The
Mauser Model 1893 is a
bolt-action rifle commonly referred to as the
Spanish Mauser, though the model was adopted by other countries in other calibers, most notably the
Ottoman Empire. The M1893 was based on the experimental M1892 rifle, which
Paul Mauser developed for the
Spanish Army as part of a program to correct deficiencies in the earlier
1889, 1890, and 1891 series of Mauser rifles. The M1893 introduced a short staggered-column box magazine that fit flush with the bottom of the stock; the magazine held five
smokeless 7×57mm Mauser rounds, which could be reloaded quickly by pushing a
stripper clip from the top of the open bolt.