It is based on the German K98 Mauser and is chambered in 8mm Mauser. A nice example of these rifles is pictured and discussed in “Mauser Military Rifles of the World”, 5th Edition, on page 359. Top of receiver is marked 'S/147' manufactured by JP Sauer & Sohn. MAUSER RIFLE Term applied to rifles based on the Mauser boltaction system, but not necessarily denoting origin. Mauser Pocket Pistols of the 1910 design. ) A large lot of them were sold (or turned over) to the newly formed nation of Israel in 1947, and the Israelis converted them to. 1908 pressure test rifle made probably by Fabrica De Itajuba, Brasil.

Pretty common in my experience with and without prefixes. I recently bought a 1916 Spanish Mauser in 308Win all the serial numbers match and it has a very nice trigger. 1913 bayonet THE MODEL OF 1916 SPANISH MAUSER MUSKETOON This rifle, of intermediate length between the rifle and the carbine, was approved with its M.