The Mauser 1908 was a bolt-action rifle created by the Mauser in cooperation of the Brazilian Army. 400,000 were purchased in 1908 to replace the 1894 Mauser, ammo already using sharp, better ballistic effect. Basically similar to the German G98 rifle, kept the size traditional Brazilian and certain modifications to suit national needs, such as the backside, simpler and cheaper. Their concept of long-range gun, became obsolete in WW1, but even so, Brazil purchased identical rifles in 1935. Remained in service until 1954 mostly as a sniper rifle.