Brazilian 1908
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Muncher 1953
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DWM sure did make a beautiful rifle, real old world craftsmanship! ( I have 2 1909 Argentine carbines made by DWM)
Your M1908 is 7x57 caliber?
Your M1908 is 7x57 caliber?
They certainly did! Beautifully made rifles for sure. I love the look of those 1909 Argentine rifles, and hope to pick one up for my collection someday. Yes, this one is 7x57.
Chris
Jon Speed knows a great deal about these contracts and their negotiations... I think he aided an Australian author on a book recently, though it may have been about a different SA country... I will see if I can scrounge some of Jon's comments on Brazil, though Jon has more on WMO contracts I think he did share some details of DWM contracts to SA.
Jon did provide good details on Gunboards Mauser forum, you might sneak over there and see what you can find in the meantime...
Jon did provide good details on Gunboards Mauser forum, you might sneak over there and see what you can find in the meantime...
Thanks very much! really appreciate the information
Chris
I gathered 4 conversations regarding WMO and DWM contracts that served Brazil, apparently, both served the fulfillment of Brazil's orders, however I can not post these with a phone or Chromebook so I will have to organize this around a possibility that I will have a computer this weekend, but one way or another I will try and organize these 4 discussions into a thread regarding Brazil (from Jon Speed's thoughts and documents he provided on the subject about 8-10 years ago), though much of this was probably used on the threads I published on Gunboards some years ago.
Hopefully it will be informational, though keep the expectations reasonable as I have not organized or examined the material yet.
Hopefully it will be informational, though keep the expectations reasonable as I have not organized or examined the material yet.
Thank you very much Loewe. Again, much appreciated.
Chris
Most people think that the 7 x 57 was based on the 30/06 case, this is totally incorrect. The 7 x 57 preceeded the 30/06 by quite a few years whilst modern 7 x 57 is based on 30/06 it is undersize for the chambers in these rifles and leaves the case with a very pronounced case bulge where the web thins out. the nearest case I can find is the 6.5 x 55 Sweede it is larger in the base than the 30/06
cheers StephenG
cheers StephenG
The FN made Belgian 30/06 as made for the king or queen of Belgium has a very long and heavy reinforce on the knox form of the barrel, sandwiched between the face of the action and the rear sight. I have seen some FN Mausers in 30/06 with a very thin form much the same as the 1908 Brazilian in size . Can anyone tell me if the FN Made Columbian factory 30/06 had the heavy knox form as per the FN Belgium 30/06. I suspect they may be the same as the R. Famage converts from 7 mm to 30/06
Thanks Stephen G
Thanks Stephen G