Lectures

ICOMAM Lecture - Koblenz

(Germany) September, 2017

The        authors        presented        to        the        ICOMAM (INTERNATIONAL   COMMITTEE   FOR   MUSEUMS   AND COLLECTIONS   OF   ARMS   AND   MILITARY   HISTORY)   a lecture    on    the    complex    relationship    between    Paul Mauser   (1838   -   1914)   and   Georg   Luger   (1849   -   1923) and it’s impact on the C96 and Parabellum pistols. The      PDF      copy      of      the      presentation      can      be downloaded. The     complete     story     on     the     Mauser     and     Luger relationship   is   available   in   the   book   Paul   Mauser   - His   Life,   Company,   and   Handgun   Development   1838 - 1914.   The   information   provided   in   the   lecture   can   be   used but   a   credit   to   the   authors   is   requested.   For   more information   about   the   use   of   the   data   contact   the authors: mauser.archive@gmail.com The    relationship    between    Paul    Mauser    and    Georg Luger and it's impact on the Mauser C96 pistol.

Paul Mauser Event - Liège Belgium

Dear Fellow Firearms Historians and Collectors, It   is   my   pleasure   to   inform   you   and   to   invite   you   to   a major   Mauser   history   event   planned   for   Saturday, 21st    of    April    2018    in    Liège    -    Belgium.    The    event covers   details   of   Paul   Mauser‘s   life,   the   Company, firearms     development     and     Mauser’s     impact     on military      firearms      production.      The      event      also celebrates   the   fact   that   last   year,   2017,   was   the   150- year   anniversary   of   the   Mauser   brothers   move   from Oberndorf    to    Liège.    They    spent    about    3    years    in Liège,    working    under    the    supervision    of    Samuel Norris   on   an   improvement   of   the   Chassepot   needle rifle,   adopting   it   to   fire   metallic   cartridge.   In   these three    years,    the    foundation    of    the    design    of    the future   Mauser   Model   71   rifle   was   established.   The Mauser      relationship      with      Belgium      and      Liège continued    with    an    important    contract    finalized    in 1889   with   the   Belgian   government   for   the   furniture of    the    Model    89    rifle    and,    as    a    consequence,    the establishment   of   the   FN   Company   in   Herstal   (Liège). Of   course,   several   major   topics   will   be   discusses   in the   presentation,   with   part   of   the   event   focusing   on Mauser   revolvers   and   pistols.   All   the   information   will be   explained   through   the   use   of   original   documents available   in   the   Paul   Mauser   and   Mauser   company archives.   The   meeting   is   organized   in   the   Liège   Arms Museum ,   which   contains   one   of   the   biggest   firearms collection     in     Europe.     Attached     you     can     find     a brochure   that   provides   more   information   and   you can   use   it   also   to   subscribe   for   tickets   to   the   event. Should   you   have   any   question   or   you   need   any   help for   logistics   support,   please   feel   free   to   contact   us   at the                 following                 email                 address: mauser.archive@gmail.com Videos and Photos of the Paul Mauser Event.

Archive Digitalization

The    Archive    digitalization    is    the    first    step    for    a serious   analysis   of   the   Paul   Mauser   documents. All   the   documents   are   sorted   by   year   and   then   by type   (diary,   letters,   notes,   telegrams...).   For      each     year      a      folder      is      defined.      Inside      it,      several     folders        are        associated        for        each        type        of      document.            Each      folder            contains            the        scan/picture      of      the      document      with      the      related     translation.      After      this      classification,      the   analysis and   interpretation   of   the   documents   start.   All      the     undated      document      are      stored      in      the      same     folder.      For      some         of         them         a         tentative         of        dating         could         be      done         based         on         the        content.         If         the         content         interpretation         is        accepted         then         the         document         is         moved         in        the  related year folder.