

Assuming no cracks, excessive pitting, lug setback, etc., those are fine with 7.62 NATO. From the January, 1971 issue of American Rifleman Coats of Arms and other markings on Mauser turnbolt rifles and carbines are extremely varied. I have one - Model 1916 Spanish Mauser - no markings on the reciever, except a serial number. The Ottoman empire had been a steady buyer of Mauser rifles since the 1880s, and the Turkish Tüfek 1893 was a close copy of the Spanish rifle the exceptions were that it was chambered for the 7.65x53 cartridge, and it was fitted with a magazine cutoff-the only smokeless-powder Mauser rifle so equipped. above the serial number and Spanish Modelo 1893 Mauser. Many of the remaining parts were salvaged with #419.

Production began in late 1940 at serial number 700,000, as an extension of the serial number range of the Mauser Model 1934 pistol, a much more difficult pistol to manufacture. When they reach 9999, they bump up the letter one step, and start over again. At the time, an Afrikaans farmer (Also known as a From what you have descibed it sounds like a Spanish model 1916. Mauser's design work produced the Model 1892, a transitional design that was manufactured in limited numbers for the Spanish Army.

This makes it very difficult to figure out manufacturing date from the serial number. The highest serial number I have observed is 175, suggesting that the quantity produced was small. This model marked some major milestones in Mauser design and … This occurred in 1923 or later.
