Chilean Mauser ?

[Phaetos]

I am completely unfamiliar with the Mauser family, but I had my interest piqued today. Ran into a guy with a Chilean Mauser, stamped as made in Berlin, with "Modelo 1895" on it. It had a little stamping before the serial that appeared to look like some kind of shield, like a police/army shield. All numbers that I could find matched, the bore was in great shape. The wood and blueing of the barrel were excellant. Everything was nice and shiny. He had it marked for $250, but wanted to let me have it for $175. Then he showed me the gun price book that everyone has except me, and it appears to be worth around 300-450 in it's current condition. Is this price worth it? He wanted cash for it, but I didn't have that on me. I got his number to go get it from him in a few days if it's a good buy.

Awaiting your esteemed thoughts oh masters of Mausers

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[bearhunter]

jump on it if it hasn't been refinished. bearhunter

[Sigismund]

for that price I'll buy it if you wont.

an all matchign mauser, un-bubbad, for less than 200 sounds like a great deal to me.

[Badger]

I have one of those…

They're beautiful pieces, if in good condition...

1895 Chilean Mauser (Mfg by Lowe)

I haven’t had the chance to prepare a library entry for it, or even shoot it, but it' scheduled for adding to the Milsurp Knowledge Library in the next month or so.

Redgards,
Badger

[Phaetos]

Thanks Badger. In all the pics I'm seeing, the one that I am looking at does not have the fore-end upper wood guard over the barrel just after the crest stamping. Not that I remember anyway. And it does NOT have that crest stamping there at all. It's just a bunch of seemingly random jumbled numbers and letters or symbols. On the bolt when you pull it back, it has the double-hammer symbol on the left side. It seems odd that it doesn't have the crest, buy every pic I've seen on a Chilean has that rest on it. Maybe this one is a slightly rarer variety?

Got it today. In all the looking at it, I somehow forgot that some dope had put scope mounts on it. No wonder I didn't see the crest on the receiver !! I'm gonna remove the mounts. Any hints on how to fill the holes?