mauser model1912 308??
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Scharfschuetzer
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Does it have:
7.62 stamped on the top of the receiver bridge?
The Chilean coat of arms and Modelo 1912 on the receiver ring?
"Waffenfabrik Styer Austria" on the left side of the receiver?
7.62 stamped on the top of the receiver bridge?
The Chilean coat of arms and Modelo 1912 on the receiver ring?
"Waffenfabrik Styer Austria" on the left side of the receiver?
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it does not have 762 stamped on receiver bridge,it has nothing stamped there.it does have the modelo1912 stamped on the front of receiver,and the austria steyr on the side, it also has 308 and some other writing i cant make out stamped on the barrel. I am trying to get some good pics of it but my camera is kinda crappy
Scharfschuetzer
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Handymike,
Is it still all military or has it been sporterized.
Some of the Chilean Modelo 1912s have the 7.62 stamped under the crest on the reciver ring.
Is it still all military or has it been sporterized.
Some of the Chilean Modelo 1912s have the 7.62 stamped under the crest on the reciver ring.
Scharfschuetzer
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Handy Mike,
That fits in with several of the arsenal rebuilt 1912 rifles from Chilie, although the 308 is not something that I'm familiar with, thus the reason for the original or customized question above.
According to the latest edition of "Mauser, Military Rifles of the World," given your NATO stamp on the ring, there should also be a "61" following the NATO on the rifle's reciever ring. That apparently changed its nomenclature to a "Modelo 1912/61. Some had shorter barrels installed when converted to 7.62 NATO, but mine has the original barrel length (28.75") and of course the 7.62 N marking on the bridge.
I was TDY in Chilie a few years ago and while I've seen Mausers in other South American countries, I didn't see one in Chile, even though I looked pretty hard.
That fits in with several of the arsenal rebuilt 1912 rifles from Chilie, although the 308 is not something that I'm familiar with, thus the reason for the original or customized question above.
According to the latest edition of "Mauser, Military Rifles of the World," given your NATO stamp on the ring, there should also be a "61" following the NATO on the rifle's reciever ring. That apparently changed its nomenclature to a "Modelo 1912/61. Some had shorter barrels installed when converted to 7.62 NATO, but mine has the original barrel length (28.75") and of course the 7.62 N marking on the bridge.
I was TDY in Chilie a few years ago and while I've seen Mausers in other South American countries, I didn't see one in Chile, even though I looked pretty hard.