Hi guys.
I inherited this mauser. It used to belong to my grandpa, who kept it with him all winter long as he was a trapper (it was his day job - not sure anyone can still feed a family of 7 by selling furs in 2016). My father inherited it when my grandpa died, but he never had any interest in firearms or hunting, so he just left it in a closet. I inherited it when he died a couple years ago, and that's how I ended up getting my PAL.
Anyway, the point is I know very little about that rifle, and everyone who would know anything has been buried years ago. I don't even know if that thing has ever been a military rifle, hence, I might not be in the right place to ask (if I'm not, feel free to say it, I'll move to another subforum). All I know is that it's always been called "the mauser" or "a mauser", and an armorer checked it and told me it shoots 7x57 (7mm mauser). It does, I've shot a box of 7x57 through it.
But I have no clue if it's a "spanish mauser", "swedish mauser", "german mauser" or anything. It has almost marking. No swedish crown, no german marking, nothing of that sort. All it has is "3407" stamped in various places: receiver, bolt, buttplate, magazine floor plate.
I tried searching for images of mausers on google image or bing image, but I haven't found anything that resembles this one. All the mausers I've seen have a cleaning rod but the wood doesn't reach the front sight. Also, none has the kind of sight that mine has; both front and rear sight are different from the ones I see pictured on the internet.
If anyone can tell me what I've got, or just point me in the right direction, I'd be thankfull. I've taken some pictures to show you guys, but if there's something that might help identify what it is, I can take more pics.
The beast:
The bolt/receiver (the spots are not rust, it seems to go away when I scratch with a nail):
Trigger+bolt+floorplate:
Rear sight:
front sight:
buttplate:
Random images:
I inherited this mauser. It used to belong to my grandpa, who kept it with him all winter long as he was a trapper (it was his day job - not sure anyone can still feed a family of 7 by selling furs in 2016). My father inherited it when my grandpa died, but he never had any interest in firearms or hunting, so he just left it in a closet. I inherited it when he died a couple years ago, and that's how I ended up getting my PAL.
Anyway, the point is I know very little about that rifle, and everyone who would know anything has been buried years ago. I don't even know if that thing has ever been a military rifle, hence, I might not be in the right place to ask (if I'm not, feel free to say it, I'll move to another subforum). All I know is that it's always been called "the mauser" or "a mauser", and an armorer checked it and told me it shoots 7x57 (7mm mauser). It does, I've shot a box of 7x57 through it.
But I have no clue if it's a "spanish mauser", "swedish mauser", "german mauser" or anything. It has almost marking. No swedish crown, no german marking, nothing of that sort. All it has is "3407" stamped in various places: receiver, bolt, buttplate, magazine floor plate.
I tried searching for images of mausers on google image or bing image, but I haven't found anything that resembles this one. All the mausers I've seen have a cleaning rod but the wood doesn't reach the front sight. Also, none has the kind of sight that mine has; both front and rear sight are different from the ones I see pictured on the internet.
If anyone can tell me what I've got, or just point me in the right direction, I'd be thankfull. I've taken some pictures to show you guys, but if there's something that might help identify what it is, I can take more pics.
The beast:
The bolt/receiver (the spots are not rust, it seems to go away when I scratch with a nail):
Trigger+bolt+floorplate:
Rear sight:
front sight:
buttplate:
Random images:
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