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[jagervw]

Thank your for your efforts! Many North Americans do not know the achievements of Mauser - overshadowed in USA one might say by Browning, Colt, Smith & Wesson.

[alvin]

Originally Posted by jagervw

Thank your for your efforts! Many North Americans do not know the achievements of Mauser - overshadowed in USA one might say by Browning, Colt, Smith & Wesson.

Probably not in pre-1945 era. According to Robert Berger, in pre-1945 American gun market, when the name 'Mauser' was mentioned, names like Colt and Winchester must stand aside. Not sure how much truth in that statement. But he mentioned one thing, even non-gun people roughly knew Mauser being a firearm related noun -- that must be true, my spouse is an example, she heard of AK47 and Mauser. I did not tell her that. In the contrast, many people did not know DWM being a gun or ammo related term. Very very few non-gun people heard of Krieghoff, Simson, or Erfurt. Some heard of Walther due to 007 movie.

In post war years, Mauser actually becomes a historical term.