I do not know if the bolt has been open the entire time the rifle has sat. When I purchased the rifle, the bolt was stuck open as the rearward portion of the bolt was turned 90 degrees and this kept the bolt from going forward. The rifle was out of direct rain, but the humidity and moisture has token a toll. The previous owner left the gun in a dilapidated shed for approximately 12 years. I was told the rifle is Chinese but the owner had no other information besides that. I purchased this rifle at a garage sale for $20.
it was added after the gun came into this country as per federal regs in the 80's.guns with matching serial numbers are #1 in collectors eyes and this will increase the value over mis matched serial numbers,spain made rifles with longer barrels and carbines and short rifles ,(rifles with shorter barrels)if your rifle has a front site with ears protecting the site it's proably a 93 type ,if no ears it could be a 98 type rifle ,but alot of times people remover the ears so ya just have to know which action ya have ,heres a couple pics of my 98 and 93 bolts for ya to see the differences,the bolt on top is a 93 spanish and the one on the bottom is a german k98 bolt,you will notice the 98 bolt has an extra locking lug near the handle and also the shroud behind the handle has a rim whereas the 93 doesn't,your's i'd bet is the 93,there the most common spanish mausers out there. Hello,basically the spanish mausers were made in 2 action types ,the 98 and the 93or 1916,the 98 is a beefier action and usually will be found with a straight bolt,the 93's action is smaller and usually has a bent bolt,some spanish mausers will have a crest on the top of the receiver along with the arsenal oveido and a date,these markings are usually on the 93 actions and are usually chambered for the 7mm mauser caliber,there were some special rifles chambered for the 308 or 762x51 caliber ,if your rifle may be import stamped ,look on the exposed part of the barrel ,near the front site for very small stamped markings ,if you find any markings they will usually have the model number and the country from where it was made ,it may say something like this m93 7mm spain,then the importer like CAI and virginia something like that ,if theres no import stamp thats a good thing and collectors will buy non import stamped guns more over import stamped ones ,just because the stamp isn't an original stamping.
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