Mauser stock hole

bama39

September 07, 2002 11:07

Could someone tell me the purpose of the "hole" or ferrule (sp?) that appears (going from side to side) in the buttstock of some Mauser rifles??

Thanks..........

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  sundowner

  September 07, 2002 11:26

  I believe that it was used to run a metal bar through for locking up the weapons in the armory, but I'm not positive.

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  oneshy

  September 07, 2002 11:33

  On a site that deals with cleaning Mausers, it is mentioned that the hole provides a base on which the spring loaded bolt and firing pin can be depressed and then disassembled in the field.

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  OleDuk

  September 07, 2002 16:26

  oneshy has got it right.

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  bama39

  September 08, 2002 07:53

  Thanks for the replys......I appreciate them a lot......

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  Der Gebirgsjager

  September 10, 2002 09:31

  Actually, both answers were correct. When in the military I observed K98 Mausers secured in a rack in Germany as described.

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