M43 Spanish Mauser Question

[Truck Driver]

I have a M43 Spanish Commercial Mauser and was wondering if it's a small ring or large ring style action also are these long or short actions?

[Mustang]

I have a M43 Spanish Commercial Mauser and was wondering if it's a small ring or large ring style action also are these long or short actions?

The M43 Spanish Mauser is a large ring Mauser. It is the "standard length" action.

I'm not sure what a "commercial Spanish Mauser" is. What is on the receiver ring? Have any pictures you can post?

[Hardwarejunkie]

I don't know anything in particular about Spanish Mausers (although I do own an FR-8), maybe this chart will help.

[smle-man]

The M43 Spanish Mauser is a large ring Mauser. It is the "standard length" action.

I'm not sure what a "commercial Spanish Mauser" is. What is on the receiver ring? Have any pictures you can post?

A Santa Barbara sporter action perhaps? They are large ring standard length receivers.

[TRAP55]

An M43 is a Large ring Standard length action, same as a 98K.
Large vs Small ring:



Mauser actions were made in Short(Kurtz), Intermediate, Standard, and Long(Magnums). The only Commercial actions Spain produced, were the Santa Barbara Sporting rifles. The M43 was a military rifle that looked like a 98K. Most got re-arsenaled into FR-8's.

[smle-man]

An M43 is a Large ring Standard length action, same as a 98K.
Large vs Small ring:



Mauser actions were made in Short(Kurtz), Intermediate, Standard, and Long(Magnums). The only Commercial actions Spain produced, were the Santa Barbara Sporting rifles. The M43 was a military rifle that looked like a 98K. Most got re-arsenaled into FR-8's.

My first military surplus arm in 1972 complete with bayonet. A 1943 La Coruna M43. Mine had a bayonet bar with an adapter for a Spanish bayonet that came from an earlier type of rifle, definitely not the usual 98k bayonet. All long gone now.

[Truck Driver]

When researching the rifle here I was told it was one of about 6000 commercial M43s made between 1950-1960 for commercial resale and they didn't have the usual markings on the top of the receiver which is plain and the serial number doesn't have a prefix letter.

[Mustang]

When researching the rifle here I was told it was one of about 6000 commercial M43s made between 1950-1960 for commercial resale and they didn't have the usual markings on the top of the receiver which is plain and the serial number doesn't have a prefix letter.

Not familiar with any such Spanish Mauser. It sounds like a scrubbed military Mauser. Do you know what caliber it is chambered in?

[pacrat]

Not familiar with any such Spanish Mauser. It sounds like a scrubbed military Mauser. Do you know what caliber it is chambered in?

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[Truck Driver]

It's in 8mm sorry I brought it up. KenG identified it back in the spring when I acquired it. I don't feel like going thru all the questions again.

[TRAP55]

I don't remember all the details, but Spain had a restriction on producing arms for foreign governments. There was "speculation" these were made for Egypt, and then the order was canceled. There has never been any solid evidence to prove this.
The scrubbed "no prefix" serial numbers exceeded 6000. More have turned up with an X prefix, and a straight bolt handle. All these rifles were part of a surplus sale to Sam Cummings of Interarms. Spain couldn't sell to foreign governments, but they could sell to private companies.
It was probably purchased back in the early 60's from a magazine ad, shipped right to the buyers door(pre 1968), and thus will have no importers markings.