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What kind of mauser do i Have?
« on: February 19, 2008, 11:17:38 AM »
I have a full length mauser action that is marked BRZ over the number 44 on the front ring(large ring) . Anybody know the origin of this action? thanks Al
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Re: What kind of mauser do i Have?
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2008, 02:05:04 PM »
Just looked up BRZ...cant seem to find it closest I came was  bnz =Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG, Steyr, Austria

Others that started with "br"

br =Mathias Baeuerle, Laufwerke GmbH, St. Georgen, Black Forest
brb =Richard Rinker GmbH, Iserlohn
brd =HAGENUK-Hanseatische Apparaetebau-Gesellschaft Neufeldt u. Kuhnke GmbH, Kiel
brg =H.W. Schmidt, Doebeln in Sachsen

The 44 is 1944 manufacture date...that I am sure of

Sorry cant be more help

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Re: What kind of mauser do i Have?
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2008, 02:08:45 PM »
Also, am not sure, but I do think you are right about the 44 being a year of manufacture.

I'm thinking the BRZ might be the BRUNO action.  If so, you have something good to work with.

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Re: What kind of mauser do i Have?
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2008, 02:13:30 PM »
Are the letters upper case or lower? I am wondering if the n might not be fully formed in the stamp and looks like an r...just a wild thought...  ;D
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Re: What kind of mauser do i Have?
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2008, 03:21:26 PM »
Oops, I erred in that last post.
Not BRUNO, should have been BRNO, which is in Czechoslovakia - and they did manufacture BRNO actions.
I found where BRZ is used as an abbreviation for BRENZ which is a town in West Germany. Didn't see where they had an Arsenal or not.

Hope I haven't misled you.

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Re: What kind of mauser do i Have?
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2008, 03:39:21 PM »
Let's try this again.

On the K98 website, I found a directory of military markings.

This is what I found;    Steyr-Daimler-Puch A.G., Steyr (bnz) : (K98k : 1942, 43, 44)

which would indicate that your brz is a bnz which makes your rifle a Mauser K98k built by Steyr in 1944.

Calling all comments.

I have a Persian Carbine, so this mauser stuff is very interesting to me, and I still have much to learn about the various markings.

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Re: What kind of mauser do i Have?
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2008, 02:59:11 AM »
Thanks Guys, The letters are all upper case.  Before I obtained this action, somebody drilled and tapped it. They messed up on the holes in the rear bridge, so at the present time its at a gunsmiths waiting for him to fill the rear holes so I can re-tap them.  Again thanks to all of you. Al
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