Whether you choose to keep it as is, to rebarrel it or "sporterize" it, you've got a fine piece of equipment and I hope, for your sake, that the barreled action is in excellent condition. The Model 1909 Mauser action is highly desirable as a basis for a fine custom rifle. It uses the same bullet diameter (0.312") as the.
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Brass and factory loaded ammunition is produced by Norma Projectilfabrik, and is disproportionately expensive when you consider the 7.65x53mm compares well with the. At a time when a nation's military was assessed by its infantry small arms, Argentina spared no expense to equip its personnel with the best. There are quite a few M98 variants but the Model 1909, I assure you, was one of the very best.
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But there is also a different serial number on the bottom of the receiver behind the recoil lug. It was exported to many overseas powers, including the. On the right side of the receiver ring is a stamped serial number, and this same number is on the bottom of the Octagon/round Krupp barrel. The Mauser Model 1895 is a bolt operated magazine fed rifle using the 7×57mm Mauser cartridge. The German Mausers which are believed to be original ones have a caliber of 7.92 mm and fire 7.92×57 mm, others like Argentine and Belgian Mausers fire 7.65×53 mm, Spanish and Chilean Mausers fire 7×57 mm and the Swedish Mausers fire 6.5×55 mm. I have a JP Sauer mauser 98 Sporting Rifle from the 1930s.
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Argentina wasn't involved in a conflict of significance until the Falklands (1982) and, by that time, they needed and purchased more modern weaponry than bolt action rifles. Mauser is designed as a five-round box style magazine located within the forearm with a huge variety of calibers. Argentina was "neutral" in WWII, so many of these rifles were warehoused and were never fired in anger. The first rifles were built at the Carl Gustaf factory with receiver dates starting with 1898 and serial numbers beginning at '1' and ending in 1925 at circa serial number 517,277 or later.The Swedish government paid Mauser a royalty of 2,25 Kronor (Crowns) for each rifle (about US 0.612 at the time). The Model 1909 Argentine contract, manufactured by DWM in Berlin and chambered for the 7.65x53mm Belgian Mauser cartridge, was one of the finest military Mausers made.