marking's

[rayolson]

Can anyone help i have what i believe to be a mauser-308 the only marking's on this rifle are the serial number and that's it there are no other marking that i can see from the builder of this fine weapon can any body point me in the right direction to find out who made this rifle and when it was made.

[Rangr44]

There are "mausers", and then, there are "mausers".

Most Mausers in .308 are sporterized/conversions of some kind, from a military rifle/carbine - since commercial .308's are usually well-marked.

It's impossible to tell exactly what you have, without any kind of physical description, or a pic - so someone could have a starting point.

For instance, is it a cock-on-opening Mauser Model 98 or an earlier, cock-on-closing Model 93/95 ?

If you don't know how to tell the difference, or what specifics to describe, a pic or three would be best.

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