Dating a Mauser hunting rifle?

jbmauser said:
No. Not much. I might, or someone else might, recognize the font of the letters though. Also the placement on the receiver might give a clue as well. Sometimes even the way the action is machined is enough to provide enough clues to come up with an origin. Some makers have consistent tooling marks that can distinguish them from others.
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Yes. My point exactly. For example, if the receiver is of FN origin, the bottom of the action will have a distinctive "step" just behind the recoil lug and other typical FN factory stamps.

Kevan, post a photo of the action bottom. It's worth a shot.
 
If it is too shiney, turn off the flash and use a low power lamp istead. This is blasphemi, but if you rub a little white powder like starch on numbers they pop so you can read them.

Have baribal seen this thread, may have info to add.
 
The Kurgan said:
Yes. My point exactly. For example, if the receiver is of FN origin, the bottom of the action will have a distinctive "step" just behind the recoil lug and other typical FN factory stamps.

Kevan, post a photo of the action bottom. It's worth a shot.
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I managed to dash off a couple pictures to Mr. JB Mauser this am, perhaps he might be able to post for me..
 
Here are the pics of Kevan's mystery Mauser. If you save and zoom in on the F3, I'm pretty certain it's actually an E3. Combined with the style of machining I'm pretty certain this is a post war Czech receiver/barrel. Probably one of the scrubbed receiver K98k's that were sold to Israel then it received a heavy polishing/reblue sometime along the way, most likely when it was rechambered.

Any one else have any guesses?

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And this is what it looks like in the wood, obviously a labour of love, reminiscent of the old silhouette rifles.
In spite of its appearance it fits like a glove weighs 9 lbs. as pictured and makes tiny cloverleafs with a 200 gr load.
Bedding and inletting could not be more perfect.
Because of the overall workmanship, polishing , etc., I would dearly love to know who worked on it, even the small captive screws are highly polished..
 
Kevan said:


And this is what it looks like in the wood, obviously a labour of love, reminiscent of the old silhouette rifles.
In spite of its appearance it fits like a glove weighs 9 lbs. as pictured and makes tiny cloverleafs with a 200 gr load.
Bedding and inletting could not be more perfect.
Because of the overall workmanship, polishing , etc., I would dearly love to know who worked on it, even the small captive screws are highly polished..
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Wowser, that is a beauty.
 


I really hate to see an interesting thread fall by the wayside and I'm not trying to side-track.
This is my late Brother's last build, he was working on this when cancer took him from us.
Its a 375 / 06 Imp, a variation of his own design, slightly shorter and a bit more blown out than an ordinary 375 /06 Imp.
He carved the stock and nearly finished the metalwork, rifle makes 0.65 " groups fireforming with a 270 Hornady so its putting some rifles on the table..
 
Just what I was thinking!

Sebell said:
Try taking it out for coffee and casually asking it their age?
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I'm going to the range now to hook up with a lovely Mannlicher ( Steyr of course) and a Sako Vixen!;)


NO offense intended to your serious question, just couldn't help the giggle.
 
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