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Sighting in a 1891 argentine mauser rear11/5/2022 ![]() ![]()
The remains of the serial on the stock, this pic was taken thru a magnifying glass & is disappointingly unclear, the 1 & 44 in the serial can be seen clearly thru the glass but the rest are obscured. Also note the very heavy staining to the wood, in the receiver area, wrist & running down the left side of the stock. #Sighting in a 1891 argentine mauser rear serial number#Here you can see the outline of the serial number on the stock, just below the receiver, above the magazine in front of the trigger. Note the barrel which prtrudes from the barrel jacket, the front sight mounted on a ring around the jacket & original cleaning rod, which is a fairly rare accessory to find on most of the WW1 Belgian Mausers. The front band is the same as the rifle & all the different Belgian WW1 mauser bayonets can be used, 1889 standard, 1916 Tback long blade, 1916 Gendarmerie & the various carbine models. The sight is mounted on the barrel jacket. This carbine is stamped "Manufacture D'Armes De L Etat" These rifles/carbines were matched by the serial number on the receiver, barrel jacket (which took the place of wooden handguards), bolt, mag bottom, buttplate & a small serial stamped on the left center area of the stock near the action. This was a developement of the earlier 1890 Turk/1891 Argentine Mauser design & utilized the same cartridge as the above & the 5 shot box magazine that protruded from the stock. On the right side of the butt these rifles/carbines had the Belgian acceptance stamp which was a circle w/mfg name & date, the cartouche is present on this rifle but is light, difficult to see in this pic, just ahead of that is another small circular stamp, which was an inspectors cartouche.Ī better closeup view of the acceptance cartouche (rather the remains of it)Ī closeup of the smaller marking forward of the acceptance cartouche in the stock, this was an inspectors marking. It also had a standard sling swivel attached to the center band (which is not present on this particular rifle). The Artillery carbine version was a shortened variant of the infantry rifle, used the barrel jacket, lower sling swivel fittings of the rifle but had a turned down, checkered on bottom bolt handle. Carbine pictured ia a matching, original WW1 configuration carbine w/no mods.Īlbum by willyp. They were made in long rifle & various carbine configurations, the one illustrated here is a model 1889 Artillery carbine which was basically a carbine version of the standard infantry rifle. ![]() They were mfg in Belgium, England, by Birmingham & in the US by Hopkins & Allen. The Mdl1889 was the standard Belgian rifle at the start of WW1. In 1889 Belgium adopted the 1889 Mauser rifle in 7.65cal, based on the earlier 1891 Argentine Mauser it utilized a barrel jacket similiar to the 1888 Gew rifle of Germany. Willyp | Home > Weapons of the world photo Albums > ![]()
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