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Offline Buckhammer74

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Help IDing this Mauser
« on: April 25, 2010, 05:16:42 AM »
It is in 6.5/55
Reciever says Waffenfabrik Oberndorf a/n 1895
barrel has a crown, then a crown with a c under it, then another crown

My grandpa gave it to me and said it was a swede. It is 6.5/55 but as far as I can tell it was made in Germany.
I know its not a 98 mauser but what is it?


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Re: Help IDing this Mauser
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2010, 05:24:32 AM »
Any pictures?
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Re: Help IDing this Mauser
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2010, 05:30:54 AM »
Nope

It also has a short,approx 18 inch stepped barrel that is smaller at the muzzle(for bayonet?)

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Re: Help IDing this Mauser
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2010, 07:05:39 AM »
Probably a '96 or an 1893-95 Mauser that's been rebarreled to 6.5


Check the bolt face; the 93 has the flat bottom bolt while the 95 has a round bolt.
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Re: Help IDing this Mauser
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2010, 07:24:37 AM »
By your limited discription I would say it's a Sweede Mauser made by the Mauser Werke in Germany. They made a lot of the early ones before Sweden tooled up to produce their own.

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Re: Help IDing this Mauser
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2010, 07:32:47 AM »
Yes sir, Wikipedia says the first 12,000 swedes were made in Germany. Anyone know what and if there are triggers and other modern parts available? Are the major parts interchangable with 95's?

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Re: Help IDing this Mauser
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2010, 09:30:01 AM »
Beleive Dayton Traister make a trigger for this one

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Re: Help IDing this Mauser
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2010, 06:13:41 PM »
bold has a trigger for it. i have one on my carl gustaf. they are nice

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Re: Help IDing this Mauser
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2010, 09:35:42 PM »
If it is original ( not sporterized ) you might consider keeping it original...nice ones are getting harder to find. You will find the last two digits of the serial # on parts like: bolt ( on handle ), bolt release ( "boxy" thing on left rear side), cocking piece, safety ( I think ), etc. etc. As mentioned, if yours is as-issued, especially if numbers match, I'd keep it original.
If it has been sporterized, as mentioned, there are aftermarket triggers, cock-on-opening conversion kits, etc. New military barrels also show up quite often, in the event you need one. Replacement barrels are available in numerous moderate pressure rounds ( .250 savage, 300 savage, .257 Roberts). Other small-ring '95 barrels will fit, which gives you the 7X57 option.
As mentioned above, yours was made in 1895 by Mauser, and was surely a '94 carbine. Many of the '94 carbines have a short barrel extension soldered on the muzzle end of the barrel, eliminating the bayonette "step" in front of the sight..the reason was to increase barrel length to meet the federal requirements of the time.
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Re: Help IDing this Mauser
« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2010, 01:55:58 PM »
It has been sporterized. The bolt has been cut and rewelded, but all numbers match. I know its a damn shame he had it Bubba'ed.

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