Mauser ID

[technova]

CAn anyone provide me with info on this gun?
The letters/numbers on the top are ground off.
It is missing the bolt, need an ID first then try to find a bolt.
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[vintage hunter]

Small ring '93 or '95, possibly Spanish. I believe I can just make out the word Oviedo in the first pic on the bottom row.

[mdrim13]

I think vintage hunter is correct. It looks like it has definitly been reblued by someone with less than perfect skills. Should make a good shooter though.

mdrim13

[Calif-Steve]

Oviedo 1917???/1927??? Yes, a Spanish 7mm(?) 1893 mauser.

[technova]

Is there any way to enhance (hey, it always works on CSI) the stamping that was partially ground?
I tried baby powder but the marks aren't deep enough for it to stay.
I'll try a bright light a mag glass tonite, any other methods?

[vintage hunter]

The markings may or may not have been ground off. I've seen plenty of these still in original trim with faint/worn stampings. Is it blued or painted? A thick coat of paint will fill in the letters/numbers and make them illegible.

[Buntlineguy]

Looks like my Oviedo model 1893 7X57.
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[technova]

The markings may or may not have been ground off. I've seen plenty of these still in original trim with faint/worn stampings. Is it blued or painted? A thick coat of paint will fill in the letters/numbers and make them illegible.

I can see sander marks crossways on the reciever where the markings were.
I may try some thin paint in the letters.
I did not look close enough to see if it was paint, considering I paint for a living you think I woulda noticed!

[technova]

It had black paint on it that I could remove with lacquer thinner.
I still cannot read any more of the marking, but I can see the "O...do" and "1..7"

Is the commercial 7mm Mauser round the same as the 7x57?

[vintage hunter]

Yes, 7mm Mauser and 7x57 are the same but you may want to avoid the Hornady Light magnum stuff, 7x57R is a rimmed version for use in European double rifles and the likes.