Turkish mauser?

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In the family is a mauser receiver (no barrel or stock) with arabic writing on it.

I suspect Turkish but i figure you guys might have a better idea and some history on them.

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What caliber would it have come in?
It feels tight, would it be worth finding a barrel for it?
 
8mm mauser is the standard though I have heard of some rare one being in 8x53 (argentine I think) and someone will correct me it I am wrong.
 
The only clue you will have in what that receiver was chambered in, is the bolt face and extractor. That would narrow it down to 7x57, 8x57, 7.63x53 and maybe 7.62x51.

The Turks bought every Mauser and captured almost every Mauser chambering made. If they had enough of them, along with captured ammunition, they would reissue them to multiple units until their bores wore out then rebarrel and remark them to 8x57.

Later, if they couldn't capture, steal or buy the ammunition, their talented gun techs would refabricate them into something that was more suitable to their purposes. For many years, that was the 8x57.

They even converted all variations or No1 Lee Enfields to the 8x57 cartridge, by rebarreling and modifying the magazine wells and fore ends/top wood. Look up "Frankenmausers".

In the fifties, they bought up surplus, 98 Mausers, No4 Lee Enfields, US 1903 variants, M1 Carbines and Garands and supposedly even came upon a bunch of Mosin Nagants. I have yet to see a Turkish marked Mosin though. If they ever really had them, they would be perfect to loan out to other nations of iterest without altering the markings.

A lot of people like to underestimate Turkish firearms. That is a huge mistake, especially for collectors. Mind you, they are starting to come into their stride.

Turk weapons, have been to war all over Europe, Africa, the Far East, Middle East and even some are to be found in South American conflicts.

They often look like hell, because they've been there and come back again.

Many Turkish forces, like their police etc, were given the last of the WWII stuff about 30 years ago. They weren't given much for support or spare parts. That's why you see so many of them cobbled together with bits and pieces. Sometimes even hand made parts.

That's a decent looking 95 action. It would make a nice sporter. IMHO it's hardly worth trying to find the parts to put it back into its original form. For one thing, you don't know what that form was or whoes army it was originally built for.

It would make up into a very nice 7.62x39 bolt action sporter, capable of some fairly stiff loads and using heavier bullets.
 
Turkish Model 1893 action. Appears to be in the original 7.65 calibre as the receiver has original markings and not scrubbed and converted to 8mm in the 30s onwards. Still has the original magazine cut-off which indicates original vice refurb (they removed the cut-offs.

Bolt has been lowered and swept back, should be straight.
 
DEFINITELY a non-refurb Turk 93 made at Oberndorf - nice snag. Unmolested 93 receivers with the cutoff intact are really rather rare.

You could make a really pretty sported out of that if desired. 7.65x53 Argie would be a perfect match, as would 7x57 Mauser.
 
7.65 is no problem at all to load for. Same powders, primers, slugs as the .303 and the loads are very similar, as is performance.

It is actually a pretty decent cartridge today and was far in advance of its time. Case is only 2mm longer than a .308 and you can 'stretch' .308 brass to work (neck just a tad short). I have no idea why NATO didn't just adopt the 7.65 but the Americans HAD to have their beloved .30-cal, so they spent millions re-inventing the old Turk cartridge..... at higher pressure.... and for just about zip improvement in performance.

Some people.

Just about any small-ring Mauser barrel should screw right on. Headspace is an issue but not as much as the American gun magazines will tell you. It CAN be worked around cheaply.

You have the makings of one VERY slick rifle, friend.

The 93 action is not the strongest ever made, so keep pressures sane.

And DO have fun!
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