Need info on Great Grandfather’s Mauser

[Muncher 1953]

I found it on a FB page dedicated to original ww2 color photos. People in the comments seem to agree they are Cavalry boots. Either way, it looks similar to my rifle. Here’s an ad I found, could be post war.

no offense meant, but fb isn’t a great source for accurate info, likely why you’ve been referred here.

 

[Fal Grunt]

The Mauser advertisement you found on facebook has nothing to do with the pictured rifle.

It also has nothing to do with the soldier and rifle pictured, who actually looks like he is holding a Mauser ES350B.

To determine more information about the rifle you need to remove the stock from the barreled receiver and take a picture of the proof marks located on the bottom of the barrel. The rifle is a post war commercial rifle, built from recycled or left over K98k parts. These are sometimes called "cigarette guns" or "guild guns" though this is a misnomer.

 

[JwFarian]

The Mauser advertisement you found on facebook has nothing to do with the pictured rifle.

It also has nothing to do with the soldier and rifle pictured, who actually looks like he is holding a Mauser ES350B.

To determine more information about the rifle you need to remove the stock from the barreled receiver and take a picture of the proof marks located on the bottom of the barrel. The rifle is a post war commercial rifle, built from recycled or left over K98k parts. These are sometimes called "cigarette guns" or "guild guns" though this is a misnomer.

I did take it apart… there were no markings underneath the barrel, only some of the fancy patterns that I think were practiced there by the gunsmith.