Identify this 8mm Mauser pls

[Baby Browning]

Looking to figure out what country of origin and what year it is produced. There are no markings other than some 4-digit numbers on the receiver and other places.

 

[buffdog]

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Are you sure that it is 8mm? It looks like a Spanish Model 1895.

 

[Baby Browning]

Not looking for an exact year, but maybe within a decade.

 

[Baby Browning]

The guy that gave it to me claims it is and has shot that ammo. He did not give me ammo for it, though.

 

[tokguy]

It's #### on closing so it's most likely not a 98.
Other than that...nice carbine. I'm a big fan of full wood carbines.

 

[buffdog]

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Look under the wrist of the stock about 6 inches back from the trigger guard. Are there holes or a filled in area there. Spanish carbines had a saddle ring that went there. The Spaniards did convert rifles to 7.62x51 NATO (.308 Winchester) so it was possibly converted if it is a Spanish one.

Take a .30 calibre cartridge or bullet, and gently insert the bullet into the muzzle. If it goes all the way in, then it could be 8x57mm calibre. Is there any marks of grinding on the top receiver ring?

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[Baby Browning]

Okay, buffdog, i googled "Spanish mauser 1895" and I think you are right. Online pics of the cavalry carbine match my rifle perfectly.

And it was only in 7mm. Well, maybe I misheard the guy. I will have to ask him about that.

Thanks one and all.

 

[Baby Browning]

Yes, there is a metal band and screws for where the saddle ring would have been attached.

I will get it checked at a gunsmith for chamber size.

And no, there does not seem to be any grinding marks, it looks to still have the blue on the receiver ring.

 

[JP]

I have had them in the original 7mm Mauser and also converted to.308.

 

[buffdog]

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The oval gas port hole on the left side of the receiver ring, and the "half deep" thumb cut on the left receiver wall is indicative of a late model production Spanish Model 1895 carbine also.
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[broadhead67]

1st guess I would have 96 swede carbine in 6.5x55 swede.didn't they have that front end?

 

[buffdog]

1st guess I would have 96 swede carbine in 6.5x55 swede.didn't they have that front end?

Very similar nose cap but Swedish m/94 Carbine has some minor differences. Actually the Spanish m/95 Carbine originated in 1893 but was not officially adopted until 1895, hence the Model 1895 designation.

One of the more prominent identification indicators is the attachment points for the rear of the sling on the buttstock. Swedish m/94 Carbines have a slot in the butt stock and a recessed area on the right side of the butt stock for the buckle and leather attachment to be screwed in.