1891 argentine mauser gunsmiths
it will make a nice little rifle in the original caliber. I would not want to convert one to anything with much pressure like the 308 win, and would consider a magnum completely out of the question. So the action maybe over soft or brittle. Buyer assumes all legality, liability and responsibility for the. This is the same issue that effected some early springfields, also some early 98's. Buyer agrees to have any used firearm checked by a certified gunsmith prior to firing. Finn m/39 Mosin-Nagant, Gewehr 1898, 1908 Brazilian, 1909 Argentine, 1891 Argentine Mauser, Czech 98/29 Persian, Swedish Mausers 1896, 1895 Chilean Mauser. All the small parts are chromed and then heavily worn, while the barrel and receiver. When I got this Model 1891 Argentine rifle, I assumed it was the unfortunately result of someone’s experimenting with chrome plating parts. The left side of the receiver wall is marked with the intertwined script 'MB' for Manufacture, Loewe, Berlin, the Argentine two shaking hands proof and 'MAUSER MODELO ARGENTINO 1891 / MANUFACTURA, LOEWE, BERLIN'. JIan McCollum Bolt Action Rifles, Video 9. Description: Mauser Model 1891 Rifle 7.65 mm Argentine Bolt Action Rifle. Heat treat processes of this era still needed work and relied largely on color judgment of temperature and therefore were not be very consistent. M1909 Argentine in 7.65×53mm Steyr Model 1912 Mauser for Mexico, Chile and Colombia, in 7×57mm Mauser Type 24 Chinese in 7.92×57mm Belgian Mauser Model 1935. Adventures in Surplus: Chromed Argentine 1891 Parade Rifle. A case head separation is never good but with out the gas handleing features of the 98 it would be very bad. I would suspect that the case hardening is very thin like many early 98's so the locking lugs may have set back, so check the head space before firing. Because of this they are not very popular for conversion to other calibers. They lack many of the features of the 98 like the large extractor and most of its great gas handling features like the holes in the bolt and flanged bolt shroud. Many say they have nicer wood then most Mauser's They where part of the evolution in what would become the Mauser 98.