[geladen]

The Costa Rican contract, approximately 5000 pieces, were built in a large part from Serbian parts. I've never been able to find an explanation why the 10 was cross hatched, but all the Serbian rifles have this.

Maybe that was a reminder that the 10 marking was for 1000 meters, not 100.

 

[geladen]

This one is a 7mm Costa Rican M1910 long rifle cut to short rifle length by Costa Rica. Note they chose to use a brass nail to secure the front band and there is no band spring remaining. It was reblued in the process and most of the crest is worn off. I got it from gunauction.com in March 2014 for $225 plus $30 shipping. Numbers are very mixed. The bayonet (with repro frog) is marked C on the spine; I don't remember where I found it.

 

[geladen]

Nice rifle and the crest is better than most I have seen!

Should be in 7x57. Jon Speed's Mauser Archives has two production numbers 5,000 (page 427) and 5,200 (page 432). Not sure which is the correct number. Both indicate production in 1911.

See Geladen's original post on the cross-hatched question: He posited that this indicates the longest range at which the rifle can be sighted for direct fire is 900 meters (9 marked on the sight), 10 and longer settings being only for volley fire

(Mausers, Only Mausers).

Thanks for posting the link. I didn't see your post until after I made my post #10.
Bill

 

[geladen]

I am just liking the heck out of this:

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That does look good. I'm thinking I will get my pocket knife and scratch that onto my receiver ring.

 

[geladen]

I just looked at my bayonet. It has a s/n with an L prefix -- so, despite the C marking on the spine, it is not Costa Rican.

 

[geladen]

This has some pitting along the wood line and there was not much under the handguard which surprised me. Mauser Banner still visible in the stock. The usual names scratched in the stock. Stock does not match, bolt and trigger guard were renumbered to match. Barrel has the wreath proofs and is numbered to the rifle. The 10 setting on the rear sight was cross hatched for some reason, A 1960's import that I was able to get from a collector friend when he was thinning out his collection
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Great find! I would rather have yours than my cut down version.
Bill