Help identifying a 7X57 mauser

[EP1985]

Go on gunbroker and check out Spanish Mauser. You'll find a lot of them there and you can get some idea. I noticed one for $275 that was a really good-looking one. That is a pretty high price for a 1916.

One thing you have going for you is that it is 7x57. Many are 7.62 Nato and subject to a lot of conjecture about ammo choice.

Going against you is the "bubba" factor.


I sold a very nice un-bubba-ed one in 7.62 about 2 years ago for $175. Had it been 7x57, I would have kept it.

thanks for the info, I checked gun broker and found one that looks exactly like mine.

 

[AKguy1985]

I paid $150 for an unsporterized one in 7mm last year.

 

[ldp4570]

7X57MM has always been one of my favorite rounds. Mild of recoil, flat shooting regardless of bullet weight, and many different platforms. A true classic.

 

[Lurker66]

The prefix and SN tells alot. Could be a Spanish or possibly a Boer.

 

[buffgunner]

I have a 7X57 Mauser that I have no idea what kind it is the only marking on it is a R on the barrel. Any info would be great
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Did you ever get a definitive answer? I have a 1916, but it is one that was converted to 7.62 as a civil guard carbine. In looking ar yours, it has a sporter stock of some sort, and has a slightly different bolt. The guide on mine is thinner toward the back and has the handle bent further down. Your bolt looks closer to the one in my Swede - but yours is definitely not a Swede. The rear sights look the same.

 

[EP1985]

Did you ever get a definitive answer? I have a 1916, but it is one that was converted to 7.62 as a civil guard carbine. In looking ar yours, it has a sporter stock of some sort, and has a slightly different bolt. The guide on mine is thinner toward the back and has the handle bent further down. Your bolt looks closer to the one in my Swede - but yours is definitely not a Swede. The rear sights look the same.

Yes, it was indeed a Spanish Mauser that had been modified