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Big Dog · 02-28-2008, 06:16 PM

The M1903 Turkish Mauser is a modernised version of the German Gewehr 98 rifle. It is a good rifle, with a good reputation. The Turks that give problems are the later M1938 rifles, which were a standard, not a specific rifle model. Many earlier rifles were rebuilt to the M1938 standard - so a variety of action types and barrels are seen.
The Turks used their rifles in a variety of wars - they had a big tussel in the early 1920s, where many M1903s were used. Conditions are all over the map - sounds like you got a fairly good one!
Accuracy can be quite good with the long barrel.

Mine has good metal, but the stock has been Bubba'd. I'm trying to reinlet an M1938 stock now - the action length was different!

02-28-2008, 06:16 PM	#7
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 9,844	The M1903 Turkish Mauser is a modernised version of the German Gewehr 98 rifle. It is a good rifle, with a good reputation. The Turks that give problems are the later M1938 rifles, which were a standard, not a specific rifle model. Many earlier rifles were rebuilt to the M1938 standard - so a variety of action types and barrels are seen. The Turks used their rifles in a variety of wars - they had a big tussel in the early 1920s, where many M1903s were used. Conditions are all over the map - sounds like you got a fairly good one! Accuracy can be quite good with the long barrel. Mine has good metal, but the stock has been Bubba'd. I'm trying to reinlet an M1938 stock now - the action length was different! __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.