Bolt is non-matching..
, but it has a fantastic bore--one of the best I've seen on a milsurp--Swede's and Swiss included. I have trouble with getting good pictures of a rifle bore, but..New 1912 Chilean carbine
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New 1912 Chilean carbine
I got this 1912 Steyr Mauser Chilean carbine a few weeks ago at an on-line estate sale and it arrived today.
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Bolt is non-matching.. , but it has a fantastic bore--one of the best I've seen on a milsurp--Swede's and Swiss included. I have trouble with getting good pictures of a rifle bore, but..
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Bolt is non-matching..
, but it has a fantastic bore--one of the best I've seen on a milsurp--Swede's and Swiss included. I have trouble with getting good pictures of a rifle bore, but..
Re: New 1912 Chilean carbine
Looks like you got a good picture of the bore to me. What caliber is it? Didn't Chile convert some 7mm Mausers to 7.62 Nato once upon a time?
Good find whatever caliber it is.
Good find whatever caliber it is.
Re: New 1912 Chilean carbine
This is still in the original 7x57 caliber.
Chile did rechamber some of it's Mausers to 7.62 Nato back in the early 60's. Apparently this was accomplished in a variety of ways-with the 1895 Mausers, a chamber insert was used and the barrel was rebored. On the short 1912 Mausers, a re-chambered 03A3 barrel was re-threaded and mounted.
Chile did rechamber some of it's Mausers to 7.62 Nato back in the early 60's. Apparently this was accomplished in a variety of ways-with the 1895 Mausers, a chamber insert was used and the barrel was rebored. On the short 1912 Mausers, a re-chambered 03A3 barrel was re-threaded and mounted.
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Re: New 1912 Chilean carbine
That is really a nice one, pity about the mismatched numbers but you can't always have everything 
; I'll be very interested to see how it shoots.
; I'll be very interested to see how it shoots.Self Defence is not only a Right, it is an Obligation.
Eoin.
Eoin.
Re: New 1912 Chilean carbine
Very nice example of a Steyr M1912 SHORT RIFLE ( or to use the old English name, a Musketoon). It is NOT a "carbine."
Chile had M95 Carbines (18 inch Barrels) similar to the Boer StaatsArtillerie M95 carbines, but also had a 21 inch-barrelled Short Rifle for Artillery and Engineer Use. Occasionally the Short Rifles had Double sling arrangements, so that they could be used by Mounted Units (ie, Horse-drawn Artillery).
I have not heard of a True Steyr M1912 Carbine ( with a 18 or 17 inch barrel), but I suppose they were not needed as Chile had sufficient M95 Carbines for their Cavalry.
As to the M1912/61 NATO Short Rifles, some are of M1912 SR origin, but a lot fit the serial Number ranges of the M1912 Long Rifles, cut down to SR dimensions.
Regards,
Doc AV
AV Ballistics
Brisbane Australia
Chile had M95 Carbines (18 inch Barrels) similar to the Boer StaatsArtillerie M95 carbines, but also had a 21 inch-barrelled Short Rifle for Artillery and Engineer Use. Occasionally the Short Rifles had Double sling arrangements, so that they could be used by Mounted Units (ie, Horse-drawn Artillery).
I have not heard of a True Steyr M1912 Carbine ( with a 18 or 17 inch barrel), but I suppose they were not needed as Chile had sufficient M95 Carbines for their Cavalry.
As to the M1912/61 NATO Short Rifles, some are of M1912 SR origin, but a lot fit the serial Number ranges of the M1912 Long Rifles, cut down to SR dimensions.
Regards,
Doc AV
AV Ballistics
Brisbane Australia