Questions about a milsurp

HChammer

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I'm looking at a milsurp I know nothing about.. it's apparently a Oviedo Mauser 1886? Stamped 1910 all numbers matching. I will post pics if I can figure out this new image hosting app. I'm looking for a value on this rifle as I'm not a milsurp guy but the price seems right.
 
Looks like a Spanish 1893 Mauser to me. The stock looks refinished or at least heavily degreased, if the bore is in good shape you'll have a great shooter and hunting rifle. Not sure on value. If I saw it for under $300 at a gun show, I'd probably buy it.
 
If the stock is messed with that does effect value. That being said if it is all matching, it is actually fairly hard to find Spanish Mausers in that condition. The price range I would say is 300-800$ depending on if the stock is messed with or not.
 
If the bolt serial doesn't match make sure to get it headspaced before your shoot it. It's generally not a big issue with some milsurps because bolts were replaced by armorers, but at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War the Republican government essentially armed the leftist militias by opening up the armouries. Bolts had been stored separately from rifles and they got mixed and matched by crowns passing around rifles and boxes of bolts with no regard for matching them or checking function. Mine fits really badly.

I've seen enough Spanish Mausers with stocks finished similarly to yours that I think that's probably an arsenal job, though it is quite different from the factory finish. No evidence to base that on, just an observation from years of collecting and being interested in Spanish guns.
 
Nyles said:
If the bolt serial doesn't match make sure to get it headspaced before your shoot it. It's generally not a big issue with some milsurps because bolts were replaced by armorers, but at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War the Republican government essentially armed the leftist militias by opening up the armouries. Bolts had been stored separately from rifles and they got mixed and matched by crowns passing around rifles and boxes of bolts with no regard for matching them or checking function. Mine fits really badly.

I've seen enough Spanish Mausers with stocks finished similarly to yours that I think that's probably an arsenal job, though it is quite different from the factory finish. No evidence to base that on, just an observation from years of collecting and being interested in Spanish guns.
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Okay thanks for the info, I do know the numbers all match. What do you think it's worth?
 
Have you taken the wood off the rifle,you can find some pretty deep pitting on Spanish and South American rifles.By the way what caliber is it.Had one years ago I believe it was 7x57
 
Unless it's been rechambered it should be 7x57, they were all made that way. Spain did rechamber a lot of guns in 7.62x51 but I don't believe any in that configuration.

I paid about $350 for mine so in the $300 range is probably reasonable. They don't seem to bring much money unless they're from the Spanish-American war era.
 
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