Well I picked this up off a good friend of mine (thanks Chris!) and thought I'd share some pics of it here because it isn't a Mauser you'll see too often. Condition isn't the greatest but a hard to find example so I was happy to add it to the collection.
Made by Mauser Oberndorf for export, the Model 1907 was bought by several countries in small numbers. Paraguay, China, Ecuador, and Brazil among others possibly bought small quantities of these. Production numbers aren't known and there is very little solid info on these at all. I haven't done a chamber cast on this one but the bore measures .284" and it chambers a 7x57 case so I would imagine that is the chambering.
The 1907 is commercial proofed which would eliminate a military contract and these were purchased basically "off the shelf" by the various countries as sort of trial rifles or to fill a temporary shortage. It is a large ring action with what appears to be a small ring barrel thread. Intermediate in length it shares several features with the Peruvian 1909 action and the Turk 1903. The front ring is longer than normal and has a lip machined into the front of it to hold the handguard similar to the Turkish 1903 action. It doesn't have the tall charger hump of the Peruvian or Turk action though but shares the long cocking piece and "pear" shaped bolt knob.
The bayonet lug and band arrangement is interesting and the same as the Model 1904. There is no metal recoil lug in the stock.
I suspect this one saw use in Paraguay because the bolt stop/ejector box and rear guard screw are marked with the 5 pointed star usually seen on Paraguay Mausers. These parts aren't original to the 1907 but have been with it for a long time. The barrel, receiver, trigger, rear sight, trigger guard, hand guard, and stock all match. The bolt is the correct commercial proofed bolt and is only a few numbers off.
If anyone has more info on these or an example to share please post it up.
Made by Mauser Oberndorf for export, the Model 1907 was bought by several countries in small numbers. Paraguay, China, Ecuador, and Brazil among others possibly bought small quantities of these. Production numbers aren't known and there is very little solid info on these at all. I haven't done a chamber cast on this one but the bore measures .284" and it chambers a 7x57 case so I would imagine that is the chambering.
The 1907 is commercial proofed which would eliminate a military contract and these were purchased basically "off the shelf" by the various countries as sort of trial rifles or to fill a temporary shortage. It is a large ring action with what appears to be a small ring barrel thread. Intermediate in length it shares several features with the Peruvian 1909 action and the Turk 1903. The front ring is longer than normal and has a lip machined into the front of it to hold the handguard similar to the Turkish 1903 action. It doesn't have the tall charger hump of the Peruvian or Turk action though but shares the long cocking piece and "pear" shaped bolt knob.
The bayonet lug and band arrangement is interesting and the same as the Model 1904. There is no metal recoil lug in the stock.
I suspect this one saw use in Paraguay because the bolt stop/ejector box and rear guard screw are marked with the 5 pointed star usually seen on Paraguay Mausers. These parts aren't original to the 1907 but have been with it for a long time. The barrel, receiver, trigger, rear sight, trigger guard, hand guard, and stock all match. The bolt is the correct commercial proofed bolt and is only a few numbers off.
If anyone has more info on these or an example to share please post it up.
