In 1894, Uruguay had their stockpile of M71 rifles converted to smokeless 6.5Г—53.5mm SR (Daudeteau system) by SociГ©tГ© FranГ§aise d'Armes Portatives Saint Denis in France. The converted M80/07 are often referred to as 'ДђuriД‡ Mausers' (Р‚СѓСЂРёС›-РњР°СѓР·РµСЂ). Both the old and new guns (designated M80/07) saw action in the Balkan Wars and World War I. Starting 1907, about half of these were converted in Kragujevac to shoot the 7Г—57mm from a 5-shot box magazine the new barrels were purchased from Steyr. Approximately 110,000 Mauser-Koka rifles entered the Serbian arsenal. It saw first combat in the Serbo-Bulgarian War. The muzzle velocity of the Mauser-Koka was 1,680 feet per second (510В m/s). It had unique additions in that it had a bolt guide (much like the M1870 Italian Vetterli) and the 'progressive rifling' (rifling which increases in twist rate as the bullet travels up the bore, to more gradually impart spin) developed by the Serbian Major Kosta 'Koka' MilovanoviД‡ (РљРѕСЃС‚Р° 'РљРѕРєР°' РњРёР»РѕРІР°РЅРѕРІРёС›), and it is commonly known as ' Mauser-Koka', 'Mauser-MilovanoviД‡', or 'Kokinka' ('РљРѕРєРёРЅРєР°'). Serbia adopted a more up-to-date version of the rifle in 1881, the M1878/80, still single-shot, but chambered in its own 10.15Г—63R caliber. Various German arsenals and the Austrian company Steyr also manufactured the M71 rifle. It shot a unique 11.15Г—37.5mmR cartridge, a trimmed down version of the full-power military cartridge. A shorter version of the Model 1871, the M1879 Grenzaufsehergewehr, was issued to the border guards in 1880. A Karabiner 1871 was also developed to equipped the German cavalry but did not enter full-scale production until 1876. ДЄ short version, the M1871 JГ¤gerbГјchse was developed for the JГ¤ger or light infantry and served with engineers, fortress and navy units. In the early 20th century, a few were converted to 7.65Г—53mm smokeless by the arsenal in Ankara. Designated M1887, it differed from the M71/84 in that it had a side-mounted cleaning rod, a second locking lug on the rear of the bolt and that it was in 9.5Г—60mmR, which Paul Mauser touted as the most efficient (black powder) cartridge. A version of this repeater was adopted by the Ottoman Empire. This version was designated the Gewehr 1871/84, of which over a million examples were produced. The original design was a single-shot.ДЄfter troop trials in 18, the design was updated in 1884 with an 8-round tubular magazine designed by Alfred von Kropatschek, making this the German Army's first repeating rifle. The action included only a bolt guide rib as its single locking lug, locking forward of the receiving bridge. The Gewehr 71 is a conventional looking bolt action chambered in 11mm using black powder cartridges. The now well known Mauser 'wing' type safety lever was developed for the Gewehr 71.

The action was not based on its predecessor, the Dreyse needle gun which had seen service during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870вЂ“71, and which was found to have a number of weaknesses. The Mauser 1871 was replaced by the magazine-fed, smokeless powder using Gewehr 1888 from 1888 through 1890. The rifles were issued to the German Army from late 1873 to 1875, with approximately 1.82 million rifles and JГ¤gerbГјchse and 80,000вЂ“100,000 carbines produced. With support from the government's Spandau arsenal, the improvements to the safety mechanism were completed and the rifle was formally accepted on 14 February 1872 as Infantry Rifle Model 1871 by the German Empire, excluding Bavaria that adopted the Werder. The Mauser was provisionally adopted on 2 December 1871, pending the development of an appropriate safety. In 1870вЂ“71 trials with 2,500 test rifles took place, with the M1869 Bavarian Werder being the Mausers' chief competitor. Paul Mauser developed his bolt-action rifle from 1867 to 1871. The Mauser Model 1871 adopted as the Gewehr 71 or Infanterie-Gewehr 71, or 'Infantry Rifle 71' ('I.G.Mod.71' was stamped on the rifles themselves) was the first rifle model in a distinguished line designed and manufactured by Paul Mauser and Wilhelm Mauser of the Mauser company and later mass-produced at Spandau arsenal. Iron sights graduated from 200 to 1,600 meters M80/07: 5-round stripper clip, internal magazine 1872вЂ“1888 (as the standard German service rifle)ДЎ,600В m (1,749.8В yd) (maximum setting on sights)

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