It's a Turkish 1893, that presumably is 8x57.

 

Thank-you!! That is what I had always thought but figured to ask someone that knew more than me. I just happened up on it and couldn’t refuse. 😜

 

Updated in the 30's ring notched for longer caliber........ In 8MM as stated....

 

Thanks you! All the information I get about them, will be more than I know now!

 

Darn nice barn gun…..?

 

Vielen Dank!! It is inside 4 walls and checked sorta regularly. 😜

 

I don't recall having seen a converted 1893 that still had the Turkish script on the rail. Mine has had the rail scrubbed, maybe because it was done in 1943 as opposed to 1934 for the OP's rifle. Also, mine has that weird handguard retainer brazed onto the receiver ring.

 

You will find a lot of variations and oddities among the Turk 1930's reworks. Most do seem to have been scrubbed of the old markings.

 

The relief notch in the receiver typically indicated it has been rebarreled fron 7.65 to 7.92.

 

Yes, that and the scrubbed and re-marked upper receiver are hallmarks of the rebuild program.

 

As stated nice barn rifle...... I miss the days when these were $39 and $49 each and you had Dozens to choose from!

 

Nice rifle.
Nice old Westinghouse fan

The rifle was probably imported by Century Arms or some similar importer in the 1990’s. If so, it should have an importers stamp on the barrel near the muzzle which would include the caliber. It might say 7.9, 7.92, 8mm, 8x57, or some other combination.

 

Turkish M1893 made in ٣ ١ ٣ ١
1895 by our calendar and converted to 8x57 in 1934

 

Nice rifle.

The Westinghouse fan, the anvil, mallet (?), chair, and doggo - seems like a nice place to be.

 

Vielen Dank!! I try to keep reminders of family and dear friends around.

 

I don't recall having seen a converted 1893 that still had the Turkish script on the rail. Mine has had the rail scrubbed, maybe because it was done in 1943 as opposed to 1934 for the OP's rifle. Also, mine has that weird handguard retainer brazed onto the receiver ring.

Nice rifle.
Nice old Westinghouse fan

The rifle was probably imported by Century Arms or some similar importer in the 1990’s. If so, it should have an importers stamp on the barrel near the muzzle which would include the caliber. It might say 7.9, 7.92, 8mm, 8x57, or some other combination.

Turkish M1893 made in ٣ ١ ٣ ١
1895 by our calendar and converted to 8x57 in 1934

Do you happen to know what the inscription says?

 

Farsi (Persian) isn't a language I know, but after trying a lot of online image translators with frustrating dysfunction, I got this result:

"Ozer Weapon Factory 1313"

@cyten above has 1313 as our year 1895.

 

In my experience the 1893 Mausers still had the Osmanli characters on the left side wall more so than the converted 1903 rifles did. But it could be somewhat of a date of conversion thing as stated. Never have seen an 1890 conversion to comment.

 

Thank-you!!

 

Now I'm interested in where this factory was located --- and it's not even my rifle.

 

Mauser factory was/is in Oberndorf