Oberndorf Mauser 98 Commercial Sporting Carbine, Type M? Can anyone confirm what this rifle is, date of manufacture, possible value, and sources of information. I think I have a pre-WW II Oberndorf Mauser 98 Commercial Sporting Carbine, Type M: • The bolt housing is stamped '6,5KP Waffenfabrik Mauser - Oberndorf N/A' with serial number is 879XX • Above the serial no. Are 'Crown over U' and 'Crown over B' stamps • The barrel has 250/3000 on the side and matching serial number on the bottom • The bolt (and several other internal parts) has a number that matches the last two numbers of the serial no. • The stock is an uncheckered Mannlicher 'style' with a couple inches of black wood near the muzzle; there are no markings on the stock. • The adjustable set trigger has matching serial no. On housing • When I acquired it there was a Weaver K4 scope mounted and no sign of any metal sights ever being installed.
Special thanks to “Hammerslagger” on this forum, who has been very helpful in getting me this far in figuring out what I this is. As mentioned in the thread that you started out on, Mauser manfactured and A. Imported 20 different Mauser commercial actions in the 1930's. Yours is apparently a #6, as sold by Stoeger. The '6,5KP' stamping will likely translate into English as being for the European 6.5 mm Short (K) Cartridge (P) (6.5 X 54 mm) as opposed to the 6.5 X 58 mm cartridge (likely 6,5LP). The latter caliber being a Mauser #1 action as identified and sold by Stoeger. I do not know an answer for your Type A & M question.
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Mauser Oberndorf 1904. Typically it means factory original and matching serial numbers. 35 thoughts on “ The Gewehr 98 ” peterkuck says. At first Mauser and DWM would make the Gewehr98 in very small numbers, DWM in particular would begin very slowly, all their earliest production going the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy). For all practical purposes, 1899 was the first year of mass production and the earliest rifle someone is likely to encounter.
The bolt, trigger guard and magazine were part of the action. Therefore, it is likely that Mauser put the receiver serial # (or last part of) on them, as is often still European practice relative to firearms. As for the barrel, to the best of my knowledge, the lack of previously described (in this thread) proof marks means that it is not of European manufacture. Unlike the USA, most of the European community has had 'Proof Laws' for at least 100 years. The barrel(s) get proof stamps in almost all cases, because this is the part that is most prone to pressure failure.
The likely original cost for your action alone, with double set triggers, was about $92.50 when a new complete Winchester 70 rifle (of Mauser design, US made, in calibers up to.375 H&H Mag.) cost $61.25 in 'Standard Grade' or $84.85 in 'Super Grade'. I understand that you are probably not hearing what you would like the hear relative to this rifle. However, I can assure you (from reading his posts) Alpo is a very knowledgeable member.
The facts relative to this rifle are as follows: The Germans had (have) barrel proof marking laws. Pre WW II German manufacturers usually stamped or engraved more information on the barrel(s) than was required by law.
Mauser exported finished actions with out barrels, in at least 20 size variants, to the USA for sale by Stoeger. Most gunsmiths who would be capable of fitting a barrel, stock, and telescopic sight to an action, would be capable of stamping the action's serial # on the barrel. I think the bottom line is that this action was barreled and likely stocked in the USA. • The Firearms Forum is on online community for all gun enthusiasts.
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