Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr
The Mauser 13 mm anti-tank rifle (German: Mauser 13,2 mm Tank Abwehr Gewehr Mod. 18, usually abbreviated T-Gewehr) was the world's first anti-tank rifle, i.e. the first rifle designed for the sole purpose of destroying armored targets.
| Mauser Mod. 1918 13.2 mm Tank Gewehr | |
|---|---|
 13.2 mm Rifle Anti-Tank at the Musée de l'Armée in Paris | |
| Type | Anti-tank rifle |
| Place of origin |  German Empire |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1918-? |
| Used by | German Empire |
| Wars | World War I |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Mauser |
| Produced | Jan 1918 |
| Number built | 15,800 |
| Variants | M1918 shortened |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 15.9 kg (35 lbs), 18.5 kg (41 lbs) loaded with the bipod |
| Length | 169.1 cm |
| Crew | two man crew |
| Cartridge | 13.2 mm TuF (German: Tank und Flieger) |
| Caliber | 13.2 mm (.525 inches) |
| Action | bolt-action |
| Rate of fire | single shot |
| Effective range | 500 m |
| Sights | 100 - 500 m (notched V) |
History
It was a German weapon of World War I, appearing in February 1918. The MauserCompany began mass production at Oberndorf am Neckar in May 1918. The first of these off the production lines were issued to specially raised anti-tank detachments. The idea of using heavy calibre and high velocity rifles as anti-tank weapons originated in Germany. In 1917 the German Army, faced with the menace of a mobile fortress (the British heavy tanks), found they had no infantry weapon which could counter the threat.
The 13.2 x 92mm (.525-caliber) semi-rimmed cartridge, often simply called "13 mm", was originally planned for a new, heavy Maxim MG.18 water-cooled machine gun, the Tank und Flieger (TuF) meaning for use against "tank and aircraft", which was under development and to be fielded in 1919.
The anti-tank rifle can be found in several museums: Patton Museum in Fort Knox, In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres, the Imperial War Museum in London, United Kingdom, King's Own Royal Border Regiment Museum in the United Kingdom, the Army museum at the Invalides in Paris, and others.
Many modern rifles find their roots in the 13.2 mm Mauser, the most closely related being the Gepard rifle.
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