Ok here goes. This particular mauser is a model 93, labeled as a model 95. A Chilean rifle from the serial number of the C4000, which means it was a south African republic Boer war rifle that was blockaded and redirected to Chileicon by the Brits. The action was re-barreled by Chile with a SIG barrel chambered in 7mm mauser. The muzzle end has been belled... See pictures. This looks like an intentional modification and not a over pressure or obstructed bore. There are no bulges in the barrel or other signs that the barrel had been obstructed and caused this mushrooming at the muzzle. The Rifling is decent while the barrel is frosted, typical of a barrel that has shot plenty of corrosive ammo and not been cleaned properly. The crown as you can imagine is non-exsistant. I have not fired this rifle yet, not due to concern but due to limited ammo and limited time. Just curious if anyone would know if this would have been done by Chile military armor and if so why? Has anyone else seen this? My only guess would be they were attempting to prevent a bayonet from being attached. Maybe the rifle was put out of military service and was slated for sale to civilian or police work?

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