Found a weird Turk carbine at the Tulsa show

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Anyone want to take a guess at what I spent money on?

I already have a few fake carbines, why not another one.
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Looks like a 1908 Carbine (or a 1909 Argie) and a M1938 Turk rifle had a baby.
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Looks a lot like a Mauser 1908 short rifle according to the sketch on this website, but I can't find an actual pic of it.


Markings are wrong, stock is wrong. However, my guess is you are partially correct.



I"m thinking it began life as a 1908 and then was updated during the 8mm standardization program. Although it is weird they would scrub and remark the receiver. However, the Turks were a bit sensitive about the Ottoman past and I can see them doing that.

There just isn't any info about this rifle and very little about how they went about their Mauser Standardization program.
 

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