![]() ![]() #MAUSER SERIAL NUMBER GUIDE FULL#308Win as far as I know so, not an M1950, while we are on the subject of not, it does not appear to be an M1935 as it has a full length hand guard (Upper front wood section) ![]() Why have I assumed this? Well the first give away is this stamp on the left hand side of the receiver which does rather confirm it is an FN build □ The problem is which model, is it an M1924, or M1930? At this stage all I can say is it is an M1930 style FN Mauser.įirst sign is the ‘de’ in the San Serif font so in theory this excludes the M1924 which uses the Serif font so that narrows it down to the M1930 or M1950 however the M1950 was chambered in 30-06 and. This rifle has been sitting in the armoury for the last 15 months, un-fired and for the most gathering dust and attracting spiders (If indeed spiders can get into the cabinets) So I took a few minutes to take a closer look and see if I could find out a bit more about it.įirstly I have to admit I am not a true Mauser man, I have a huge respect for the Mauser action and its clones however I have never felt the need to delve deeper into the models and have always assumed this is a M1930 chambered in 7,92×57 and built by Fabrique Nationale in Hertsal. I had to aim at the crotch to get center of mass hits at the sight starts at 300 meters.Some real ramblings for this article which is a bit of the background of the Mauser I am working on. Mines a sniper version with dovetail cuts for a scope mount where the crest would be, so no crest on mine, also dovetail by the bolt release. #MAUSER SERIAL NUMBER GUIDE SERIES#Regards, John TwistJg26 151 active member TwistJg26 151 8 T17:47 So mine that is a SR series would also been for the Romanians. JohnnWall 39 active member JohnnWall 39 7 T02:39 Hi Ralph and CR Hound, Yes, the mark on this rifle is the Romanian CM acceptance mark standing for Copsa Mica, the arms factory in the city of Cugir, which was established and owned by Ceskoslovenska Zbrojovka Brno. RalphThose who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who dont. Is this the Copsa Mica Romania mark, and is it likely that it was stamped there when the crest was scrubbed rhreck 8 new member rhreck 8 6 T19:51 The circle stamp you mentioned on my gun is in fact a circle with an M and a C superimposed. Thats why I left a question mark in the Brno production table I prepared for Bob Ball.īest Regards, John CR Hound 263 active member CR Hound 263 5 T18:36 Thank you John There is a small circle stamp above the serial number in rhrecks photo.ĭoes this have a stylized M around C inside it I have an HR serial block V.24 with the same circle with a stylized M around C (Copsa Mica) above the serial. However, we do not have any documentation to support a clear end date for V.24 production itself so we have to guess. It is likely that Vz.24 production did not go beyond 1941 except for a few G24ts. ![]() It is therefore likely that rifles in the TR block were made in the 1940-1941 time frame.īy 1941, the rifle plants in Brno, then in the Bohemia-Moravian Protectorate (which was incorproatted into greater Germany), and the Povaszka Bystrica plant, in the fascist Slovak Republic (allied with Germany), were producing G.24ts and preparing their production lines for manufacturing the Kar98k. I dont know when the contract ended, but I would guess it ended before Russia over ran Romania in 1944. I would assume your TR rifle was toward the end of the contract. Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who dont.ĬR Hound 263 active member CR Hound 263 3 T09:31 Mauser Military Rifles of the World third edition page 108 lists the Romanian contract being from 1938 - 194 and having observed serial number prefixes AR through YR. I know the R is for Romanian, but can anyone tell me the year based on the serial Thanks for any help. ![]()
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