Chinese Mauser source?

[chickenfried]

Well you guys were helpful in my finnish thread, I have another question. Who's the best source for chinese mausers?

[gunn]

Rifle or broomhandle pistol?
-g

[timdps]

For rifles, try Omega Weapons Systems.

tim

[chickenfried]

whoops sorry rifle

I'll check out omega, thanks.

[Milsurp Collector]

"Bore is in bad shape" http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=159649570

[emcon5]

http://www.rcarms.com/21.html

[Mike A]

I personally have never seen a Chinese-manufactured Mauser that was in what I'd call good shape. And the FN-manufactured ones are about as worn out as they could be. Somewhere there must be a nice one, but all I've seen were "rode hard and put away wet" and stayed wet for decades.

[run8]

That Iranian Mauser they have on the RCArms site about 1/2 way down the page is mighty tempting ;-)

[tow4dough]

what type- designation is their mauser knock off? (i didnt know the chinese made one)
their m44 clone is the type 53 rifle, i believe the siminov design is type 56

[chickenfried]

I'll see if I can find the American Rifleman that had the article on Chinese mausers

[mievil]

I wouldn't call the 53 Type or the 56 Type "knock offs". Mauser needs to be identified as a rifle or a pistol. Rifles are more commonly searched as Chiang Kai Shek or "chinese mauser" on gunbroker. As far as knockoffs.....I'd say the Chinese made VZ24.

[tow4dough]

you're right, that would imply cheap in quality. some of the chinese arms are good stuff- i

[saki302]

I saw one clean Chinese Mauser on auction. For it's final price, you'd think it had a gold ingot in the stock.

-Dave

[emcon5]

That Iranian Mauser they have on the RCArms site about 1/2 way down the page is mighty tempting ;-)

Indeed. I keep eying the Iraqi with markings from 4 countries.