Recoil using the 7.62 NATO ammo is quite stout and some recoil protection is warranted. Handloading for the converted rifles is very common to keep pressures/recoil/muzzle blast down. It was made by Loewe in Berlin (very faint, but you can see the 'Lo'). At the gun show in Biloxi today I got a Spanish Model 1893 Mauser. 308 ammo with no ill effects, however REALLY, the weapons are marked for 7.62 ammo with max pressures of 49,700 psi CUP vs. Alright guys.Ive had good luck finding out what I bought from forums before. 308 Winchester commercial cartridge in terms of pressure ratings. Note that the 7.62 NATO cartridge is not the same as. Both 7x57 Mauser ammo and 7.62 NATO ammunition is available through numerous sources. Double check caliber markings on weapons.

The sights are inverted-V front and adjustable V-notch rear.Īs with any military surplus, the rifle should be thoroughly safety checked. Winchester Model 1885 single shot rifle, serial number 104783, caliber.

Barrel length is 21 inches and overall length is 41.3 inches. Spanish Star Model A semiautomatic pistol, in calibers 7.63 Mauser. This short rifle features a turned-down bolt, recessed 5 round magazine, Guardia Civil Crest on the receiver (as shown below), fixed side support and sling swivel. These rifles are considered to be small ring Mauser receivers and are two-lug designed bolts, lacking the third safety lug commonly found on other Mauser rifles. The two rifles are very similar except for caliber and barrel length (the 7mm barrel is a hair longer).

The converted rifles typically have the caliber 7.62 marked on them. The Guardia Civil rifles, marked with the crest of crossed sword and fasces, apparently were converted to 7.62 from both 19 rifles in the 1960’s. 38 and has a serial number in two adjacent places: the. Original 1916 short rifles were in 7mm Mauser (7x57). Most important of these was the Spanish Model 1893, the first Mauser with a staggered-column box magazine. According to sources, these rifles were made by the Ovideo arsenal between 19. Using the model 1893 rifles, Spain developed the Spanish Civil Guard, M1916 Short Rifle, a rifle that changed a 29 inch long barrel to 21 inches.

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