Are the Persian Mauser receivers a good candidate
for builing a rifle?

other than being a slightly different 98 mod, and a tad exspensive for a base price, they would make beautiful guns.

no advantage of any other GOOD 98, 1909, brazialin, vz24, a date CODE mauser from the late 30's, or a 1910/1936 mexican

jeffe

jeff,

What's different about the Persian 98? (Compared to other 98s.)

Dave

dave T. There are those persians made in Czechoslovakia, and those made by the Iranians themselves, Prince Abdorezza told me that the machinery was mostly made by the Czechs, but some by Swedes, and that Swedes were the supervisory and training personnel at the start. The examples I have seen made in Iran were of pretty high quality . The parts on most of the Czech made rifles have the familiar Z in a circle. The walnut in the stocks would pass for circassian,because technically it is on their own make rifles.

Dave,
I do't ahve my mausers ID book here, some I am working from (faulty) memory

the rear tang is a slightly different shape and then the floorplate is slightly different... IIRC they are both longer than the 1898 "gewhr"

jeffe

I bought an unfired CZ Persian made in the very early 30's and it is as fine in fit and finish as any commerical rifle of the day. The stock is truly fine walnut. I would think one of these actions would be a great basis for a fine custom rifle.