New 1912 Chilean carbine

I got this 1912 Steyr Mauser Chilean carbine a few weeks ago at an on-line estate sale and it arrived today.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...bine0021-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...bine0031-1.jpg

Bolt is non-matching.. :( , but it has a fantastic bore--one of the best I've seen on a milsurp--Swede's and Swiss included. I have trouble with getting good pictures of a rifle bore, but..

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...ebine014-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...bine0151-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...bine0061-1.jpg

Looks like a very, very good bore indeed.
BTW, to get the 3rd picture to come out better, try it again, but shine the light into the chamber at an angle, not straight down the bore (as it appears to have been). This will produce a better contrast pic. of the rifling.

Patrick

Calfed:



It looks like "Never fired, only dropped once."


jn

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Originally Posted by jon_norstog

Calfed:
It looks like "Never fired, only dropped once."
jn

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Jon--it may never have been fired (something that I intend to correct soon), but it most certainly looks like it has been dropped more than once! :lol::lol:

What number do you need to make it match? Presumably it will be an A-prefix, under 5,000.

M

That would be A1299

I've got some Chilean M12 bolts; I'll take a look.

M

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Originally Posted by MGMike

I've got some Chilean M12 bolts; I'll take a look.

M

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Sorry, no luck.

M

Thanks anyway--guess it was a 1 in 5000 shot.

Steve

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Originally Posted by Calfed

Thanks anyway--guess it was a 1 in 5000 shot.

Steve

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Actually, my memory was faulty. The carbines go up at least to A6000.

M