Neat stamp on a Turkish 1888

I think that means it's the Turkish Model 1935 Mauser and not the date. That's what's running through my mind I could easily be mistaken.

The model 1935 has a change made to the mag well by adding wide band spring clips and some charger lips to eliminate the full body clips but still retained the lever in the mag well to push up the cartridges against the lips on side springs. Works very well.

They also removed the barrel shrouds. Some of these old girls still have 318 diameter bores. This didn't seem to bother the Turks. They weren't marked one way or the other what the bore diameter was. I have one of each bore diameter. The one with the better bore has a 323 diameter the other has about 3in of the throat eroded and has a 318 bore. No problem shooting either one of them with surplus Turk ammo.

I wish those rifles could tell some stories. They saw a lot of use and action right up to the early sixties in some cases.
 
Thanks for the info!! Oddly, this oldtimer has numbers on the sight ladder. I have an 1890 Amborg GEW 88 that has Turkish symbols on the ladder. I think the 1935 was brought up to as close to a 98 as possible in appearance and function. The 1935 has a matching bayonet, but the scabbard does not match. Nifty old rifles.

I, too, wish these rifles could talk. I have had the older one for many years and have fired some lighter handloads with it. It is stamped "S", hopefully indicating a .323 bore.
 
kjohn said:
Thanks for the info!! Oddly, this oldtimer has numbers on the sight ladder. I have an 1890 Amborg GEW 88 that has Turkish symbols on the ladder. I think the 1935 was brought up to as close to a 98 as possible in appearance and function. The 1935 has a matching bayonet, but the scabbard does not match. Nifty old rifles.

I, too, wish these rifles could talk. I have had the older one for many years and have fired some lighter handloads with it. It is stamped "S", hopefully indicating a .323 bore.
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Yeah, my 323 bored rifle has the same stamp. The other doesn't. Good observation. My memory isn't what it should be. The rifle with the 323 bore has retained the older style straight stock. The other has a newer 98 style stock with a semi pistol grip. Both have the same Ankara arsenal stamp and 1935 model stamp.

The Turks used what they had. I can only imagine what a nightmare their logistic supply was. I would dearly love to get a look into some of their old warehouses. They never threw anything away and if they didn't have ammo for it, they converted it to a cartridge they had plenty of.

I am still looking for a Long Lee Frankenmauser.
 
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