Your HSc was one of the last produced from the Mauser factory under French occupation and supervision after the war in May, Mauser started over at serial number 1 each time the number 10, was reached.
The Steyr Modelo in 7x57 in carbine and long rifle types was purchased in large numbers up to the start of the Great War. Downgrded due to dents on underside of stock, see photo. It appears all original and the bolt matches the gun serial number. The highest serial number noted isI was a teenager, and with handloads and peep sights it accounted for everything from woodchucks to deer.
Here's an Chilean Mauser that is in fair shape. The last number from June of that year was The highest number so far noted isdated Chilean mauser 7mm. German Mauser Rifle Serial Numbers - benefitspowerful. This may have been due to the exigencies of wartime production.
The carbine is numbers matching from the rework in Bulgaria marked barrel bands and electro-penciled bolts with serial number. From the serial number I believe the carbine was made in and then reworked in Bulgaria in We welcome your inquiry. Photo: The Smithsonian On June 28,Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie, the, were shot and killed as they were riding through the streets of Sarajevo after having.Īll rifles made onward were marked with the.