Help identifying military Mauser 98 cocking piece

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Hey all,

A Mauser 98 sporter conversion was posted for sale on another site, but there wasn't a whole lot of detail available, and I haven't heard back from the seller, presumably because the rifle has since sold.

The receiver has a thumb cut on the left wall and a redone bolt handle and low profile safety. What I found unusual was the round extended cocking piece, and I'm wondering if that would be original or an embellishment during the conversion? I'm really just curious as my searching, albeit far from exhaustive, couldn't find an example on the Mauser models that I was aware of.

Just trying to educate myself, so if anyone has an idea on the cocking piece and what, if anything, that does to help identify the receiver, I'd be interesting in learning.

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Thanks guys... I think you are right on leaning towards a Mexican Mauser. I was looking at the pictures and I think you might be able to see a small arc of the "FABRICA" word of the Mexican crest on the front receiver ring under the edge of the scope base:

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It looks Mexican to me as well.

It should also have a small ring profile, which I see from your pics, that it does.

Small ring 98 actions are very nice to make sporters out of.
 
If it helps you - that might be a Buehler brand scope mount, or a copy - cap screws installed across the top halves of the rings - if so, there were shims in the very top to match the diameter to hold your scope snugly. That front ring - not like a Leupold or Redfield base - you want to loosen the lock screw, BEFORE you attempt to rotate that front ring, which you will be doing, if you try to adjust windage with the rear ring. As mentioned above, the various small ring Mauser 98 can make very slick hunting rifles - I think I had installed a heavy barrel in 6.5x55 from a CG63 (Swedish M96) into a 1936 Mexican Mauser 98.
 
Yes, AFAIK those are windage and elevation adjustable Buehler base/rings. I wish I could tell you more, and that the rifle was on its way to me, but alas, I snoozed wondering what it might be. I should have trusted my instincts and figured out that with the period-correct scope setup, it probably was a "classic" in the making. For those interested, it was rebarrelled/chambered in 280 Remington.

Thanks for the info and pointers to the Mexican Mausers; I had looked at Spanish Mausers for that cocking piece, but was quite unfamiliar with the Mexican variety until this post. Hopefully I'll have more confidence to make a purchase the next time when/if I see another.
 
stickhunter said:
Yes, AFAIK those are windage and elevation adjustable Buehler base/rings. I wish I could tell you more, and that the rifle was on its way to me, but alas, I snoozed wondering what it might be. I should have trusted my instincts and figured out that with the period-correct scope setup, it probably was a "classic" in the making. For those interested, it was rebarrelled/chambered in 280 Remington.

Thanks for the info and pointers to the Mexican Mausers; I had looked at Spanish Mausers for that cocking piece, but was quite unfamiliar with the Mexican variety until this post. Hopefully I'll have more confidence to make a purchase the next time when/if I see another.
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That would make it a Model 1935? Most likely the original barrel was chambered for the 7x57 Mauser and it was rechambered. 280 Rem is a great cartridge when it's hand loaded to its full potential. Max 270Win loads are a good starting point.

The cocking piece and the front band were included to mimic the 1903 Springfield. Some say to appease the Americans. I think the Mexicans just liked it.

The Mexican small ring Mausers were well known for their strength and fine finish.

That Buehler mount was intended for scopes that didn't have windage or elevation adjustments. I have lovely Springfield 03 factory sporter, chambered for 30-06 with a similar setup. It works very well.

Finding a proper scope is unlikely. Mine has a 3/4 inch diameter tube.
 
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