Gift Mauser
Gift Mauser
My neighbor recently gave me a rifle from his collection as he knows I'm really into vintage military rifles. Its a 1893 Mauser, Turkish model as best I can tell. From what I've read so far (I knew next to nothing about Mausers!) it was made in the 1896-1898 timeframe in Turkey under license from Mauser of Germany. The 1939 date on the receiver was the date Turkish armories re-chamberd the rifle to the then standard 8mm cartridge. If anybody out there knows more or different I'd love to hear.
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ShotgunBlast
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Re: Gift Mauser
Ok Shotgunblast, heres a couple more for you. Subject: 1945 M1 Garand on display stand with cleaning kit in nickel tube and 1943 Frankford Armory armor-piercing ammo.......
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ShotgunBlast
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Re: Gift Mauser
That's a real piece of history right there. Thanks for sharing!
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dragonzfury050
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Re: Gift Mauser
that...is...awesome. love the mantle display
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Re: Gift Mauser
Thanks! Made the stand out of walnut to match the rifle stock. My dad and I cut the walnut tree years ago in Kansas and had it cut into various boards. We've about used it up now.dragonzfury050 wrote:that...is...awesome. love the mantle display
The Garand rests on the stand, however its not just a wall flower. I shoot it alot as its my favorite rifle. I designed and built a bayonet adapter for it to mount accessories such as my hunting light or bipod and I use it for night hunting for coyotes.
