I am conducting some research for an upcoming article and would appreciate if I could get some feedback before it is published…
My research indicates the existence of the following 10,000 block serial prefixes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L and M.
From the above serial prefixes there would therefore be the potential for 110,000 rifles and carbines. However, the literature only mentions the existence of contracts for 100,000 rifles and carbines. Model 1895’s were bought in 3 contracts. First contact with Loewe for 60,000 rifles and carbines in early 1895. Second Contract with Loewe, for 30,000 rifles and carbines in July of 1895. The third contract with Loewe for 10,000 rifles in September of 1895. Serial prefixes A – H are all Loewe while K – M are all DWM.
My first question would be: has anybody observed either an I or J serial prefix, or a prefix that is alphabetically higher than M?
Assuming that A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L and M prefixes are all there was, then there is a discrepancy of 10,000 between the contracts (100,000) and actual rifles (110,000). To part answer this question the literature does mention a further contract in 1901, but this is unanimously argued as a purchase for ‘98 Model Mausers. I think this wrong. 1901 is way too early for Chile to acquire the ’98 as Chile only seems to contract for the ’98 in 1911 and the order is for 37,000 Model 1912’s made by OWG of Austria. I alternatively propose this 1901 contract was a package deal that included the ‘missing’ 10,000 Model 1895’s. I am also aware that a few Chilean Model 1895’s have a stock cartouche bearing the date of ‘1902’.
My second question would be: does anybody have any more information on the ‘missing’ 10,000 rifles, or this 1901 contract or any other contracts for Model 1895's?
And the third and last question: Are those stocks with the 1902 dated cartouche exclusive to M prefix Model 1895’s?
Your help would be appreciated.
Hi everyone, I just signed up to ask some questions that I haven't been able to find any coherent or valuable answers, on the M1895 Chilean Mauser. Or I just need more reiterating on them.
Anyway, I've been looking into getting a Chilean Mauser recently, (along with possibly a M1917 American Enfield,) and I was first wondering what were the years that Mauser and South America Section of the Milsurp Knowledge Library.', BGCOLOR, '#DDDDDD', BORDERCOLOR, '#000000', BORDERWIDTH, '1',FOLLOWMOUSE, 0, OFFSETX, -10, OPACITY, '95', FADEIN, '25', FADEOUT, '25', CLICKCLOSE, true,FOLLOWSCROLL, true, PADDING, 0, BALLOON, 1 ,ABOVE, false, TITLE1, 'South America - Milsurp Knowledge Library',LINKURL, 'https://www.milsurps.com/content.php?r=127-south-america', SHOWCLOSE, 0, BALLOONIMGPATH , 'autolinker/images/balloons/yellow'); microAjax('autolinker/autolinker_stats.php?uid=0&fid=119&t=v&kw=Chile', function (res) {;});'>Chile themselves, made them? Because if I'm not mistaken, Chile made them themselves, but I'm not sure on the years the 1895 Chilean design was made in either country. Or maybe I'm completely mistaken, and Mauser always made them for Chile?
Also, I was wondering if the saying that these rifles shoot flat out to 500 yards, is true? If so, that'a definite plus when comparing it to the M1917 I'm also looking into maybe purchasing, instead of the Chilean Mauser? (But I'll keep my M1917 questions saved for that part of the forum.) And not to forget, but this Chilean Mauser is indeed chambered in the famed/original 7mm 'Spanish Hornet', so it's not re-chambered to 7.62 NATO.
And one last thing, if anyone has any pictures they could provide, or anything, on how to field strip the Chilean Mauser, that would be great too. I'd just like to know beforehand, if I do get this rifle, how to take the bolt apart and clean it? Or do I not have to clean/take the bolt apart to field strip it when cleaning?
Thanks for the replies
Roger