1st Turk...Century $59.85 Ex Cond

[Singha]

Hey guys I took your advice and ordered my first Turk Mauser. I bought the Ex Condition $59.95 from Century. It took about a week to ship it out, but finally came today. Pulled it out of the box and look pretty good except it has enough cosmo on it to coat a tank. Wook is in great shape, no dings or dents, however, it will need a lot of clean up and some refinishing. The bluing is pretty good with only a little wear at the muzzel. I took a quick peek down the bore and I can not tell as it is very dirty and full of cosmo. The date is 1945. The serial number on the bold does not match. Should it for the ex condition rifles or is this typical?

It also came with a bayo in excellent condition.

So far it looks pretty decent.

I will post some pics after I clean it up.

Singha

[zouavexx]

Singha,

I think the $59 Turks are sold as "Very Good" not excellent. (which may explain the mis-matched bolt)


(From Centurys website)
Turkish Mauser Model 1938 Rifle, Cal. 8mm (8x57)
Select Condition:
Very Good + $59.87
Good + $49.87
Good 2 or more + $46.87
Good With Cracked Stock + $39.87
Fair + $39.87

The Scourge of the Ottoman Empire!

Continuing in the tradition of its 1903 ancestor, the 1938 Mauser is a revised edition that also features a 5 round fixed box magazine. The rifle has a barrel length of 29", overall length of 49", and a weighs 9.2 pounds.

Either way it is a good deal. You will find that stock is a replacement and is pretty much brand new, beyond some dings and scratches. The stock is unfinished, so you may wish to stain it and put on a coat of boiled linseed oil on it to protect it.

I think the $59 Turk is one of the best values out on the market today.

[Singha]

Yes, you are right. It is VG condition. Sorry for the error. I agree, it is a pretty nice rifle. I am going to start on it this weekend.

What color of stain would you recommend for the turks and as this is my first restore, how do you take it down? It looks like you need a special tool to remove the stock.

Thanks for the help.

[REDSTAR]

Thas odd all the ones I ordered were dry as a bone. The stocks were super dry too.

Anyway I hope it cleans up good. My bores were pretty minty which is why I bought several of them. I gave one away as a gift to my dad and kept a couple for myself.

The upper handguard is easy to get off, just take off the back band and unscrew the screw in front of the sights a little bit. Slide it right off.

The lower stock is a different story. I wouldn't even recomend doing it because it's easy to marr the metal up front. You need to clamp down the front band spring with a c clamp and sometimes push and pry the band off. I started to do it once and decided it was a PITA so I worked around it. I was able to lightly sand with the stock attached. I messed the metal up more trying to get it off than I ever would have with careful sanding.

All I did with mine was to put some lemon oil on 00 steel wool, rub it down really good to take out the rough and apply three or four coats of BLO to it. Looks really good.