- Mauser Modelo Argentino 1909 Value
- 1909 Argentine Mauser Serial Number Database
- Argentine Mauser Serial Number Dates
- 1909 Argentine Mauser Serial Numbers
- Four Argentine Mauser Bolt Action Rifles,Four Argentine Mauser Bolt Action Rifles, c. early to mid-20th century, an Argentine Mauser Model 1909, serial number 004218, with a walnut stock, bright
- Mauser Argentine 1891 8MM sn: C1130 ArgentineMauser Argentine 1891 8MM sn: C1130 Argentine 1891 Mauser rifle military configuration with sporterized stock, finish starting to plum, sound action, good
- Mauser Argentino 1891 8MM sn: B6167 ExcellentMauser Argentino 1891 8MM sn: B6167 Excellent Argentine mfg'd by Lowe of Berlin, most original bright blue finish, excellent stock with cartouches, Argentine
- *ARGENTINE MAUSER MODEL 1891 MILITARY RIFLE.*ARGENTINE MAUSER MODEL 1891 MILITARY RIFLE. Cal. 7.65 Argentine. SN D5070. Usual contract Mauser with 30' rnd bbl, square base front sight and 2000-meter
- Argentine Mauser Model 1891 bolt action rifle.Argentine Mauser Model 1891 bolt action rifle. Cal. 8mm? 30' bbl. SN A5357. Blued finish with plain walnut stock and muzzle cap. Appears to be a matching
- A lot of thirteen bayonets Comprising: 1)A lot of thirteen bayonets Comprising: 1) Japanese Mod. 1897, Koishikawa, blued blade, curved quillon, w/scabbard and frog. 2) Another, straight quillon,
- Model 1891 Argentine Mauser Rifle, c. 1891,Model 1891 Argentine Mauser Rifle, c. 1891, serial number W6544, all numbers matching, walnut stock, blued steel fittings and barrel, left side of the
- SPORTERIZED MODEL 1891 ARGENTINE BOLT ACTIONSPORTERIZED MODEL 1891 ARGENTINE BOLT ACTION MAUSER RIFLE, 7.65mm Mauser caliber, 22' barrel, straight grip walnut stock, open sights, metal butt plate,
- A lot of nine bayonets Comprising: 1) ArgentineA lot of nine bayonets Comprising: 1) Argentine Model 1871 by Weyersberg, blued steel scabbard. 2) Model 1891 Nagant socket bayonet. 3) Japanese Type
- SPORTERIZED ARGENTINE MODEL 1891 BOLT ACTIONSPORTERIZED ARGENTINE MODEL 1891 BOLT ACTION MAUSER RIFLE, 7.65x53mm Argentine caliber, 23 3/4' barrel, blued finish, straight grip walnut stock and hand
- ARGENTINE MODEL 1891 MAUSER BOLT ACTION RIFLE,ARGENTINE MODEL 1891 MAUSER BOLT ACTION RIFLE, 7.65 x 53 caliber, 29' barrel, 48 3/4' overall, blued finish, walnut military stock, contract crest removed,
- Mauser Modelo Argentine 1891 rifle manufacturaMauser Modelo Argentine 1891 rifle manufactura Loewe Berlin C7767 long barrel and custom stock Estimate $ 200-400 All property is sold as-is. No condition
- Mauser Rifle Model Argentie 1891 InspectorsMauser Rifle Model Argentie 1891 Inspectors mark on stock. K7858. Overall L 41'E
- Two Argentine Model 1891 Mauser Sword Bayonets,Two Argentine Model 1891 Mauser Sword Bayonets, early 20th centuryeach with maker’s mark for Weyersburg Kirschbaum & Co Solingen, hook quillion
- Two Sterling Silver Larchmont Yacht ClubTwo Sterling Silver Larchmont Yacht Club Trophies, a Gorham bowl with undulating rim and fluted body, on a circular foot, and with engraved inscription
- Four assorted bayonets with scabbards including:Four assorted bayonets with scabbards including: two Mauser Modelo Argentino 1891 (each with modern leather hanger); bayonet with Cuban arms on ricasso;
- Mauser Modelo Argentino bolt-action rifle serialMauser Modelo Argentino bolt-action rifle serial #P1095, manufactured by Loewe, Berlin, c.1891; 7.62 mm. cal.; the barrel 30 in. L.; metal parts with
- ARGENTINE MODEL 1891 BOLT ACTION MAUSER RIFLE,ARGENTINE MODEL 1891 BOLT ACTION MAUSER RIFLE, 7.65 Argentine caliber, 24' barrel, blued finish, walnut stock and hand guard, fixed magazine, adjustable
