That is good news that your stock is cut for the cupped buttplate which you already have AND THAT YOU HAVE THE CORRECT (UGLY) TRIGGER GUARD. You might be able to find a pair of stamped bands cheap on Ebay, Gunbroker, or Numrich.
The 'winter' triggerguard is Czech made. They had been receiving stamped triggerguards from German manufacturers before the war ended. Then, for whatever reason, they chose to make their own stamped triggerguards instead of resuming manufacture of their own milled triggerguards. I have heard that the 'winter' triggerguard was a Mauser design but never produced by Germany.
Your bayonet photo shows that your stock is full length. You should pick up a VZ24 bayonet for your rifle, they are not very expensive as bayonets go. Finding one with post WWII markings would be next to impossible, except - I recently bought one from Royal Tiger Imports along with my Ethiopian VZ98N rifle. I just checked their website and they still show to have six post WWII VZ24 bayonets priced at $79.99 each. Order one before the other collectors see this; the website operates 24/7.
All the photos I put in this thread are from my collection.
* BREAKING NEWS *
The Sierra auction on Proxibid tonight had an "UNKNOWN M1910 RIFLE" in the auction. I was able to ID it as a Serbian M1910 short rifle. Serbian M1910 long rifles and various Serbian carbines are rare enough, but this was a SHORT RIFLE.
Mauser Military Rifles of the World, Fifth Edition shows a photo of a short rifle and says on page 319 that the one in the photo is the only one known "and this rifle may be unique".
RIFLES of the WORLD 3RD EDITION mentions only the long rifles.
I am always on the lookout for deals and steals. This one was a
STEAL. I got it for $325 + 17% auction fee + 3% credit card fee + shipping + $10 transfer fee.
The bad news is that the forearm of the stock is cut off about two inches in front of the rear band and the front band is missing. The good news is that I already have an empty Spanish M1893 long rifle stock and bands. The Spanish forearm, front band, and band spring are identical to the Serbian, aside from the forearm being longer. I'm thinking that the Spanish front end will look really good on the Serbian M1910 short rifle, spliced under the rear band. It does have the original unaltered handguard.
Never throw away any Mauser parts.
Now I'm looking for a correct Serbian bayonet . . .
Update: I just ordered a M1895 type Serbian bayonet & scabbard with C mark for Serbia on the spine from Otto at ebayonet.com for $55.00 + shipping. That seems like a really good price and the condition looks fine. I thought the Serbian M1899 bayonets were double edged but research showed that was only the Serbian bayonets made by Plumb during WWI (which are more expensive, like $200-$250).
That Sierra auction in AZ is a real pain and I can see why collectors don't look at it. I hate to go through it because it is always vast numbers of modern guns with never anything interesting. I did buy a used Rossi .38 revolver there once to give to a friend.
Perseverance pays off.
Original 1910 photo of what Mauser called Serbian M1910 Cavalry Carbine
325 were made; 2 are known in the US.
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Serbian bayonet I just ordered
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