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swedish 1896 disc markings?

redman.com1redman.com1 Member Posts: 718 ✭✭
edited January 2007 in Ask the Experts
hello, ask before long ago and now i need a refresher course on the meanings of the disc markings on the 96 mauser stock. on the small area marked 123, mine is marked 1. on the large area, triangle mark is over the 9. can someone inform me what this means. thanks
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  • nononsensenononsense Member Posts: 10,928 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    redman.com1,

    Here's the quick breakdown:

    The smaller piece that is marked from 1-3 is the bore's condition. An unmarked disc would represent a new bore. Any number marked afterward is considered the bores wear or corrosion. A 1 is still pretty new. A 3 marked disc is considered to be worn pretty bad and would get replaced the next time the weapon goes into a depot for inspection. Always use the highest marked number. If 1 and 2 are marked, the 2 is the latest and updated mark indicating bore wear. This system is very strict and some bores with a 3 marking can be great shooters. Just too worn by Swedish standards.

    The other section that is marked Torped Overslag is used to indicate the amount of "hold over" for adjusting to the new round, the m/41 round. Which used a spitzer bullet from the m/94 cartridge that used a round nosed bullet. These are hardly marked. I've only seen one or two since I've been collecting. I can't recall why at the moment. Not really significant. Or it really doesn't add value.

    The largest section indicates the dimensions of the bore. The disc starts at 6.46 indicated a very tight bore. IIRC, the bore tolerance started out at 6.48, so I don't know why these discs are marked as low, and obviously go all the way to 6.59 The markings are also used the same way as the bore wear. Highest number reads as the most recent. After a rifle was marked 6.56 , it was considered too worn, withdrawn from service, and rebarreled. Or is was used as a training rifle. Many rifles that had wear like this were rebarreled and made into m/38s.

    This article is more than any of us really has to know:

    http://www.rawles.to/Mauser_FAQ.html

    Best.
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  • john carrjohn carr Member Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    This is a great explanation of the disk. I also had wondered about the markings on these, not so much the Swedish, but on the SMLE's. Now I'm a little more informed. Thanks.
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