Is this a Boer War Mauser or Spanish Mauser, The Difference
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- Опубликовано: 6 авг 2024
- I came across a DWM manufacture Mauser model 1893 at a local shop. Shop owner didn't know what it was and I was even stumped because usually Mausers have a crest that depicts country of ownership. Well this one didn't have a crest. In fact, there were very few clues to which you could actually figure out where it really came from. There was no serial number prefix letter, which also was a clue that led me to believe it could be a Boer War Mauser? But was it? What about a Chilean Mauser? Turkish Mauser? Spanish Mauser? In this video, I go over the features of this M1893 Mauser that led me to find out where it really came from.
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:37 Features from Initial Overview
2:29 Boer War or Spanish?
2:57 Further Evidence of a Boer War Mauser?
4:16 Could it Have Been Sent to Chile?
5:43 Further Research, Maybe it isn't a Boer War Mauser
7:20 Further Evidence of a Spanish Mauser
7:41 Further Inspection under the Wood
8:06 How these Mausers came to America
9:55 Conclusion
11:18 Outro
I put in a lot of time to research sources of information such as forum posts, books, RUclips videos and sold listings. Military Mausers of the World was a huge help as well as forum posts.
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I was the small arms curator at the South African National Museum of Military History and used Ron Bester's book all the time.
It’s funny you made this video, because I was having a similar dilemma the other day. My best guess was Spanish, based upon a lot of the same reasons you gave. Didn’t come home with me due to price point :(
Thank you for the great content!
Thanks! I am thinking that many of these are in older collections as they did not get imported recently. I would guess more of them may come up for sale as the older generations pass on their collections.
Thanks 4 the vids. Very good content.
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Thank you for your content.
Another great video 👍
Thanks!
Fascinating, love the backstory and the history.
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Cool vid dude, I love the Boer war mausers, I have about 50 of them, they are awesome pieces of history
Whoa! 50!?!? That’s quite the collection of Boer War Mausers! 🍻
I’ve been going at it since the late 80s, I think I may be addicted 😂
@@elwocBoer war Mausers were 1895 rifles and any Boer war Mauser would have a personal name carved on the guns buttstock. Im a Boer, i know. I doubt you have 50, since the rifle in general is hard to come by, since when we "surrendered" 😂most Boers broke the rifle on rocks instead of handing them over to the English
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There is always one dickhead 🤦♂️, do some research before you sprout off, only one batch of mausers were marked 1895 and all the surviving Boer mausers are in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the UK with hardly any in South Africa or America and not all of them are carved.
Very appropriate choice of hat, the boers would have appreciated that, and then sent you some lead.(speaking English..)
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I have one of these Mauser is missing the crest and the name of the manufacturing Company.
I still like mine. It shoots well. And it is just neat. And very historic.
I was surprised at how smooth it was
To see if it is a Boer War Mauser use the excellent book by Ron Bester entitled Small Arms of the Anglo Boer War.
Thanks for the insight!
that Spanish mauser is gorgeous for its age.
A bit of putting at the wood line but other than that it looks good
This was a very interesting video. Half the fun is the research.
I definitely did a lot of research, more than anything else I researched in my collection. The book Military Mausers of the World was a huge help as well as photos on forums
I'm going to have to get the book. I just got a Steyr g12/34 and I been picking through the internet.
Dang it! Too bad it's not a boer one. Thats on my dream list. Still a nice rifle!
I’m sure there’s a Boer calling your name out there somewhere
I have a German made Model 1895 cavelry carbine date 1896. All matching with marks everywhere like on your follower. It was most likely a Spanish American War capture piece as all were dated 1896 and made in Germany.
Yours with the scrubbed reciever top most likely came into USA in the 1950s when a large number arrived for commercial sale. Your bolt being Spannish made is another indicator of yours coming from Spain. As for history, yours may have been used in Spanish American war and made its way back to Spain. Hard to know the history but most likely as I said earlier with scrubbed reciever came in 1950s.
That could be a huge possibility. There’s no import marks on it so it’s most likely pre-1968
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Certainly came in before 1968. Another thing, all German and Spanish made military Mausers had the flat bolt edge.
My great grandfather was in the boer he had a mauser
Interesting!
Thank you
We as Afrikaans people we put our names on the stock during war.
Given the lack of crest on the receiver I would definitely lean towards Boer. The Germans deliberately left off markings on weapons supplied to the Boers for plausible deniability. I don't think I have ever seen a Mauser without a prefix or crest except for the Boer rifles. Also they could have received rifles with mix and match parts so to speak given that they were being supplied on the down low and not from a set production run from the DWM plant. Strange times back then.
I did lean towards Boer at first, but the little clues indicated Spanish contract. I researched a lot of other examples from forum posts, books, RUclips videos and sold listings
@@BattlefieldCurator Certainly possible. It was my understanding that Early {pre Oviedo} Mausers were manufactured by Ludwig Loewe and not DWM. Also I have Seen pictures with "Mauser Espanol Modelo 1893, Manufactura Loewe Berlin." These guns also have the royal crest on the top of the action. Yours could be the Navy contract though as I do not know who filled that contract. The lack of a crest is unusual however.
@@brettanderson6743 interesting 🤔
I've got a Loewe one. B312.
A Lowe Spanish or Boer War?
@@BattlefieldCurator I looked at it and I think it is Spanish. It has a lot of the same as yours.
@@patrickdobbels2342 awesome, it is apparent that most likely than not, you will come across Spanish contract 1893 Mausers. Most Boer War ones were destroyed
It has stock art on it. But it is just initials.
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Ive heard none of the boer contract rifles had the flat bolt face. But who really knows.
Forgotten Weapons showcased one that did have the flat bolt face. He was in South Africa when he showcased it and it was at a museum there if I recall
All the Boer Mauser had flat bolt faces
The metal on your rifle has a lot more bluing on it.
It was soooo blue under the wood, looks amazing for its age