1916 spanish mauser disassembly
While there are many that reflect master craftsmanship with regard to caliber conversions, trigger work and handmade stocks the majority were put into the cheapest stocks that could be found or had the original military stocks cut and altered.
The older sporterized rifles were often converted and housed in stocks of questionable origin. These rifles were popular and chief alternatives to newly manufactured domestic made hunting rifles. 28 pages, with many instructional pictures and a detailed description of the disassembly, assembly, and complete. Typically, the barrel was replaced and the stock either modified or changed out to what is known as a sporter stock. The action made for an economical sporting rifle build when compared to sporting rifles built by Remington, Winchester, and Savage. Trigger Guard w/ Floorpate Catch, Catch Spring & Screw (w/o Floorplate) Manufacturer: MAUSER. While many were preserved in their original military configuration, a great number were sporterized for hunting and target shooting. Model: 1895 SPANISH SHORT RIFLE (1916 2ND PATTERN) Product : 1120880. Founded in Oberndorf, Germany, in 1874 as Königliche Waffen Schmieden, the company was an effort started by the Mauser brothers, Peter and Wilhelm, several years earlier when they designed and produced rifles for the Prussian military.įrom the end of World War II through the late 1990s, many thousands of Mauser rifles hit American shores via the surplus market. Used to clean the barrels in field use, a cloth, brush or jag was connected to the end and pulled thru the barrel. German Military Surplus chain pull thru original to the STG44 and MP44 rifles, also used with 8mm Mausers such as the 98 and K98. The name Mauser is one of the oldest names in firearms. STG44 MP44 Mauser Chain Pull Thru PAR-MAU001.