SigRuman51
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I bought this yesterday from a neighbor. I do not know much about Mausers. In the early 1970s, I owned a La Coruña made Mauser carbine and that is it for me. From discussing this new one with folks here and my own reading, it appears to be a Polish K98 which had the Receiver wiped clean of identifying marks and info. This suggests Spain from the time of their civil war. Poland, as you may know, shipped many guns to the loyalist republican side. This may have been one of them. The only import mark is "8mm" up near the front sight. "K98" is stamped on the left side near the four digit serial number followed by the letter "U". I am interested in any thoughts others might have as to where it came from. I have not shot it yet as ammo for this rifle in these parts, well, you better forget about it. So, I am ordering 197 grain SP and FMJs on line. I read these shorter barreled guns shoot better with the heavier bullet of mil-spec weight rather than the modern 170 grain loads. Bore appears to be very good from using a bore light and not a scope. Could use a cleaning, of course.
