- If you have been looking for an attractive and all-matching Argentine 1909 Mauser to both enjoy at the range and add to your collection as an investment, this rifle would be a superb choice. SOLD Curio/Relic: Yes Manufacturer: Mauser Model: Argentine Model 1909 Serial Number: L4174 Caliber Info: 7.65 Argentine (7.65x53) Bore: Excellent.
- Some Argentine Mauser 1909 rifles and carbines without crests were sold to Paraguay during the Chaco War. Mauser 1909 sniper rifle: version with a German-made scope and a bent-down bolt handle. Mauser 1909 cavalry carbine: shortened variant, with a straight grip.
This is a very fine example of a pre-war commercial rifle manufactured by Mauser for the government of Peru. The top of the receiver is marked with the large Peruvian Crest surrounded by 'REPUBLICA DEL PERU' over 'MAUSER ORIGINAL'. The left receiver wall is marked 'WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER-OBERNDORF MODELO 1909'. This rifle is based on the original German M1898 pattern with a long barrel, large. On another note, here is a mauser barrel I found: It is described as a '98 Mauser barrel off an Argentine 1909 Mauser' with a 24' barrel and rechambered for 30-06. The serial number on it is 'G8461'. It is also described as having the muzzle recrowned.
Sword bayonet for use on the 7.65 mm. Argentine M1891 Mauser rifle. The rifle with which this example was issued was made in 1900 by Deutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken (DWM).
Most have aluminum alloy grips, like this example. Some have brass grips. There has been a lot of fiction spread regarding the brass grips being for the Navy, for NCO's, and the like. None of that is true. According to Webster's well-documented book on Argentine Military Rifles:
The aluminum grip scales were part of an effort to lighten the bayonet. The grip metal is an alloy of aluminum, with 6 percent copper.
Argentina opted for the 15.75 inch blade, after seeing that Chile was going to adopt a shorter (10-inch blade) bayonet for their Mausers. However, the prototype bayonets turned out heavier than the Argentines liked, so they made a number of design changes (thinner blade, slimmer hilt, and others).
They went ahead with the brass grip scales, initially, so as not to further delay production. Brass-gripped bayonets were made 1892–93. Production switched to aluminum grip, mid-1893, after producing 40,000 brass grip bayonets. 190,000 aluminum grip bayonets were made, 1893–1898.
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The 'RA' inside an oval is an Argentine property mark, representing Republica Argentino. This replaced the earlier 'E.N' Ejercito Nacional (National Army) property mark.
Mauser Modelo Argentino 1909 Value
Most M1891 rifles and bayonets were exported to the USA in the 1950s and 1960s, when Argentine export laws required that the national crest be ground away before being sold.