oz_lowrider
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I have a 1935 MAUSER 98 Short Rifle with the banner on the action. I believe it's 7.65mm. I would like to confirm this and know the full caliber. 7.65 X ?
Any suggestions appreciated
Any suggestions appreciated
The 7.65 Mauser's were 1903 Mauser's as I recall and have Argentine markings. Pictures would help
Banner Mausers were sold by Mauser as commercial rifles, not military. That is not to say that somewhere, somehow, a country's military (or rebels or police) got ahold of them. Usually the finish on the receiver was better. Given that you probably have a commercial 98 Mauser, it could be barrelled in almost anything. And someone could have made some wildcat out of it as well.I have a 1935 MAUSER 98 Short Rifle with the banner on the action. I believe it's 7.65mm. I would like to confirm this and know the full caliber. 7.65 X ?
Any suggestions appreciated
Although commonly called 7.65 Argentine, the caliber was used by many South American countries at one point or another as well as Belgium and Turkey.The 7.65 Mauser's were 1903 Mauser's as I recall and have Argentine markings. Pictures would help
Very Nice!IIRC, Mauser did make the pre-98k's in both 7 x 57 and 7.65 x 53 (commonly called the 7.65 Argentine Mauser here in the U.S.).
Share a photo?
The pre-98 Banner rifles are relatively uncommon here in any caliber, not including the poor condition PRC imports from 20+ years ago.
Even more so in calibers other than 8mm.
Here is a photo of my 1934 8mm Banner rifle.
Major differences from the 1935 K98k are the grasping grooves on the stock and the single spring lower band with the pinned-in-place upper band.
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JT