Thread: Rifle ID?
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Old 10-29-2005, 12:22 AM
ringo ringo is offline
 
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I will guess it to be a 1893 Mauser design, made by Oveido (Spain) as a 1916 version for contract to a South American country, that would explain the pitting, poor maintenance, and scrubbing of the crest when it was exported for sale.
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