Help Identifiying a Mauser(?)

Doco Overboard said:

Sorry for the confusion, in post 9 it was mentioned that there was a Swedish bolt release involved. My post just indicates there is no mistaking a swede action or associated parts for a 93.

Mauser and its affiliates contract produced more than one type of action for different armies (nations) in overlapping years. The Swedes specked out the arguably the best due to quality of the steel.

Not trying to be mean either but theirs no incomplete thoughts here, I know a little thing or two about Mauser's but not everything because when I first started building rifles I studied them before I built them myself. Part of that is understanding the mechanism your working with.



It's a shame a lot of records were lost due to fires or during the war, but due to the popularity of the platform and the groundbreaking achievements associated with the design there is a lot of published material that can be used as a reference. A myriad were made in all sorts of styles and configurations that does lead to some confusion. Probably due to the fact that the strengths and weakness's of the evolution of the design were implemented into the next model, certain similarities exist between design changes. Even with that, there are a few models in their basic form that are used to establish a type that is used as a standard.



Right now, I'm speaking in turns of Mauser or affiliate built examples, there is also a plethora of civilian offerings to consider as well that can lead to confusion without a certain means of familiarity.

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Doco Overboard said:

I got it, I see what you mean now, there's a crown on it. I was focusing on the bolt shroud not listening. I call that the ejector box/bolt stop which does not determine the action type.
The crown tilted to the side means a Husqvarna civilian or possibly a pupil manufactured part. When the crown is horizontal that mean's a Mauser or Gustaf manufactured part. Theirs no end to what you may find working on a Mauser rifle, screw holes drilled into the locking lugs is always a good one or nearly bored through or dovetails cut nearly to the interior of the bore.

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