C96 Receiver Question & Answer

[alanint]

Most South American Mauser style rifles are German. I have an 1895 Chilean Mauser by Ludwig Lowe and a Model 1912 by Styer.

This might be handy: http://g6csy.net/c96/proof.html

[alvin]

Originally Posted by alanint

http://g6csy.net/c96/proof.html

This site is interesting. One of the guns listed in database with picture, #854572 M1930 was in my collection in the past. It's a genuine Nazi owned Broomhandle captured by Norwegian, and exported post WWII. No eagle stamp on it. The gun is 100% original and worked perfectly.

This world is really small.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by alanint

Most South American Mauser style rifles are German.

Yes, I should have mentioned that my 1891 Argentine Mausers are German mfg'd. They could have been Belgium contract 1891 7.65 x 53 Mausers, but both have the Argentine marking.

The marking on the bolt hood has me baffled. I originally thought it was the 'leaf' or antler, then it looks like two hands shaking...