Chilean carbine Mauser M 1895 - markings on rhe bolt and visor

[Sidney]

Hallo guys

I have one simple question. My dealer offers me a carbine M 1895 for Chile. Visor has from the bottom side two or three different two digit numbers mismatched with SN of the rifle. Is it correct? Or should be stamped numbers matched with SN? Anf how many numbers are stamped on the visor? In my case, every part of visor have own, different number

The same is nin the case of sleeve of the bolt and lever of the locking device. Both have mismatched two digit numbers with symbol of "crossed hammers". Acording to examples from Chile rifles M 1895, it could be last two digits of SN. Isnt it?


thank you very much

Sidney

[Wayne Smith]

I believe the two digit numbers are assembly numbers and are unrelated to the serial number. these numbers allow the parts of the gun to be kept together during manufacture.

[Scharfschuetze]

Mausers, including the South American made rifles, had matching serial numbers on most parts. If the part was too small for a full number, then the last two digits of the serial number were stamped on the part. These two digit numbered parts were often barrel bands, extractor; cocking piece, striker hausing; firing pin, safety lever; etc. The number on the bolt handle, at the time of issue, matched the number of the receiver.

During my tours in Central and South America, I inspected several arms rooms full of Mausers and other obsolete weapons. Those were interesting days.

Here is a Chilean Mauser (Modelo 1912) rifle that was rebarreled to 7.62 NATO.

[Sidney]

Thank you very much.

I believe, that bolt sleeve and safety lever have last two digit of SN. Nice example is in the Chile Mauser rifle M 1895 from gunboard forum, there is also variant with "cross hamers", see below

http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/chileanM95_010.jpg
Mauser with SN G9380

http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/chileanM95_011.jpg
Bolt sleeve and safety lever with last two digits of the SN

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179926

Example of the bolt sleeve and safety lever SM stampings with "cross hamers"

But numbers on the botom side of the visor of the M 1895 carbine are rather unclear. For rifle M 1895 I found last two digit of SN on the basis of visor, see below. Unfortunately for M 1895 carbine I didnt find anything.

http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/chileanM95_024.jpg

Same rifle with SN G9380, bottom part of the visor with last two digits of serial number

Does anyone have experience with numbers of the visor of the Chilean mauser carbine M 1895?