TheMauser Model 1904 andModel 1907 wereGewehr 98 patternbolt-actionrifles produced byMauser andDeutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken (DWM). They were designed for export market. Copies were later produced inChina and inSpain.

The Models 1904 and 1907 were similar to the Gewehr 1898. They featured a longer cocking piece. Only the rifles made forParaguay kept theLange Visier sight of the German rifle.^[1][2] While most of the rifles were fitted only with a short bayonet lug that required a bayonet with a muzzle ring,^[3] rifles ordered by Paraguay andEcuador had another lug to fit theMauser Model 1895 bayonet.^[1][4] The Siamese model was heavier and slightly longer.^[5]

TheBrazilian military police ordered a carbine variant, with a bent bold handle. A bayonet lug was fitted under the barrel band, similarly to theMauser Model 1893.^[6]

These carbines generally featured turned down bolt handle, even if some Chinese carbines had a straight one.^[7] The stock ended under the muzzle.^[1] The carbines also had a tangent leaf rear sight while the front sight was directly mounted on the nose cap. No bayonet could be used.^[8][9]

China tested the Model 1904 from 1907. The rifle was known asModel 1904/1907 while the carbine was known asModel 1907.^[10] Most of the rifles were originally produced by Mauser and DWM with a special 6.8×57mm cartridge.^[3] The production of the Model 1907 soon started inGuangdong arsenal with DWM help. The1911 revolution slowed the purchase of weapons^[11] and in 1914, thousand of 6.8mm Model 1907 rifles stored in Germany were chambered to the standard7.92×57mm Mauser and pressed into service of theGerman Empire.^[12] Originally produced as theGuang Xu Type 33 during the Imperial rule, the newly formedRepublic of China chose it as the standard rifle of the Chinese army as theType 1 rifle, intended to replace theHanyang 88. In 1915, the Chinese also decided to switch to the 7.92mm cartridge and the rifle was renamedType 4 or7.9mm Type 1. More than 200,000 were produced until 1935. The last factory producing them was theGongxian Arsenal, where the guns were nicknamedGong 98. While they have been replaced in most front-line units at the beginning of theSecond Sino-Japanese War, the Type 4 rifles were kept in regular use with some units.^[13] They were still used by theRed Guards in the 1960s.^[7]

The SpanishFabrica Nacional de Armas, inOviedo, produced a derivative of the Mauser 1907 for Paraguay. Three variants were produced: a long rifle (Fusil Modelo 1927), a short rifle (Mosqueton Modelo 1927) and a carbine (Carabina Modelo 1927).^[9] The bolt stop was extended to block the clips during the loading of the magazine, thus enabling the use of different models of clip.^[14] They had a tangent leaf sight while the upper hand guard of the rifle and short rifle was slightly extended.^[15] The short rifle did not feature a pistol grip and the carbine had a stock extended to the muzzle. The bolt handle was straight for the rifle and bent for the carbine, whereas the short rifle can be found with both types of bolt handles.^[9]

The Paraguayans wanted an affordable weapons, and the guns were reportedly of low quality.^[16] 10,363 were purchased from 1927 to 1932.^[9] They saw combat use during theChaco War and performed poorly;^[1] according to the Paraguayan historian and generalSamaniego, the rifles were even called "Mata Paraguayo" [Paraguayan Killer] by the troops for the MP engraving they had and their grave tendency to fail.^[17]

•  Bolivia: ~4,000 Modelo 1907 rifles and 1,000 Model 1907 carbines made by DWM in7.65×53mm Mauser,^[18] used during theChaco War^[19]
•  Brazil: 7mm DWM Model 1907 rifles.^[20] A Model 1907 carbine was also sold by DWM to the cavalry of themilitary police.^[6]
•  China: Model 1907, Type 1 and Type 4.
•  Colombia: DWM Model 1904^[21]
•  Chile: 300 DWM Model 1907 short rifle
•  Ecuador: Model 1907^[4]
•  El Salvador: Model 1904^[22]
•  German Empire: Chinese Model 1907^[12]
•  Iran: 1,500 Mauser Model 1904/1907^[23]
•  Paraguay:Fusil Modelo 1907 Paraguayo,Carabina Mauser Paraguayana Mo. 1907,Fusil Modelo 1927,Mosqueton Modelo 1927 andCarabina Modelo 1927,^[9][1] all used during theChaco War^[19]
•  Thailand: slightly heavier and longer Mauser Model 1904^[5]

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• 7.92×57mm Mauser rifles
• 7.65×53mm Mauser rifles
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• World War II infantry weapons of China
• Mauser rifles
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