DWM Identification

[AOS]

Hi, I am looking for some help with identifying this DWM Mauser Rifle. There are VERY few markings on it, no dates, no caliber just a serial number of 783. Attached are some pictures, as best as I could get. Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Jdt]

Chilean M95 long rifle, caliber is 7x57mm if ya plan on shooting it then be just be mindful of modern 7x57 pressures VS the original pressures that cartridge was running. Based on the rear sight (and my limited knowledge on these) it appears to be the updated rear sight too use spitzer bullets.

 

[Fal Grunt]

Well yes, but no. It is a Chilean, but there is a little more to the story. This was a contract rifle built by DWM, typically ascribed to the African countries, in this case ZAR, which was supposedly turned back by British blockade and ultimately sold to Chile. It is an 1893 action, not the Chilean 1895.

So, nothing Jdt said was really wrong, just a bit to add. If it’s a topic your interested in, Nielsen wrote a good book on the Chilean Mausers, and they are a very reasonable price.