- **Lot Of 2: Military Bolt Action RiflesSerial**Lot Of 2: Military Bolt Action RiflesSerial # 608879 & 2133 The first is an 1891 Mauser manufactured at Loewe, Berlin. It has the 'S' stamp on breach,
- GERMAN MAUSER RIFLE - Modelo Argentino BerlinGERMAN MAUSER RIFLE - Modelo Argentino Berlin 1891 Bolt Action 8 mm Rifle, s/n W0660, with proof marks, circa 1925. Military issue, original 26' barrel
- GERMAN MAUSER RIFLE - Modelo Argentino BerlinGERMAN MAUSER RIFLE - Modelo Argentino Berlin 1891 Bolt Action 8 mm Rifle, s/n W0660, with proof marks, circa 1925. Military issue, original 26' barrel
.Kevin, A number of these 30/06 conversions were done in the late fifties on the 7.65X53 Argentine Mausers. The old Mauser is certainly a fine example of the Mauser production, comparable only to the very finest of it's era, BUT the 'fly in the soup' on these conversions was that the bore on the rifle is.311 (a true.31 caliber rifle). These had a six digit serial number, without letters, from 000,001 to 019,989, but some of the intermediate numbers were not used, the approximate number manufactured was 19,800. The markings on these argentine carbines is of two types: a) EJERCITO ARGENTINO MAUSER MOD 1909 D.G.F.M. (F.M.A.P.) b) F. MAUSER MOD 1909 DIRECCION GENERAL DE. I have a rifle marked on the receiver Mauser Modelo Argentino 1909. Serial number is matching on the receiver, bolt, floor plate, cleaning rod, and stock. Are there any other places that have a serial number on the in this model Mauser? Except for some dings in the wood and a little darkening of the rear bolt area it looks like new and original.
Mauser Modelo Argentino 1909 Value
Argentine Model 1909 Infantry Rifle(Mfg in 1910 by Deutsche Waffen und Munitions Fabriken, Berlin)
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Caliber: ....................... 7.65 x 53mm
Rifling & Twist: ............. 4 Groove, Right Hand Twist
Barrel Length: .............. 29.13 in. (740mm)
Overall Length: ............ 49.2 in. (1250mm)
Weight: ....................... 9.2 lb. (4.17kg)
Magazine Capacity: ...... 5 rounds (staggered column box)
Qty Mfg: ...................... 160,000 (1909-1912)
Source: .... Argentine Mauser Rifles 1871-1959 by Colin Webster - ISBN: 0764318683
Canadian Market Value Estimate: $
1909 Argentine Infantry Rifle
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Caliber: ....................... 7.65 x 53mm
Rifling & Twist: ............. 4 Groove, Right Hand Twist
Barrel Length: .............. 29.13 in. (740mm)
Overall Length: ............ 49.2 in. (1250mm)
Weight: ....................... 9.2 lb. (4.17kg)
Magazine Capacity: ...... 5 rounds (staggered column box)
Qty Mfg: ...................... 160,000 (1909-1912)
Source: .... Argentine Mauser Rifles 1871-1959 by Colin Webster - ISBN: 0764318683
Canadian Market Value Estimate: $
1909 Argentine Infantry Rifle
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Observations:
In the mid 1880’s the Argentine army was using the Remington Rolling Block Rifle, after which they switched to the Model 1891 Mauser and finally, the Model 1909. The 1909 Argentine Mauser was manufactured under contract by DWM in Germany for the Argentine government. It was also later produced in Agentine factories and it's built on the large ring Mauser 98 style action. It was made in 4 versions, the 1909 Rifle, the 1909 sniper, 1909 Cavalry, and the 1909 Mountain Carbine, each of the last three in limited numbers. The earlier model 1891 rifle made by DWM or Lowe of Germany, was small ring Mauser almost identical to turk 1890. On the model 1909, besides the larger ring for strength, the extractors were improved, as well as improving the gas porting and adding a third safety lug on the bolt.
