| Year | 1889 |
| Weapon Type | Service Rifle |
| Origin & Designer | Germany-Belgium/Mauser-FN |
| Numbers Produced | 245.000 |
| Crew | [@crew] |
| Calibre | 7.65mm (7.65x53) |
| Elevation | [@elevation] |
| Traverse | [@gun_traverse] |
| Cartridge Weight | [@cartridge_weight] |
| Round Weight | 211gr (14g) |
| Barrel Length | 780mm |
| Overall Length | 1.270mm |
| Grenade Types | [@grenade_types] |
| Mount | [@mount] |
| Combat Weight | 3.85 kg |
| Operation | Bolt-Action |
| Cooling System | [@cooling] |
| Sights | Front Blade & Rear Tangent |
| Feed | 5 Round Clip |
| Practical Rate of Fire | 16 r.p.m. |
| Maximum Rate of Fire | 24 r.p.m. |
| Blank Cartridge | [@blank_cartridge] |
| Muzzle Velocity | 620 m/s |
| Fuel Capacity | [@fuel_capacity] |
| Minimum Range | [@minimum_range] |
| Effective Range | 800m |
| Maximum Range | 2000m |
| Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
| Bayonet | Modele 1924 Bayonet |
| Traction | [@traction] |
| Variants | Modele 1889/36: Barrel Length: 595mm Overall Length: 1.094mm Combat Weight: 3.76 kg |
| Notes | The mle 1889 was the main Belgian Infantry rifle from 1892 to the end of the First World War, it was a standard Mauser design and built under licence. Many were still in service in 1940. In 1935 the military decided to modernise the 1889, this resulted in the mle 1889/36 but with only 100,000 being built it never fully replaced the original. |