Mauser guys: can you tell me anything about these receiver stampings?

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Hi folks,

Looking at a friend's sporter conversion (old-school style; new barrel chambered in 300 weatherby, modified mag well, etc) based on a Mauser action. Wondering if anyone can help me figure out what the original donor rifle was?

On this picture of the left side of the receiver, I can see an "R" with a star above it. Under it, I think it's a lion. Then under that, the letters "PV", then under that, an "I" with some shape under it.


Then, these are found under the receiver:


Thanks for any tip. Nothing critical, just curious and would like to tell my friend about where this one originally started its life... thanks!

Lou
 
Belgian.
There are different opinions on whether converting a standard military '98 to a long belted magnum is a good idea. The lengthening of the feed opening removes a lot of steel from just behind the lower locking abutment.
On the other hand, this rifle has been in use, without anything untoward happening.
 
Moat likely a commercial FN... they sold a lot of these actions which were scrubbed fron FNH markings...
 
Yeah, Belgian. Good quality action.

I'm not a huge fan of opening up the M98 action like that for long cartridges but it has been done thousands of times by gunsmiths and commercial companies with no reports of failure that I've found. Look at the hundreds of Zastava rifles in .375 H&H floating around in Canada. If you look at the lower lug on those it isn't confidence inspiring but they are proofed to pretty high pressure and hold up just fine.
 
Belgian commercial action, that appears to have left the factory as a magnum , not a conversion.
do you have pictures of the rest of the action ?
 
Hi guys thanks for the info, much appreciated. Shows how little I know about Mausers, for sure.

Here are a couple of pictures of both sides of the action. Funny thing, the caliber actually has a spelling mistake :)

Lou



 
Lou its definetly a factory made commercial action , the way they machined the action was the original give away. seeing that it has no thumb cut out proves it.
 
Bottom markings alone (and step behind recoil lug) indicate it's FN-made. It's a scrubbed commercial variant with an early factory converted single stage trigger... essentially a modified 2-stage military trigger. Nice basis for a custom build.
 
No proofs on the barrel = gunsmith job. A gunsmith who made a slight error when stamping the caliber.
 
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