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  • Tailgunner1954
    So what's to identify? This pic tells you exactly what it is.
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  • dwertz
    I was looking for any information that would be helpful in describing this for auction purposes. I suppose you are probably right about the information in the pic. Anyone that is looking for one probably knows all they need from that.

    Thank you.

    DW
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  • gary wray
    dwertz...the great Chilian Mauser in 7mm. Ludwig/Lowe in Berlin produced them. Notice the Chilian crest on the left side of the stock. Whoever you got these rifles from it looks like he/she really took care of them. Never, and I mean never, have seen a Mosin shine like the one in the photo. Looks like the day it came out of the Tula factory....or redone. Hard to tell. I love to shoot my Chilian...a real tack driver with a great round! Good shooting!
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  • nononsense
    dwertz,

    Welcome to the Gunbroker Forums!

    Here is a link for information:

    http://www.carbinesforcollectors.com/mauser.htm

    Best.
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  • sandwarrior
    dwertz,

    Welcome to the forum!

    You have a very, very good example of the 1895 Chileano rifle. The original caliber was 7mm and in your case I believe that's what it is. It would sure be good to find where you got that one before you sell it as it may have belonged to someone that may increase it's value. Not always but worth researching if you can. I say that because of the condition it's in. Someone really took care of it.

    FWIW, a variant of this rifle(models 1893/1895) in the same caliber, was used by the Spanish against us in the Spanish-American war of 1898. In the Battle for which it is most famous, San Juan/Kettle hill, the Spanish began engaging us @ 2000m! And hitting us! Remember though, our troops still used tight formations like the Civil War going into battle. So shooting at us was merely adding elevation. But it was elevation that the rifles sights had. The round they used was the 7x57 with a 173 gr. round nose pushed to just under 2400 fps. And, it got there. That was the entire basis of scrapping the 30-40 Krag and developing the 30-06. The same thing happened to the British when they came up against the Boers. Long range capability is what this rifle gives. Some Chileano 1895 rifles are actually cancelled Boer (OVS-Orange Free State)contract rifles. Anyhow, that's a little bit of history on some contemporaries of your rifle. It also seems to me that the rifle was involved in some skirmishes with bandits/would-be revolutionaries where it performed well.

    That is honestly one of the cleanest examples I've seen of that rifle.

    Now, it's time to rib nononsense about not telling us what his new pictures are[:D]
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  • dwertz
    Sandwarrior.. Thanks for the information. Based on the replies that I have received on these two guns I think I may have been lucky on the purchase. I purchased them along with another gun that I was really interested in, a Remington Model of 1917 that is in very nice shape. The seller would only sell me the lot of 4 guns, so I went ahead and made the purchase.

    Is there any way to tell if they have been restored or does it not matter?

    The fourth gun in the lot is a Mauser Model 1943 stamped with "K. KALE". That gun is rough looking compared to the others. Someone told me that it was essentially worthless for resale.

    Thanks again for everyone's input.

    David Wertz
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  • rufe-snow
    quote:Originally posted by dwertz


    The fourth gun in the lot is a Mauser Model 1943 stamped with "K. KALE". That gun is rough looking compared to the others. Someone told me that it was essentially worthless for resale.

    Thanks again for everyone's input.

    David Wertz



    "K. KALE" is a Turkish rework Mauser. Thousands were imported and sold as surplus over the last 10/15 years. Since the supply has dried up, they have started going up in value.

    Click on this link, for more info. http://www.turkmauser.com/
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