Model 1891 Argentine Mauser 7.65x53

The craftsmanship of this 132-year-old military rifle far exceeds what you typically see on nearly all small arms built after the Great War.

BY JOSEPH VON BENEDIKT

LAST YEAR, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF REVIEWING an 1891 Argentine Mauser that had been elegantly sporterized and rechambered to .30-06. Here is another version of the Mauser Modelo Argentino 1891 that’s properly chambered for the 7.65x53 cartridge. As noted in my column last year, the 1891 replaced Argentina’s Remington Rolling Block military long guns in the late 19th century and remained in service in one guise or another into the 1960s. The version shown here appears to have been made in 1893 and was originally a rifle-length model. As with most rifle-length 1891s released for civilian sale, the national crest atop the front receiver ring was ground off. At some point a previous owner—presumably N.E. Cole, as scratched into the wood stock—had the barrel cut down to 24 inches,…

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