Help Identify the Mauser

leo

April 23, 2003 17:12

All of the crest & most of the lettering are gone. I can tell that the crest & lettering were in a half circle & all thats left is the last 5 letters, they are ARAMS. An 8mm round will not fit in the magazine. Any ideas on who manufactured this rifle? Thanks, Leo.

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  Der Gebirgsjager

  April 23, 2003 20:38

  We'll probably need a little more to go on. Could the remaining inscription be Armas, rather than arams? Armas means Arms or Weapons in Spanish, and is usually part of an inscription such as "Fabrica de Armas La Coruna" (Coruna Arms Factory). Your rifle may well be in 7x57mm Mauser (7mm Mauser). A description of any other markings such as proof marks might help.

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  Python

  April 23, 2003 21:52

  leo;
  As Gehirgsjager states it is likely a 7x57mm.
  If the letters are "ARMAS" it is, and this is purely speculation
  with the limited info, a Spanish or Agentine mauser.

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  leo

  April 24, 2003 14:16

  Yes, the arrangment of the letters is ARMAS & thanks for the help.

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  trstone

  April 24, 2003 18:53

  If you can find a copy, take a squint at Robert Ball's wonderful book, "Mauser Military Rifles of the World" (Krause Publications, 1996.) Lots 'o pix and info on proofmarks and such.

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