Typical Rough Turk Gew98 condition, but still a representative Piece. It has the buffalo horn tip and but plate, I believe it is a type K. Serial number is 82530, B & U proof marks with crowns above them. It has a tangent rear sight graduated from 50 - 1000 meters. 1906, marked on the top of the receiver ring. The "F" stamp was added by Importer (stupid ATFE serialing rules). I happened across a Commercial Mauser at the LGS. Mauser, originally the Königlich Württembergische Gewehrfabrik, was a German arms manufacturer. will need more pictures and questions answers to narrow value. Note that Waffenfabrik Mauser Oberndorf, was privately. It looks to be pre WWI 1900-1914, it was made in Germany, 7.63 Mauser, value will depend but ball park is approx. Like the earlier M71, even more so if possible, every single part than can be is numbered to the rifle. This rifle is serial 1638 r, so that (r=190,000 series) so probably made in last quarter of 1917. Please register so we can e-mail you if needed and so you can post feedback for the information we provide. The actual means (officially) is unclear, but since Germany was paying for them, they would have been accepted (accounted for) by an Army depot, and then on-shipped to Turkey. (60.5 cm.) blued nitro barrel, tangent rear-sight calibrated to 1000 metres, blued receiver, set triggers, figured 14 in. OP rifle: Carries Prussian Eagle-Beschuss Adler ( Firing Proof and acceptance Eagle) so May have gone from Factory to Army Depot, and then on-forwarded by rail across Austria-Hungary-Bulgaria to Turkey almost all the Late 1917 and nearly all 1918 Mauser O.a/N. A 7X57mm MODEL B BOLT-MAGAZINE SPORTING RIFLE WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER, OBERNDORF A/N, SERIAL NO. It was NOT like the End of WW II, where Surrender meant wholesale disarmament, POW Camps, etc. German and Austrian Troops still in aid to the Turks (there were some quite substantial Artillery, Medical and Signalling units) were simply interned under International Law for a week or two, and then allowed to go Home.Their rifles etc, of course remained with the Turks.Armistice did not mean disarmament, just "standing down", and "returning to barracks", with their arms. Many Turkish Officers simply removed the bolts, and smuggled them back into Turkey, but many Gew 88/05s lost their bolts to the British. Absolut Senior Member 21 minutes ago 1 I originally purchased the attached shown Mauser Oberndorf 1896 dating rifle with serial number 7 as a 'Swedish Prototype', with the caliber 6,5x55. The Situation in the Ottoman Empire saw many divisions of the Turkish army outside the "borders" of Turkey proper.The British (Generic term) in Palestine, Syria and Mesopotamia allowed the Turkish troops to return Home with their rifles (Honour of Arms) but with the Bolts removed ("demilitarised"). Turkey sued for Peace on 30th October 1918, Austria-Hungary on 4th November, and Germany on 11th November.
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