Clemson Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 A fellow dropped some guns off to be repaired/cleaned, and this was among them. He referred to it as a "Mauser" with a caliber of "7 or 9mm -- Hell, I don't know, but I have a ton of cartridges if you want 'em." So the question is, "What did this thing start life as? There are no markings that I have found, and I have never worked on one like this: Thanks in advance! Clemson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfpack14 Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 Boy I am not sure what it is, but I just looked at a picture in one of my gunsmitthing books and that rifle looks exactly like one of the scout rifle projects he was working on. If no one knows for sure I will look when I go home for lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfpack14 Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 Ok if I was a betting man my money would be on a Mannlicher-Schoenauers rifle, The book has a pic of one and it is almost a dead make except my book has a butter knife bolt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z1r Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 What it is a Hungarian Huzagol 43M. Which is a copy of the German G98/40 which was derived friom the Hungarian Huzagol 35M. Essentially a Mannlicher with mauser bottom metal. Kaliber 8x57 unlike the 35M which was 8x56R. Interesting to note that these had two piece stocks like a smle. I'd like to see how the one piece stock was dealt with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfpack14 Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 What it is a Hungarian Huzagol 43M. Which is a copy of the German G98/40 which was derived friom the Hungarian Huzagol 35M. Essentially a Mannlicher with mauser bottom metal. Kaliber 8x57 unlike the 35M which was 8x56R. Interesting to note that these had two piece stocks like a smle. I'd like to see how the one piece stock was dealt with. Ok.......z you are just showing off now , but I looked again and the shroud is different on the Mannlicher damn close to the same though. Neat looking rifle none the less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemson Posted April 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 What it is a Hungarian Huzagol 43M. Which is a copy of the German G98/40 which was derived friom the Hungarian Huzagol 35M. Essentially a Mannlicher with mauser bottom metal. Kaliber 8x57 unlike the 35M which was 8x56R. Interesting to note that these had two piece stocks like a smle. I'd like to see how the one piece stock was dealt with. Thanks, Mike! I have never run into one of these beasties before. It is a fairly slick, cock on closing action. It does have a very nicely made hinged floorplate. In fact, the workmanship on the rifle appears to be quite good. The stock is likely a reworked Mauser sporter stock. It has a Pachmayr pad which leads me to suspect that it was sporterized in the USA. I'll see how the stock was done when I take the action out. Clemson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic1 Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 a web search found this http://imageevent.com/willyp/russiansoviet...amp;z=9&l=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsefly Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 This has been a learning morning.First I'm schooled on a 358 Apoolo,and now want one,and now Clemson comes up with a Hungarian Huzagol,and I want one of those too! Looking down at the top of the action looks so much like a Nagant that it sorta spooks me,but the rest is a fine,sleek looking gun.That trigger guard is real purty and the checkered bolt decocker(I reckon it's there same as a Swede 96)looks good too.The barrel in the pic Sonic sent and Clemson's seem to not be stepped and has a nice taper to it.Like Z,I'd like to know how they handled the 2 piece stock.Even the 2 piece looks ok to me.I got some research to do on this gun.Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 I'll tell ya, if my Grandfather's Cooey couldn't stump these guys, no Hungarian rifle will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z1r Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 The 35M had the protruding mag, the 43 did not. It was a copy with Hungarian trim of the 98/40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z1r Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 Your right mike ..... Rod That's the first time I've heard that in a week.... LOL. One of the downsides to working at home, I only see the wif e & kids, lol. Rod, Thanks for explaining the way the stock attaches. I know what these look like but never worked on one. A customer of mine scored a 1903 Mannlicher yesterday at a pawnshop for $100. He's gonna have me work it over. That'll be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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