T S T V Mauser?

[DaveN]

Do you think this rifle would be suitable for insertion into Robert Balls book when the 5th edition comes out( I Hope a 5th) as it has a very interesting history from 1933-1945, is a variant of the Mauser and not something many know about?

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[Patrick Chadwick]

Do you think this rifle would be suitable for insertion into Robert Balls book when the 5th edition comes out

Unfortunately, I do not think so. It is not a Mauser made for the military, but is really a civilian version. Hence the non-military chambering in the definitely target-shooter chambering of 8.15x46R. It is a bit of a "fringe" application. I think the man to ask is Jon Speed, who has probably done more work than any other on non-military "Mauserology". If anywhere, it would belong in his book on Sporting, Target and Training Rifles - maybe it is already, I do not have this book, it is VERY expensive over here.



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The Speed book is apparently only about small-bore rifles, so that's not quite the right spot.

But the Wehrmannsgewehr is covered in the book by Ludwig Olson: "Mauser Bolt Rifles", which has a complete overview of Mausers of all shapes and sizes. I recommend that you get the Olson book!

Patrick