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FN MAUSER - VENEZUELA

winguiwingui Member Posts: 6 ✭✭
edited January 2007 in Ask the Experts
guys I'm new to this forum so bear with me on this......my major interest is Savage 1899/99, but recently I picked up a beautiful mauser which I know little of. By the way, before I forget, pictures are avail. if attachments can be sent. It is FN and made I believe for the Venezuela Military. Someone told me it is a "short" mauser used by the shooting teams at the Pan Am Games (which one I don't know). Beyond that I know nothing escept it's 7mm, in beautiful condition, has a T bolt and #85 stamped on all the parts. The ramp sight has been removed and there is what appears to be a fiberglass cover over the opening. The sight is a a very sophisticated peep by, I think, Lyman, although I'm not sure, and the front sight has several inserts to choose from.

I would like to know more of the history of this rifle, when it was made, if made only for the games, ext. and value.

wingui
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  • nononsensenononsense Member Posts: 10,928 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    wingui,

    I think the one your talking about is the Venezuelan M24/30 which was used in the Olympics for target shooting.

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  • turtles11756turtles11756 Member Posts: 1,118 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    from robert w.d. ball author "mauser military rifles of the world venezuelan fn model 24/30 target rifle "a small number of specially chosen model 24/30 short rifles were arsenal converted to target rifles for training for the olympics". main difference is six inch longer barrel otherwise the same as model 24/30. you can see picture of this rifle in this excellent book . nice rifle
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