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I will give it a try, thank you for the procedure!

No, I would not go that far for any info. It really doesn't matter, I was just curious. I am sure it was made before 1965, but other than that I don't know. I will be bringing it to a gunsmith to give it the O.K. and then I will shoot it. I can't wait. I never met my uncle Louie, so this gun is a part of my family history I had not known about. I hope I can pass it to my son many years from now. Thank you all for the help and I will post an update when I get to shoot the gun.

My uncle Louie would have gotten the gun and had it sporterized in the late 50's-early 60's. Sure wish I had the whole story on the gun. Somewhere there is a picture of my uncle in a Willys with dual wheels all around. Must have been a to steer!

Well, I have looked at the recommended sites and came up empty. I also found a 23 stamped on the extractor. It is fairly large and fancy compared to the other stamps. I also found a small plain 61 on the bolt release. I tried to disassemble the bolt but could not. I could see a small T on what I believe would be the firing pin. I will try again tomorrow to get the bolt apart.

Caliber is 30-06 and what I posted is all the marks on the gun except for the number hand stamped on the barrel that I believe to be the dog tag number. Now you can see why I have had a hard time! I will look at the sites recommended. Please keep the help coming. Brian

If you need any clarification on the characters, just ask. Some are hard to read.

Here are the pictures. I hope they help. The only other number on the gun is an 8 digit number on the left side of the barrel that I believe is my uncles dog tag number. I do not wish to post that. Don't know if it makes any difference at this point in time, but that's the way it is. I really appreciate any help.

I will get a picture of the markings under the receiver. There are no markings under the scope bases or under the wood line. They have all been removed. I will try to get pictures tonite.

Any places to look for clues as to when it was made?

sorry for the rotation. I am not good with this stuff.

Here are some pictures.

I don't know how all the extra posts happened, but I am sorry. If a moderator can delete the extras, that would be great.

Hi guys, I just received a mauser sporter from my uncle. It had belonged to my dads brother and here is the story. He was in the Military in Germany and My uncle and 5 other guys got their hands on a few guns, and brought them to a gunsmith and had them sporterized. They then dis-assembeled them and sent them home. Fast forward a few years and my uncle was killed in a bulldozer accident when quite young. My dad looked after the gun for years and then gave it to his brother in law. I have not seen the gun for over 30 years! Well, uncle Art is no longer hunting and he gave me my choice of 2 guns. Not even a choice. I chose my uncle Louies gun sight unseen, and before he told me what the other gun was. Well he dropped it off for me and I was speechless. Scoped, sporterized, beautiful wood, checkering, and blueing. It was almost never used because all the markings were removed from the gun and nobody knew the caliber. It had shot 8mm rounds, but I guess it didn't seem right so they quit shooting it. They later had the chamber cast and was told it was a 30-06. It has shot the 30-06 I guess with no issues. It has a double set trigger that did not work properly. When you closed the bolt, it would drop the firing pin when I got it.! Well, I disassembled it and made adjustments to the kicker, and now operates as designed. I am going to install the steel strut for the rear screw in the receiver for stability. It is also missing the front locking screw and I believe the rear large receiver screw is wrong, as it has no cutouts for the small lock screw. The receiver and barrel has no markings on it at all externally, and has some seemingly random markings under the receiver. It has a stamped 8 digit number on the left side of the barrel and my dad said it was my uncle Louies dog tag number. My dad is going to see if he can find Louies Military papers to verify the number. I would really like to figure out when the gun was manufactured, but I do not know where to start. I would really appreciate any help I could get. If pictures would help, or anything else, just ask and I will do my best. I apologize for the rambling, but I wanted to let you fellas know where I was coming from. I do not want to sell it. It is not original, but has great sentimental value to me. If you read this far, thank you. I really appreciate any help I could get. Thank You, Brian.