T S T V Mauser?

[DaveN]

I just took it apart for the 8th time. the bolt side with the hole only goes in 1 inch (just a guess)and ends in wood, the other side, the metal is sunk into the wood and is threaded metal inset plug. could this be a modification or an elaborate repair. the T.St.V for sale didn't have a cleaning rod either? it doesn't appear they have them. also I would like to know what year it is ser#207XX. Said to be only 1000 made? I have the Ball book and will look again. I believe I can take top and front hand guard(this one has onewhether it's supposed to or not) and it looks sporterized and shootable. just need ammo.

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[Patrick Chadwick]

I just took it apart for the 8th time. the bolt side with the hole only goes in 1 inch (just a guess)and ends in wood, the other side, the metal is sunk into the wood and is threaded metal inset plug. could this be a modification or an elaborate repair.

No, that is the perfectly normal threaded socket base for the end of the cleaning rod.

It seems that Bubba sawed through the stock, not knowing about the socket, and when he hit the rod socket the rest of the wood snapped off. That the hole it runs on a little way into the rear portion is simply production tolerance in the deep drilling. This also confirms that the rifle was converted from one of the '98 family - a custom rifle made from new would not have required the cleaning rod hole.

You could now measure the distance to the muzzle and establish the length of cleaning rod that you would need to complete the rifle. Just for looks, of course. But as a military cleaning rod is not required for this type of rifle, this hole offers an ideal possibility for inserting a glued-in strengthening peg to help bind the two halves together. I was also wondering how to align the two halves when gluing them together - this hole provides the answer.

How about it, Claven2? Hardwood peg? What do you recommend?

Patrick


Leave the handguard on! a) It is a proper part of the rifle b) if you remove it, you will need a different lower band. And the rifle will (in my eyes) just look messed up. Your call, of course!

As to the serial number: the Mauser factory records were lost in the war. Jon Speed has writtten a book that recreates them as well as can be from fragmentary information. But it is expensive, and from the markings we can date the rifle (in its present form) to between 1933 and 1939.