Smaller companies ( like Ugartechea ) made high end, double barrel shotguns that were works of art. Over the years, the sword gave way to the firearm, and Spain continued its tradition of fine weaponry.Įven during the dark years of the Franco dictatorship, Spain developed the excellent the CETME rifle, which influenced other countries firearms designs.įirms like Astra, Star, and Llama produced interesting, affordable, and reliable firearms that were exported around the world. Indeed, an especially hard, durable type of steel produced in Spain for bladed weapons became known as Toledo Steel. Since pre-Roman times, the Iberian peninsula has been known for its production of high quality steel swords. So, it wasnt hard to start churning out shorter rifles based on that design, but with a 21 barrel, a turned down bolt, and a few other minor changes. Please give us a little bit of information about your event and a member of our staff will contact you. Rifle is marked as being chambered for the.308 Winchester round, which is mostly interchangeable with but not 100 identical to the 7.62 x 51 mm round. It was re-chambered to 7.62 x 51 mm sometime during the Cold War era. Date based on the likely year of manufacture for the serial number stamped on the receiver. Title taken from the book, Mauser military rifles of the world by Robert W.D.īall. 1916 Spanish Mauser S License To Produce.1916 Spanish Mauser S Full Advantage Of.If it is rounded, it's not a 93.įor more info on the Spanish models 18 go to Spanmauhome it is one of the best sites for info and identification of these models. The 93 is the only Mauser that used this bolt. Does it have a 98 style bolt or something earlier? One way to tell if it is a Mod.1916 or not is by the bolt face. Most, but not all, also had gas relief holes drilled in the side of the chamber as well as having the left receiver rail cut out as a thumb relief to make it easier to load the rifle with a stripper clip.
The rifles were stripped down and many had the crests removed as well as the makers address and model number on the left side of the receiver, while some had new crests applied, like the Guardia Civil model. If it is a Mod.1916 it would have started out life as a Model 1893 rifle or maybe a 1895 carbine. Spain rebuilt many of their earlier rifles around WWI and up to WWII to a short rifle version, reusing what they had instead of buying new rifles. They are the only mauser that I know of that has a serial number starting with OT, followed by 4 to 6 digits (OT123456). From what you have descibed it sounds like a Spanish model 1916.
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