The 1903 Springfield has dual vents in this area butīuckshots pix showed much more brittle behavior than this. Looks like an overload or bad case and the gun didn't have enough venting compared Note that both lugs are present and intact, not a thrust failure of the lugs. Ring that is missing and the left one popped out far enough to release the other The bolt wentīack after the right locking shoulder area went away with the chunk of receiver The failure seems to be ductile, lots of bent, yet intact material.
There is one vent visible, but apparently not enough to keepįrom overloading the receiver ring which clearly failed outward, not rearward. Like the action was destroyed by gas that couldn't vent well enough from theīolt lug area.
Increase in pressure from the 7x57 to the 7.62 NATO (45Kpsi to 60kpsi) it looks Many early Mausers have no venting in the bolt head area and with a significant It looks to me like a case rupture in the head area and insufficient venting. Being prudent means finding a level of comfort, if you will, and being happy with it instead of constantly beating your head against the wall and complaining that you have a headache.
I learned the meaning of "prudent" from Ralph Waldo Emerson and it has nothing to do with the prudish girls we sneered at in junior high school. Consider the number of people of all levels of experience who'll read these notes. But making wildly assumptive guesses is as bad as being flat out wrong. It doesn't make you an ignorant idiot it just means there's not enough information to ascertain a cause. We should never hesitate to say "I don't know.". they need to know and they need to ~see~ what happens when one fails. But for them who buy these types of Mausers, the 18/16 and FR7 thinking they're strong because they read it on the internet.well. I wasn't fishing for opinions on why it failed. It up was the same person who was trying to sell it. I can snap a few more pics if close ups or different angles of needed.I posted these photos here as public information in the interest of educating those who don't have experience with these types of Mausers. The bore appears to be clean, and the bolt moves smoothly and it shoots accurately.Īny help with the value and maybe where to find some info on it would be greatly appreciated. It doesn't appear to have been refinished and I don't think it has been sporterized, the only non original part/alteration looks like is the front sight appears to have had some bright nail polish painted onto it some time ago. It does not have any importation markings on it that I can find so I'm guessing it was brought onto the US a while ago. I picked it up at a garage sale this summer from an elderly gentleman that said his friend from the VFW gave it to him before he passed away and that was about all he knew about the gun.įrom the little information that I have found online I think it might be a Spanish Mauser since it appears that he maker marks have all been scrubbed. I was wondering if anyone could help on identifying the value and possibly any other information about my 7 mm Mauser.
#1893 SPANISH MAUSER VALUE SERIAL#
* MARKINGS – aside from serial number, appears to be scrubbed. * MEASUREMENTS – posting this at work, I can get this later if needed
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