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Mauser Experts: Chinese Mauser, Sile, Ossian, IN Help Sought

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The man I got it from claims it's a Chinese Mauser action with a Douglas barrel.    If that is not accurate, please enlighten me.  Thanks in advance.
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  • chris8X57chris8X57 Member Posts: 1,271 ✭✭✭✭
    It is a pre-war Chiang Kai-Shek Mauser made by Mauser-Werke supplied to the Nationalist Chinese around 1934-35 time frame.  Usually seen with the 'Standard- Modell' marking on the the left side rail, which may have been polished off during it's refinish. 
    This Mauser was later copied by the Chinese as the Type 24.   
    That is an excellent quality pre-war action to build a rifle on.  
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  • nunnnunn Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 36,085 ******
    What about the barrel?
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  • chiefrchiefr Member Posts: 14,116 ✭✭✭✭
    It is an original export Mauser made by Mauser. Mike is spot on. 
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  • neatgunsneatguns Member Posts: 135 ✭✭
    Sile Distributors in Ossian, In was a importer/ distributor in the 1990's.  They were in on the Chinese imports of the era. He had hundreds of well used Mauser 98's.  The actions were salvaged for parts. Barrels removed. They had a gunsmith set up to install new barrels and new hardwood stocks were made. Not from walnut. Sile was an importer based in NY. The boss of the Ossian office went to school with the owners family.  They also imported muzzle loaders and other sporting guns from Italy. 
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  • asphalt cowboyasphalt cowboy Member Posts: 8,904 ✭✭✭✭
    nunn said:
    What about the barrel?
     If Douglas marked it, it would have been on the breech face. Being this is a 98 Mauser, with two torque shoulders,  their stamp may have been removed when the barrel was fit.
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  • hoosierhoosier Member Posts: 1,614 ✭✭✭✭
    SILE Barrels were made by  Wilson (not the 1911  folks). Not Douglas.

    Looks like  some one  found a SILE Barrel an  put it on  on Mauser made  for China under  contract

    SILE Inc. had several location in the US one  being  in Ossian Indiana.
    Sold under the Roberts name,  This location was stripping old Mauser and  refitting  with  new stocks and  Barrels in Sporter  configurations. Used Blue and  Stainless barrels in lots of  different calibers and  Wood   and synthetic stocks.  They  ran ads in Shotgun News in the  mid to  late 1990's.. Selling for  $ 250- $400.00   Phil Byers was  often at the  Ft Wayne IN  show with these  rifles, he was the  head  honcho in charge.
    Most  were very nice  rifles.Mostly used  VZ and CZ-24, This Mauser  Receiver isn ot  Drilled  so not  one of the  ones they sold.


    After SILE  went belly up in  1999. I  bought the  remaining  stock of  parts for  Mausers and Enfield from the Ossian location Came out to   a  tractor trailer load.Including 100+  Mauser Barrels (all gone now)
     I've still got a bunch of  old rusty take off barrels.


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  • chiefrchiefr Member Posts: 14,116 ✭✭✭✭
    Obviously the barrel is in the white. If it has not been fired thru, it may be worth something. 22-250s are not known for long barrel life. 
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