Mauser barrled action ID needed (pics)

[OLDER THEN DIRT]

Long post. Hi, I was given this SR Mauser barreled action from a friend who got it from a friend about 10-12 years ago & never did anything with it. It does have some rust issues here & there. The barrel is 23" long from the receiver to muzzle, has a F ramp sight. a 2 blade fold down express R sight, & has a sling swivel attachment on it. The bore is dark, but the rifling is strong & no pitting or rust in it. On top of receiver it`s stamped "MADE IN GERMANY". On the barrel & receiver it`s stamped (S/N I guess) 111. On the under side of the barrel ring it`s stamped 7.22 which I was told could be a proof mark as well as a date mark. On the flat part of the underside of the receiver it has a lot of #`s & letters. The bolt has the 2 blow back slots in it as well as the blow back shield. On the underside of bolt handle that locks in the receiver notch is 2 Swastikas. The follower has a crown with something under it & the # 61 stamped in it. It has a single 2 stage trigger. The trigger guard is milled for Double Set triggers with the 2 little holes were the pins go to hold the trigger in place. I have everything freed up & it functions like it should. It will chamber an 8mm casing & eject it. Thanks in advance for any inputs on what I have.

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[Patrick Chadwick]

The "crossed skateboards" mark on the trigger looks like a Suhl gild mark. Or possibly Ortgies in Erfurt (but I think they only made pistols). Not a proof mark, as used by the DDR (in which the crossing "skateboard" was replaced by a stylized pick). Anyway, since the trigger guard is machined to take a double set trigger, the present trigger seems to be non-original. The profile of the barrel is that of a commercial Mauser, not the stepped profile of, for instance, a K98. The foresight and backsight are typical of commercial rifles. Look and see if you can find more of the Suhl (?) marks - I suspect there are some.

"Best guess": a Suhl commercial barrelled Mauser action. Produced 1933-45. Exported (don't know when). A proof mark of some kind should be visible on the barrel and the action above the waterline, so that they are visible when the action is in the stock. Below the waterline you will only find manufacturing information - date, barrel steel maker and/or lot etc. Often coded and hard to interpret today. 2 swastikas on the bolt but nowhere else + non-matching trigger assembly suggests a mixmaster.