Hungarian Mauser

[infideleggwelder]

I might be chasing swamp gas here, but a contractor who repairs the equipment at work claims to have a 1918 (he could be wrong) Hungarian marked 8mm mauser. he said his grandfather paid $20 or so thru mail order a "few" years back. he isn`t sure if it sportered, but then he wouldn`t know anyway. His words. are Hungarian mausers rare, or just another milsurp that is hard/expensive to get ammo for? he`s not sure what he wants to do with it, and he`ll be bringing me pics next time he comes in.

 

[Eaglelord17]

It could be a Hungarian M35 or M43 both of which are fairly rare and I know some people on this site are looking for. It could also be a Hungarian Steyr M95 based on the date. Without pictures or more details this is the best direction you can send your search to find out more details.

 

[infideleggwelder]

I`ll be asking him more questions about it when he come in again, he forgot he had it until he over heard a conversation about WW2 rifles at work. I`ll be trying to ease it gently from his hands to mine. he did say it was a straight pull, if that means anything in the Mauser world. I know nothing about Mausers except that the pics of my great great uncle, the rifles they had, with bayonet on, were really long. and yes, he is wearing a pickelhauben helmet.

 

[whitey07]

Probably a 8mm steyre m95.apparently the extractors are hard to find

 

[Eaglelord17]

If it is a straight pull then it is a Steyr M95. It has no relation to Mausers whatsoever (except as a competitor during the same time period). Overall Steyr M95s tend to go for the 200-400$ range depending on the condition and what model it is.

They are still nice rifles but just not worth as much as others. Also you need the Mannlicher clips to use the rifles, trying to put the round in the chamber and then closing the bolt results in a broken extractor.