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With case and just for fun, bayonet. Asking $200. Classic 1893 Mauser action, improved by some mods done in Spain- Here's some info I got from a Mauser expert on this rifle...
Congratulations! You own a Spanish M1916 Short Rifle. It is basically a re-built Spanish M1893 done at the arsenal in Oviedo, Spain.
The clue is the oval gas port. It is the only model with that feature.
Depending on who you quote, the overall length is between 40.9" and 41.3". It was originally chambered for 7x57mm, but many were later rechambered for 7.62mm NATO. Unless there is a conspicuous marking by an importer (normally under the muzzle) stating the caliber, have it gauged by a competent gunsmith. As I've written many times before, it's cheap insurance - you don't want to fire a 7mm in a 7.62mm rifle!
The M1916 I own has a "lange" style rear sight with a 4-20 range on the side and 2-20 range on the slider part. That translates to 400-2000 meters and 200-2000 meters. The front sight has "ears". And, the stock has a cutout for a sling bar at the butt-end on the left side. Additionally, the magazine floorplate is hinged at the front, an unusual improvement for those days.
As I indicated, the Spanish are notorious for wiping earlier information when re-building weapons. This is one such case, but we do know they were re-doing M1893's. Another model that's hard to identify is their M1943, they can be clean too. The Yugoslavs produced M1948BO Mausers without markings for export to Egypt and the Germans produced Kar98K Mausers from JP Sauer & Sohn in 1939 without markings.
In addition to the gas port, the bolt has additional ports drilled to allow gas to escape in the event of a burst cartridge. It's actually a good improvement, as consistency in manufacturing bullet casings is still a problem.
The "crossed rifles" you refer to are only found on weapons captured by the Soviets, ie: those in captured from the Germans in WWII. They won't ever occur on Spanish rifles.
There's a guy named Fred Masterton from Lincoln University, PA, who's compiling a serial number database. His Data Sheet can be found at -
http://www.gunboards.com/sites/mrj20...ish_MauserDaSh
And, the administrator for this site is also compiling a database of serial numbers. I know he reads all of the postings here, so he's got this one already. We can all help each other out by sharing information! Maybe he's got enough to start another section here that lists serial numbers?
Also, there's a BIG site for Spanish Mausers at -
http://www.geocities.com/fritz125541/Spanmauhome
This is the sort of thing that makes collecting military Mausers so fascinating! I know of about 400 different major rifle variations by model number. Considering that there are probably another 100 or so minor variations for many of these models, you can see that it's going to take me a long time to collect them all. But I can try can't I?
Glad to be of help!
Congratulations! You own a Spanish M1916 Short Rifle. It is basically a re-built Spanish M1893 done at the arsenal in Oviedo, Spain.
The clue is the oval gas port. It is the only model with that feature.
Depending on who you quote, the overall length is between 40.9" and 41.3". It was originally chambered for 7x57mm, but many were later rechambered for 7.62mm NATO. Unless there is a conspicuous marking by an importer (normally under the muzzle) stating the caliber, have it gauged by a competent gunsmith. As I've written many times before, it's cheap insurance - you don't want to fire a 7mm in a 7.62mm rifle!
The M1916 I own has a "lange" style rear sight with a 4-20 range on the side and 2-20 range on the slider part. That translates to 400-2000 meters and 200-2000 meters. The front sight has "ears". And, the stock has a cutout for a sling bar at the butt-end on the left side. Additionally, the magazine floorplate is hinged at the front, an unusual improvement for those days.
As I indicated, the Spanish are notorious for wiping earlier information when re-building weapons. This is one such case, but we do know they were re-doing M1893's. Another model that's hard to identify is their M1943, they can be clean too. The Yugoslavs produced M1948BO Mausers without markings for export to Egypt and the Germans produced Kar98K Mausers from JP Sauer & Sohn in 1939 without markings.
In addition to the gas port, the bolt has additional ports drilled to allow gas to escape in the event of a burst cartridge. It's actually a good improvement, as consistency in manufacturing bullet casings is still a problem.
The "crossed rifles" you refer to are only found on weapons captured by the Soviets, ie: those in captured from the Germans in WWII. They won't ever occur on Spanish rifles.
There's a guy named Fred Masterton from Lincoln University, PA, who's compiling a serial number database. His Data Sheet can be found at -
http://www.gunboards.com/sites/mrj20...ish_MauserDaSh
And, the administrator for this site is also compiling a database of serial numbers. I know he reads all of the postings here, so he's got this one already. We can all help each other out by sharing information! Maybe he's got enough to start another section here that lists serial numbers?
Also, there's a BIG site for Spanish Mausers at -
http://www.geocities.com/fritz125541/Spanmauhome
This is the sort of thing that makes collecting military Mausers so fascinating! I know of about 400 different major rifle variations by model number. Considering that there are probably another 100 or so minor variations for many of these models, you can see that it's going to take me a long time to collect them all. But I can try can't I?
Glad to be of help!
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