I tried this under Military guns and collectables and they said to come back here. So....

I have a mauser action that has all matching numbers luckily. It has been surface ground so
all the markings are gone except for the serial number which is V581xx. It is about 7 11/16 from
center of action bolt to center of action bolt. It is a military action with the normal thumb cut
in the left action rail. The floor plate is stamped and ugly and is the orginal with matching
serial number. The bolt is curved down about an 1 1/4 inch from horizontal and has a flat under
the bolt knob. The serial numbers are in the floor plate, on top of the bolt handle, and on the right
side of the receiver. It is a large ring action. Other than that it is no different than any of the usual military mausers I have seen.

Does anyone have any clue as to what I have got?


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Sounds like a Yugo mod.48A.

Rojelio

probably a war time issue K98. The early (prewar) had nice milled floorplates followers, etc., but as the war went on they went to stamped parts.

His hole spacing indicates an intermediate action.
The K98 has a hole spacing of approximately 7 7/8"
The Yugoslavian model 48A has a stamped bottom metal and is an intermediate length action.
Also, the Yugo has that flat on the bottom of the bolt knob.

Rojelio

Rojelio,

Are the Yugo 48's junk or decent. It seems to be well made except for the floor plate.

OEH,
Yhe Yugo 48s are not considered one of the better fitted and finished mausers on the market. However, being built after wwII, I am fairly certain that a more modern steel was used in their construction than some of the earlier mausers. I would not be afraid to build anything on that action that will fit and feed through the magazine properly.

Rojelio