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1909 Argentine Mauser Serial Numbers
1. Model 1909 Argentine Mauser Article .... by Steve Comus .... (click here)Originally published in Guns & Ammo Magazine.
To many collectors, this superbly made bolt-action military rifle represents the crown jewel of all Model 98 variants.
By modern standards the Model 1909 classifies as somewhat unwieldy, thanks to its 29-inch barrel.
I can't recall the exact date in the mid-1950s, but I can remember what happened like it was last week. There, on a table at an Ohio gun show, was this beautiful rifle. It talked to me, and I listened despite my father's warning that there was no sense in buying some 'foreign' rifle that shot ammo no one could get. But who ever said gun deals have to make sense?
At the time I had no clue that there was any difference in status between that pristine Model 1909 Argentine Mauser still in cosmoline and any other garden-variety surplus rifle. Yes, I knew what Mausers were, but I couldn't have discussed the differences among them. All I knew was that I wanted that rifle and was willing to put down the 40 silver dollars it took to walk away with it. I used silver dollars for all gun purchases during that era, and 40 of them was a healthy price for a surplus Mauser. In fact, it was more than the rifle was probably worth on the market at that time, but the Mauser was in considerably better condition than most surplus rifles available during those years. Fortunately, the purchase also included a bag of corrosive military ammo. About half of the cartridges failed to fire despite fairly deep firing-pin indentations on the primer. But somehow that didn't really matter. The rifle shot well, looked great and functioned like a Swiss watch.
Although I've shot the 1909 Argentine extensively through the years, it's been used for nothing more exotic than putting holes in paper or busting dirt clods--but what a dream to shoot. It would be many years before I realized just what a great rifle I had purchased that fateful day.
Because 7.65 Argentine ammo was generally unavailable at the time, I was forced to begin reloading centerfire rifle ammo, which was a blessing in disguise. It made me understand how firearms work in much more detail than I would've bothered to learn under other circumstances.
It wasn't long before I took simple reloading of Norma cases to another level. I purchased a form/trim die from RCBS and began converting .30-06 cases into 7.65x53mm brass--something that I continue to do to this day.
As full-length Model 1909 Argentine Mausers go, this particular specimen is typical of those imported during the 1950s, complete with the Argentine crest ground off the top of the receiver ring. Since then there have been many Argentines released with the crest intact. To me this has no particular meaning since I bought the rifle as a shooter, and it has exceeded all expectations in that department.
Accuracy? On a good day with the open military sights I can put five shots into about a 11?4-inch cluster at 100 yards. There is no way I can suggest precisely how accurate this rifle is because I've never scoped it. However, for me this rifle is about much more than accuracy. It is an entire package.
Fit and finish of the metal parts are beyond mere imagination. Few custom rifles these days are better finished, both internally and externally. In fact, the 1909 Argentine action became one of the favorites of custom riflemakers for decades. This was because it was not only extremely strong but also dimensionally correct and consistent. Some of the finest custom rifles made have 1909 actions at their core.
