Banner Mauser Modelo of 1935 Chilean Carbine

[Discogodfather]

I had seen these for years and always wanted one, a model of 1935 Chilean contract carbine. On top of being a Oberndorf made rifle it also bears the Mauser Banner on the rear receiver bridge.

The crest is amazing, one of my favorites of all time- Orden y Patria, the slogan of the Carabineros de Chile. It means "order and homeland". S small contract, only 10,000 where made in my understanding.

The rifle is all matching down to the cleaning rod, and despite a varnish at some point, it retains all the original stock markings. It is import marked by illegible.

This is already one of my favorites, being extremely lightweight and mobile. Plus, since it is in 7mm Mauser, it does not have the fireball and recoil problem of similar police carbines in 8mm. My Julia Dutch Mauser in 8mm is very close to this rifle in appearance and size, yet it is a real pain to shoot. This one is smooth as glass.

Another interesting feature- it has a quick release swivel for the sling, but has a saddle ring riveted in place so you can't remove the sling unless you remove the entire sling stud assembly. Wonder why they did this, or if my rifle is just a repair.

 

[Discogodfather]

 

[Bob in OHIO]

They are fantastic rifles, and yours is dandy. I will add, the earliest of these also had their slings numbered/ dated IIRC (and your sling is factory).

 

[zf498]

C.Ch. marking

Discogodfather,

Your rifle is absolutely beautiful. The craftsmanship and the finish on these pre-war contract rifles is just mind boggling.

I was wondering about the C.Ch. stamp found on the bolt stem above the serial number and above serial number on the forward portion of the trigger guard. Does it have any connection to the 1934 Mauser Banners that have a Ch.d.A stamped into their stocks? Same time frame but just a little different stamp that have the Ch. in common.

 

[Warrior1354]

Very nice rifle and one of my favorite Mauser out there. The Chilean pieces are my favorite out of the South American contract pieces though. But these carbines for the Elite Carabineros units are so hard too find in good condition. Most I see have been messed with or in poor condition. I have too say that bluing on this carbine is outstanding and wonderful too see in such nice condition. You did very well Disco and thats make two very nice Mausers to see this week. Hope you find more too your growing collection.

 

[NathanLM]

MY LGS has one of these in comparable condition but the asking price seems high! Which of course begs the question...what is a fair price for one?

 

[Discogodfather]

I paid $700 for this one a few weeks ago, I have seen them go as high as $1200-1300. Problem is, most are well worn. They where used as drill rifles well into the 80's (maybe even 90's), even after Chile adopted the PE-57 and later FAMAE sig 550 copies. I would imagine a non-messed with original with a nice stock and good bluing and a decent bore would command any price. $700 felt cheap to own anything with a Banner logo on it.

 

[Discogodfather]

I did some basic googling and found the official website of the Carabineros, and this is fascinating, the Modelo 1935 Mausers are still being used! These pics are dated 2014 and you can clearly see both the rifles and the varnish finish is original at least to Chile!

A bad translation:

"On the occasion, the Officer Candidate instruction conducted Carbine Mauser, in addition to running its own shares this induction period."

Website

 

[Bob in OHIO]

Neat info....

Here's my super early SN 142, with dated and serialed sling. I once owned SN 405... and that sling was NOT numbered.

 

[usbeef]

Bob, I have serial number 310 with the same date on the sling. 11/30 1936

 

[itwillis]

Neat info....

Here's my super early SN 142, with dated and serialed sling. I once owned SN 405... and that sling was NOT numbered.

Easily the most refined purchase I ever made . The sling numbering stopped abruptly early in production, like they just said "f" it and moved on without. The actual production time between #142 and #405 can't be much... Maybe a week or less?

 

[capt14k]

You did very well at $700. Very nice rifle. I love the crests on all the Central and South American Contract Mausers especially the 1935 Chilean.


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