I just received the Fifth Edition of Mauser Military Rifles of the World by Robert W.D. Ball from Chapters Indigo web site.
I thought the book would be soft cover but was pleasantly surprised to find it is a hard cover edition.
Its an expanded book and more attention to the older models.
One country I was reading about is Portugal and the Mauser-Vergueiro rifle in 7.92X57 which I have one in my collection.
Then came the Model 1933 Mauser Short Rifle, and the Standard Model 1933 Mauser Carbine.
The next rifle purchased was the Model 937-A Short Rifle or some refer to them as the Model 1937 Mauser.
The final one was the Model 1941 Short Rifle which is probably the most common and sought after by collectors.
What I would like to know is does anyone know how many of the model 1933 Short rifles were purchased from Mauser and how does one identify the Portuguese examples?
The other model in the Portuguese arsenal was the M 937-A which was similar to the K98 except for a different style of side mounted quick-release sling attachment and sight protectors.
It was later improved in 1941 to the K98 standards of the Wehrmacht weapons.
The Vergueriro and the Model 1941 rifles are common, but did we ever receive any of the Model 1933 or Model 937-A (M 1937) Mauser rifles through the surplus market over the years?
Does anyone have one of them in their collection and what was the quality of the firearms?
I thought the book would be soft cover but was pleasantly surprised to find it is a hard cover edition.
Its an expanded book and more attention to the older models.
One country I was reading about is Portugal and the Mauser-Vergueiro rifle in 7.92X57 which I have one in my collection.
Then came the Model 1933 Mauser Short Rifle, and the Standard Model 1933 Mauser Carbine.
The next rifle purchased was the Model 937-A Short Rifle or some refer to them as the Model 1937 Mauser.
The final one was the Model 1941 Short Rifle which is probably the most common and sought after by collectors.
What I would like to know is does anyone know how many of the model 1933 Short rifles were purchased from Mauser and how does one identify the Portuguese examples?
The other model in the Portuguese arsenal was the M 937-A which was similar to the K98 except for a different style of side mounted quick-release sling attachment and sight protectors.
It was later improved in 1941 to the K98 standards of the Wehrmacht weapons.
The Vergueriro and the Model 1941 rifles are common, but did we ever receive any of the Model 1933 or Model 937-A (M 1937) Mauser rifles through the surplus market over the years?
Does anyone have one of them in their collection and what was the quality of the firearms?
