T- Gewehr Data

 Dimensions

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From the muzzle to the butt 1.702 mm
Weight: 35.8 pounds
  •  Barrel
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    Barrel Length: 870 mm  
    Bore:  
    Bottom of grooves: 13,5 mm  
    Top of land: 13 mm  
  •  Rifling
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    Nº of lands: eight  
    Depth of lands: .25 mm  
    Width of lands: .43 mm  
    Rigth hand rifling, one complete turn in 407 mm  
  •  Stocks
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    Woodwork in one piece. Pistol grip separate. Wood probably ash but three, other samples seen were elm. Without but plate.  
  •  Sights
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    Foresight: Fixed invertted "V"  
    Backsight: Leaf pattern "V" sigth. The leaf carries a range pointer sliding over the ramps, wich are straight, and has a releasing button on the left hand side which disengages from the rack on the right hand side. The leaf is marked on alternate sides 1 to 5, i.e. 1, 3, 5 on right and 2, 4 on left.  
  •  Bolt mechanism
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    he mechanism is for single loading only, no magazine being provided. The guide for the bolt is a solidextension of the breech, cut away only on the righthand side to allow of insertion and ejection of the cartridge. The bolt head is provided with two lugs on the same axis as the bolt lever. These lugs travel along slots in the bolt guide when the bolt lever is vertical. At the end of its travel, a movement of the bolt lever to the right through 90 degrees turns the lugs on the bolt head over, in which position they are supported from recoil by projections in the rear of the guide. The bolt is thus supported in firing in two places, both front and rear. Extraction of the bolt is effected by sliding it back with the lever vertical, then releasing it by pressing a milled catch on the left hand side.
  •  Cocking mechanism
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    On movement of the bolt head forward into the breech, cocking of the breech striker is effected by the nose of the sear engaging in the bent on the extension of the striker, the final movement of the bolt lever to the right through 90 degrees, carryng the bolt ½ in further forward, while the striker is held up from further movement forward by engaging in thenose of the sear. At the same time the flat spring extractor engages over the lip of the cartridge preparatory to final extraction. The bolt in this position can be locked by a safety catch mounted on the rear extension of the striker. The catch when raised vertically though 90 degrees from its horizontal position on the left hand side, only releases the nose of the sear disengaged, locks the striker and also locks the bolt preventing it from being raised from being raised from its horizontal position.
  •  Ejector
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    • Down 1891 rifle, up the T Gewehr 1918
    Ejection of the cartridge after extraction is caused by a lever pivoted on the bed of the bolt guide which lifts up as the bolt is withdrawn and gives the necessary kick to the cartridge case to eject it.
  •  Trigger mechanism
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    The trigger is of simple design, and directly operates on the nose of the sear. The sear is pivoted forward and is held uo in its engaged position by a compression spring in front of the fulcrum. The trigger is carried by a pin in a slot in the sear and has two small projections at its head. Each projection acts as a fulcrum for operating the sear, so that the trigger has two pull-offs. The first pull-off = ¾ to 1 lb., and the second= about 2 lb.  
  •  General
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    • Mauser trade mark
    There are three gas scape holes, ¾ in diameter in the bolt head, near of the breech; there is one hole through the bolt head 7/32 in diameter, and one ¼ in diameter at right angles to it, facing the bolt guide. In order to make it easier to handle the front barrel band had a bracket below it to fit the 08/15 machine gun bipod.
    The butt stocks made in two piece without buttplate

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