1891's 7.65x53 Mauser was the first smokeless saddle gun to rule the Pampas. Mauser 1909 cavalry carbine: shortened variant, with a straight grip stock and a forecap that covers all the barrel. The first Mausers to offer the superb 7.65x53 smokeless were the Model 1889 Belgian rifles and full-stocked carbines.Mauser 1909 sniper rifle: version with a German-made scope and a bent-down bolt handle.Some Argentine Mauser 1909 rifles and carbines without crests were sold to Paraguay during the Chaco War. 98K Mauser Scout, Spanish and Brazilian 1934 Mount - Includes Rings - S&K Scope Mounts. The Model 1909s were replaced by FN FALs without having seen combat. 98K Mauser Scout, Spanish and Brazilian 1934 Scope Mount Weaver Style - S&K Scope Mounts. The main producer in Germany was Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken that delivered 200,000 rifles while around 85,000 rifles were manufactured by the Fabrica Militar de Armas Portatiles, governmental plants in Rosario and Santa Fe. I found this on pg 109 of Colin Websters excellent book, 'Argentine Mauser Rifles 1871-1959', which I highly recommend you buy and read - very much worth it. The M1909 was also able to use the bayonet of the Mauser 1891 it replaced. So S7185 was part of the 1899 order of 53,000 rifles, and that year they manufactured from O5000 to T7999, so yours would have been made in the fall of 1899. Peruvian Mauser 1891 This was marked as a 1891 Argentina 7. A truly very fine example of this scarce Argentine Contract Mauser M-1891 Bayonet constructed with Aluminum grip panels. Among other modifications, the Lange Visier sight was replaced by a tangent leaf sight. 98K Mauser Scout, Spanish and Brazilian 1934 Scope Mount Weaver Style - S&K Scope Mounts. If you look at the top 3 it will give you an idea of what the Argentine Mauser looked like before she got Sporterized. Also the Argentine Medallion that got removed when they were exported. Next to her are the German and Argentine flags from 1891. The Mauser 1909 was a slightly modified copy of the Gewehr 98. The latest addition is the Argentine Mauser Model 1891, made in 1894.

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