Open and shut: The Model 1909 Argentine feeds from a five-round box magazine. Countless straight bolts were bent down to produce 'scope-friendly' sporters. Unlike other Mausers of the time, the bolt release continues over the top of the receiver bridge.
Yes, I was approached many times over the years by others who suggested that I do any number of things with the rifle to 'make it better.' The first was a common procedure in the late '50s, when small-town gunsmiths routinely reamed the chambers on Argentine Mausers for the .30-06. This procedure made no sense to me at the time, and it makes even less sense to me now. After all, the bore dimensions for the 7.65 round make it a true .31 caliber while the '06 is a true .30 caliber. Why would anyone want such a combination? I've never seen such a conversion shoot very accurately. Anyway, why fix something that ain't broke?
There were also those who suggested I use the action for the basis of a fancy custom rifle. But if I'd have wanted a custom rifle, I would have it built on an action that came from a surplus rifle with a bad barrel or from a new commercial action. The days of converting military-surplus bolt-actions into sporters is pretty much gone, though. Reasons are legion, including the fact that such a procedure no longer makes economic sense. Relatively few folks these days have access to the machine tools it takes to do a good conversion job, and the market itself has precluded the economic advantage of such conversions.
The 7.65mm Argentine cartridge predates any rifles Argentina ever had chambered for it. Technically, it is the 7.65x53mm Mauser cartridge (or 7.65x53mm Belgian Mauser) introduced in the Model 1889 Belgian Mauser rifle. Over the years, a number of other countries adopted the round for military purposes including Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Turkey. Military rifles to shoot it were made primarily in Germany as export rifles, but a 'clone' factory was established in Argentina, and many of the Argentine Mausers were made locally.
My rifle was made by Berlin's Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken (DWM), one of the better-known German Mauser manufacturers at the time. It has always fascinated me why the export rifles made for other countries were always so much better made than the rifles Germany made for itself. But that's another story.
Model 1909s generally came in two configurations: the full-length rifle and the carbine. I have owned both and prefer the full-length rifle, which weighs a nominal 9.25 pounds. It has a five-round magazine capacity and sports a 29-inch barrel with .301 bore and .311 groove diameters. The four-groove rifling has a right-hand twist rate of one turn in 9.8 inches. Although the military bullets were .313 of an inch in diameter, the Argentine Mausers shoot .311 and .312 bullets just fine.
There were two primary military loadings for the cartridge. One sent a 211-grain bullet out of the barrel at a nominal 2,132 fps while the later loading shot a 185-grain bullet at 2,467 fps. This is just shy of the modern .308 Winchester cartridge in performance, and it's easy (and safe) to duplicate .308 performance in the Model 1909. (However, it's not a good idea to shoot the faster loads in the earlier '91 Argentines.) Norma factory loads for the 7.65x53mm include a 150-grain bullet at 2,920 fps and a 180-grain bullet at 2,590 fps.
The left side of the receiver shows that the author's particular Model 1909 Argentine Mauser was made by DWM.
Sights on the 1909 Argentine are classic Mauser tangent propositions with an inverted-'V' front post and a 'V'-notched rear sight that is calibrated to a 'harassing fire' range of 2,000 meters, with a bottom setting for a 300-meter battle sight. This means that most unaltered rifles shoot roughly four inches high at 100 yards. With judicious handloading, however, you can create loads that shoot right to the point of aim at 100 yards--handy for general use.
Model 1909 Argentines have been available on the surplus market off and on for nearly a half-century. However, most now are odds and ends picked up here and there around the world. Most of the others are available on the regular used market, having been put up for individual sale.
I have owned literally hundreds of surplus Mausers from countries around the world. But somehow, none has quite the same place in my heart as my first Argentine Model 1909. It helped launch my lifelong commitment to the shooting sports. When I have this rifle in my hands, all is right with the world.
In many ways it was the best gun deal I ever made. ......... (Article by Steve Comus in Guns and Ammo Magazine)