. The first weapons were single-shot, but in 1884, the design incorporated an 8-round tubular magazine, making this the first repeating rifle in use by the German Army. The Gewehr 71 was replaced by the Model 1888 Commission Rifle (designated Gewehr 88) starting in 1888.