7mm Mausers, a question

[Victor Six Bravo]

Haven't removed the scope mount (not about to anytime soon, though i will before mounting a scope just to ensure everything is as it should be) as I don't have a good set of screwdrivers and i know how that can jack up screws.

I figured the bolt had been bent, and the safety being 'not normal' did make me go 'hmm' since the action seemed "sporter" yet the barrel screamed "issued" so i thought maybe it was a combination/parts piece.

According to friend i got it from, it shot very well the few times he has shot it (with several hundred guns in his collection, this one was a backup to a backup to a backup to the other backup hunting rifle). Considering he's typically a sub-minute guy with any decent rifle, i have fairly good expectations. If it's under 2 MOA i'm happy.

1894 Brazilian eh? Interesting. Thanks for the info.

[Patrick Chadwick]

I figured the bolt had been bent

Not bent, the original bolt handle was cut off and a new handle fitted (or the old one reshaped). It would not be possible to get that sharp corner and clean curve by bending the original handle. Likewise the safety lever is a new piece. It looks like very good work, no Bubba job, and you have a professionally converted hunting rifle. With the right ammo it should easily manage 2 MOA.

Patrick

[Victor Six Bravo]

I could tell the safety never came off a military Mauser, but i've still seen some pretty good 'bent' bolts, so i was unsure.

It's keeping a couple Lee-Enfields company in the safe.

[cmr314]

I beg to differ on the call of this being a 1894 Brazilian Mauser. Looking at the pictures of his receiver, and serial number, I'm pretty sure this is an 1893 Spanish Mauser, made by Loewe Berlin. The markings on his receiver match exactly with the markings on my 1893 Spanish Mauser, also manufactured by Loewe Berlin.

Here is his receiver and serial:

Note the Saturn marking before the serial number, and the faint Jewish Star to the right, and the remailns of a ground off letter to the right of it

Here is my receiver and serial:

Note the same Saturn marking before the serial number, note the same Jewish Star, note the lettering to the right of the star. Look at the letter M in Mauser on mine, then look at the letter in the extreme right of his receiver picture. Also, the serial number on his receiver is consistent with Model 1893 Spanish Mauser's produced by Loewe Berlin.