I happened upon one of these in a pawn shop yesterday. The action was not rusted or pitted up. It had a stepped barrel in 8x57 on it. Mauser banner on front ring. The bolt was turned down; but may have been done by the fool that reworked the gun. Priced at 150-175 bucks.
Now the sad part:
Had two misaligned holes in each ring, a really nasty looking thumbhole stock that had been fortified with black tape and crap for sights.
The question is; If the smuck caught the lug shoulder with his hole can it be repaired and is this action worth the expense?
Anything about this action that would make it more difficult to spruce up than a standard m98, trigger, safety, floorplate, etc.?

thanks
mike

If the lug was hit with a #31 drill and tapped 6-48, you are OK as long as the hole is pretty close to centerline. The top lug on the bolt is split anyway, plus the lower lug does most of the work. The gun will be safe with the drilled through top lug and most likely will not have (99.5% sure)pesky lug setback symptons (stiff bolt lift) in the future.

ETA: The specific problems I was referring to would be if the lug was drilled through with the "hole" being half in the lug on the front face, leaving a void that the bolt lug would contact. If the hole is contained entirely in the lug it is zero issue as is but you could loctite a set screw in place for even more piece of mind.

A small hole in the lug, although not optimal, is not a problem. For example, if you drill and tap a Springfield 1903 for scope you have to do the same thing and there are lots of those out there. All the Spanish-made Standard-Modell actions I've ever seen have turned bolt handles--I don't believe there were any military rifles built on them, just commercial, so someone probably re-used a military barrel. The price sounds about right.

Actually a Mauser made Standard Modell is a carbon copy of the 98k. It was made before and during the 98k period. They were the civilian equivalent of a 98k mauser.

To clarify in my poor overworked brain.....
A # 31 hole in the front of of the lug shoulder is not a serious problem, tig the outside up and start over.
Mauser marked Standard-Modell made in Spain? Could someone elaborate on the whens and wheres?
What should I expect to pay for an action like this; without four extra holes in the top?

mike

Oberndorf, huh?

flaco

Thanks for the replies gentlemen. How does the fit and finish of this series compare to an Argentine or Mexican? To the average surplus 98?

mike

The Oberndorf made Standard Modell is the Cadillac and those others are Fords! They bring a bundle unless they are rust/pitted up.

A lot of Standard Modells were sold to South American countries and those ones are typical S.A. mausers, shot little and cleaned less, severely pitted below and at the woodline.