![]() ![]() If it is rounded, it's not a 93.įor more info on the Spanish models 18 go to Spanmauhome it is one of the best sites for info and identification of these models. The 93 is the only Mauser that used this bolt. ![]() Does it have a 98 style bolt or something earlier? One way to tell if it is a Mod.1916 or not is by the bolt face. Most, but not all, also had gas relief holes drilled in the side of the chamber as well as having the left receiver rail cut out as a thumb relief to make it easier to load the rifle with a stripper clip. The rifles were stripped down and many had the crests removed as well as the makers address and model number on the left side of the receiver, while some had new crests applied, like the Guardia Civil model. If it is a Mod.1916 it would have started out life as a Model 1893 rifle or maybe a 1895 carbine. Spain rebuilt many of their earlier rifles around WWI and up to WWII to a short rifle version, reusing what they had instead of buying new rifles. They are the only mauser that I know of that has a serial number starting with OT, followed by 4 to 6 digits (OT123456). Model 1893 rifles were the primary battle rifle of both sides during the bloody Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), and production continued until 1943, when a 98. It was produced at both the Oviedo arsenal and at Industrias de Guerra de Cataluna. From what you have descibed it sounds like a Spanish model 1916. A short rifle, the Mosqueton Mauser Espanol Modelo 1916, was approved for service three years later. ![]()
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