please help!!!
I know nothing about guns, but i recently came across a rifle "fabrica de armas" and "la corona" are stamped on it also 1944 is stamped below that. aside from that it is a bolt action rifle and thats all i know please help if anyone knows anything..I have pictures but i dont know how to post them on the forum thanks Mike
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I shoot .308 Hornady 160 grain ammo and they recently came out with a 140 grain mono-flex for an extra $15.00. Which is better? 0 -
Little to nothing during the war years was of exceptional value, except for scarcity value. Items of Spanish and Italian origin do not seem to have the collector value of other makers. The info you have provided is not enough to let us apraise this firearm. If you are looking for info about it, great, give us more to work with. If you are looking to see if you have a relic of vast fortune, I doubt that you need go much farther. 0 -
thanks for they reply, but i honestly dont even know what you guys look for, if there is anything i could tell you that will help you identify, please let me know. Im basically just curious! thanks Mike... 0 -
Mike,
This is a Mauser made in La CORUNA in 1944 which means it should have 3 lugs, two on the front and one on the rear of the bolt. It should also have an M98 bolt shroud. But there are several variations separated by the M93 style receivers and the M98 style.
I have sent you an e-mail with my e-mail in it so you can send me your pictures and I'll post them for you.0 -
Dino....Does it look like this?
http://www.ammoman.com/GUNS/64/1.jpg
If so, your rifle is a Spanish Mauser Model 1943 Short Rifle (a Spanish manufactured version of the German Kar98 Mauser) made at the Spanish La Caruna Arsenal in 1944.
It's chambered for the 7.92x57mm cartridge. It should have a 23.6" barrel, 3/4 length stock with a pistol grip, straight bolt handle, and have a Spanish crest on the receiver ring.
It was made for both the Spanish Army and Air Force. If it has a bayonet lug, it's the Army model. If not, it's the Air Force version.
Generally speaking, the value is:
Exc. - $250
V.G. - $190
Good - $140
Fair - $90
Poor - $400 -
This rifle is most likely in 8x57 Mauser. I have one of these and they are generally good shooting rifles. 0 -
Someone once said, "A Mauser is a Mauser is a Mauser." Oh, no,---I think it was a rose. Anyway, La Corona was a Spanish weapons factory in the north of Spain, and they made several rifles for the Spanish military. There is nothing wrong with them, and many fine sporting rifles have been made from them. If it looks like the rifle shown on Xracer's link, then it is a clone of the famous Mauser 1898 design. If it has a straight bolt handle, rather than bent downward, it is probably an 1893 model. In any case, kept clean and fed the correct ammo, it should serve you well. 0 -
You might check before attempting to fire it that it didn't get converted to 7.62 X 51mm. (.308 Win)
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Good point, Sand Warrior! Alot of these conversions were done as the Spaniards tooled up for production of the FR-7/8's and the CETME rifle. Since they are a NATO signitory, they had to adopt the 7.62x51 for reasons of compliance and interforce interchangeability.
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