Jeff,
What's with this cocking piece?
I have an old Mexican Mauser small ring carbine. The barrel is something like 16 or 16.5" long. It's all there althought the numbers don't match. Shoots way high, I presume because the person that took it to the buffing wheel buffed some of the front sight off.
Bill

The Husqvarna small ring is as nice, if not better, than the commercial FN.
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I have a small ring Mexican I bought last January and have lost interest in it. Send me an email or PM

Jim,
this the 36 with cocking piece?
jeffe

FLA,
your picture is of a 1910 (1931 date) that clearly says FN...

the 1910 and 1936 are FN actions, 98, small ring, intermediate action.

the 1924 is a large ring intermediate... the swede triggergaurd works nicely on these

ANY thing before 1910 is NOT a 98, it's a 96/93 mod of some sort (no third locking lug)

while the 1910 and 1936 more or less can share the same stock pattern as a swede (swede to mexican direction ONLY) that is where the simularities end.

The cocking piece is knurled, and looks alot like the krag/springfields cocking piece. It's "neat" and that's about the only reason to have that. I love them.

This particular deviant was the object of my collections efforts for about 4 years.

jeffe

Thought this was a licensed production facility...

jeffe

Jeffe, yes the factory in Mexico probably was a licensed production facility but most likely licensed by Mauser Werke. They held the patents. As you know, the Mausers produced in Mexico are unlike any others (small ring, short-intermediate length). The steel used is hard and good quality and they clean up good but they were pretty rough as they came out of the factory, at least compared to European made military Mausers.

Aaron, watch eBay. I saw some bolts, extractors, bolt stops, safeties and other Mexican Mauser parts on there recently.

The Mexican Mauser I have is a small ring. It is also an intermediate Mauser with a 3" magazine box. Great for 7X57 family of cartridges. Mine is a 257 AI.

I do need an extractor for one if anyone has any parts.

Aaron

I have owned and used both the 1910 and 36 model mexicans, as well as g.33/40s. In my mind, if you want a nice small ring military action then spend a bit more and find a real nice g.33/40. They are much better finished and can be used without much work to them. the three that I have right now are all original with their 8mm mauser barrels and all shoot well enough that they make wonderful lightweight deer rifles.

Ray, the variant of the G.33/40 you might be thinking of was called the VZ-33. By the way, there is also a small ring action called the KAR 98A, and the Polish Mausers also came in both large and small ring (variant of the KAR I believe)

Blue

Aaron

Jim Wisner has them.They are nice.

James