Mauser Crest Question

MarkC · 05-19-2006, 05:22 PM

Any idea as to what country this crest belongs to? My dad has a Mauser rifle in brand new condition with this Crest.

Ron Wood · 05-19-2006, 05:51 PM

Looks Turkish to me.

Parabellus · 05-19-2006, 06:22 PM

Rather than chance a copyright infringement by copying the image, let me direct you to this page of Flags of the World in reference to socialist Yugoslavia.

http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/yu_fy.html#fco

Russell

MarkC · 05-19-2006, 07:30 PM

It does look like a 1963-1991 Yogo Crest.....

Parabellus · 05-19-2006, 07:43 PM

More likely the 1946-1963 crest with five torches as opposed to six. An older rifle then. Would you post pictures of the whole rifle? Someone in the Forum will probably be able to identify it.

MarkC · 05-19-2006, 08:10 PM

Yes, I looked at it again and you are correct! The Torches tell all, the "ribbon" is a "full" one vs. the half, (on the photo) I went by that on my initial "look". (transitional?)

Thanks again, my dad who is 79 years young has had it in the collection for some time. It has no import markings .... He must have bought it back "in the day"?

Mark

Ron Wood · 05-19-2006, 09:00 PM

Excellent! Yugo it is. Well done Russell.

Steve Richards · 05-26-2006, 01:35 AM

In the book "Mauser Military Rifles of the World" there are two photos of this crest labeled Yugoslavian Comunist crest in the section on Serbia/Yugoslavia.

Steve

Marvin · 05-26-2006, 06:39 AM

I have a WWII German K98k rifle that was refurbished by Yugoslavia and this Crest is on the top of the receiver......it is definetly Yugoslavian.

The refurbishment of the K98k was to scrub the German stamping and a couple of mixed parts. It is one of the most accurate K98k rifles I have ever fired. When I want to shoot bolt actions, this is the on I go to.

05-19-2006, 05:22 PM	#1
MarkC User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 482 Thanks: 1 Thanked 126 Times in 29 Posts	Mauser Crest Question Any idea as to what country this crest belongs to? My dad has a Mauser rifle in brand new condition with this Crest. Attached Thumbnails

05-19-2006, 05:51 PM	#2
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,035 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,241 Times in 1,719 Posts	Looks Turkish to me. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

05-19-2006, 06:22 PM	#3
Parabellus User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SF Bay Posts: 195 Thanks: 16 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	Yogoslav Coat of Arms Rather than chance a copyright infringement by copying the image, let me direct you to this page of Flags of the World in reference to socialist Yugoslavia. http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/yu_fy.html#fco Russell

05-19-2006, 07:43 PM	#5
Parabellus User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SF Bay Posts: 195 Thanks: 16 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	More likely the 1946-1963 crest with five torches as opposed to six. An older rifle then. Would you post pictures of the whole rifle? Someone in the Forum will probably be able to identify it. __________________

05-19-2006, 09:00 PM	#7
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,035 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,241 Times in 1,719 Posts	Excellent! Yugo it is. Well done Russell. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

05-19-2006, 07:30 PM	#4
MarkC User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 482 Thanks: 1 Thanked 126 Times in 29 Posts	It does look like a 1963-1991 Yogo Crest.....

05-19-2006, 08:10 PM	#6
MarkC User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 482 Thanks: 1 Thanked 126 Times in 29 Posts	Yes, I looked at it again and you are correct! The Torches tell all, the "ribbon" is a "full" one vs. the half, (on the photo) I went by that on my initial "look". (transitional?) Thanks again, my dad who is 79 years young has had it in the collection for some time. It has no import markings .... He must have bought it back "in the day"? Mark

05-26-2006, 01:35 AM	#8
Steve Richards User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Beaverton, Oregon Posts: 487 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	In the book "Mauser Military Rifles of the World" there are two photos of this crest labeled Yugoslavian Comunist crest in the section on Serbia/Yugoslavia. Steve

05-26-2006, 06:39 AM	#9
Marvin User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Upstate S.C. Posts: 1,132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have a WWII German K98k rifle that was refurbished by Yugoslavia and this Crest is on the top of the receiver......it is definetly Yugoslavian. The refurbishment of the K98k was to scrub the German stamping and a couple of mixed parts. It is one of the most accurate K98k rifles I have ever fired. When I want to shoot bolt actions, this is the on I go to.