Please help to ID this Mauser
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Eaglelord17
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- Sault Ste. Marie
That is a drilled and tapped Yugoslav M24 (not M24/47) rifle. Shame, fairly uncommon to say the least and very likely a war capture/bringback from somewhere as those that remained in Yugoslavian service were updated to the M24/47. It is a intermediate action Mauser.
Ok, thanks.
The rear part (receiver bridge) is a round-stepped design. Is it originally like this?
- Location
- Western Manitoba
From page 323 of Mauser Military Rifles of the World, 5th Ed., "Just before start of WW II, the Yugoslav Government decided to convert its stock of former WW I era Imperial German Gewehr 98 service rifles to its M1924 Short Rifle configuration. Receivers on those rifles were marked "Model 1924 b" as shown above". The picture shown is pretty much exactly identical to OP's picture of his receiver crest (except for OP's drilled and tapped holes, of course). No pictures in MMROTW showing the rear bridge, but I suspect it should have a charger lip on that bridge - all the other Serbian / Yugo rifles do, the Gewehr 98 did, and pictures of Yugo soldiers show them wearing bandoliers with cartridges in the chargers (stripper clips).
Also, I think the OP's receiver is missing the bolt stop on the left side - not real sure what that is about - I expected to see the "ears" sticking out for attaching that bolt stop box and screw... Also, OP's pictures showing filing or grinding done behind right side of rear receiver bridge - as if receiver done to accommodate a "scope friendly" bolt handle, that the particular stock is not ready for. Pretty certain the Gewehr 98 had straight bolt handles.
Also, I think the OP's receiver is missing the bolt stop on the left side - not real sure what that is about - I expected to see the "ears" sticking out for attaching that bolt stop box and screw... Also, OP's pictures showing filing or grinding done behind right side of rear receiver bridge - as if receiver done to accommodate a "scope friendly" bolt handle, that the particular stock is not ready for. Pretty certain the Gewehr 98 had straight bolt handles.
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Yep, this one is a double charge smooth bore, Mauser of course.
- Location
- Western Manitoba
OP is using "ImageTitan" to host his pictures - there are four of them. For unknown reason, I am able to see smallish versions; when I click on them it opens up an ImageTitan screen to a larger view. This is his first one, with the receiver crest that I mentioned in Post #9.
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- Western Manitoba
This is his second picture, showing the shape of the rear bridge, and the filing / grinding done on right side behind bridge - probably for a "scope friendly" altered bolt handle. Not sure that the stock has been worked down far enough to work??
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highlander
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Yep, what he said; makes it easier to mount scope bases.
- Location
- Western Manitoba
It would be somewhat interesting to see picture of left side rear of that rear bridge - I am still curious what the plan was for a bolt stop / ejector box? I have a GEW 98 here and several from South American contracts - Brazil 1908 and Argentine 1909 - also some BRNO, FN and others from WWII and later - all that I have here use that external bolt stop / ejector box - even the M93's, M95's and the Swede Mausers.
Thank you very much for your very informative answers.
The bolt stop ear has been filed down and a piece of metal has been welded to cover the bolt stop opening. And this piece of metal then has been drilled and tapped for a "different solution". However I have no ideal how it can be done following that way.
The most practical method to restore the bolt stop and ejector would be restoring to the original Mauser design. But this would request welding up the ear again.
I have no ideal why people who did the sportrizing to his rifle need to touch this part of the original receiver.
I used to use some pic hosting services that can post the original sized pic to the forum. Like yours.
Can you please tell me how did you do the pic posting? thanks.
Can you please tell me how did you do the pic posting? thanks.
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- Leduc County, Alberta
