Identify My 7MM Mauser

I have had a 7MM mauser rifle for several years but really paid no attention to any details about it except that I knew it was a 7MM. The rifle is completely military organial and has matching numbers on the left side of the stock and the bridge of steel on the action between the ring and rear of the bolt carrier, no numbers are visable on the bolt, floor plate, tigger guard or barrel. The only other markings that are seen without removing the stock are 2 small circles with a cross inside each, the circles are about a sixteenth in diameter and are located on the shell extractor arm and on the barrel just in front of where the upper forarm stock stops, there is also the 7MM stamped just forward of that. There are no stamps at all on the front ring of the action. The overall length of the rifle is 41 and one half inches, the barrel is 21 inches. The rifle stock has side mounted sling loops on the left side, one about 2 inches from the butt plate and the other bolted to the steel ring that holds the upper forarm and stock together. I'd like to know if my Mauser is a Spanish Mauser and what model and also if it is a large or small "ring" action. Hopefully from my discription some one out there can identify this rifle and place a value on it, Thanks

hello ,,i wish they were all this easy,,you have a spanish mauser proably a 1893 or 1916 short rifle ..it should have protective ears on the front site ,,the circle with crosses are spanish proof marks ,,this is a small ring mauser ,,and if you look at the bolt underside where the cartridge resesses is it flat bottomed or round and is ther a gas hole there or not ? the 95 spanish mauser was round wit no gas hole and the 93 was flat with a gas hole both actions are basically the same bothe would have a turned down bolt handle and the bolt handle should be numbered on the side faceing you when aiming down the site ,,most were marked with a spanish crest on the receiver ring but many were sanitized or scrubbed to remove it for export purposes,,you will find these rechambered for the 7.62 or (308) caliber but the small ring m-93 action is concidered too soft for the higher pressure 308 factory rounds,,although not as expencive as a german mauser they will still bring between 150-250 in original configuration to a mauser collector depending on condition ,non import stamped and matching,,being it's stamped for the caliber i'd say it was an imported gun,,check underneith or on the sides of the barrel near the front site for small import stamps which may also say the country of origin and the importer,,there fun to shoot and a nice addition to a mauser collection..many were imported about 20 years or so ago and i remember back in the 80's SOG had them for 49 bucks + shipping ,, but supply seems to be drying up and values are going up slowly,,good one to keep tucked away and original..i'd also like to thank you for the great detailed post,,that makes my job so much easier!!
bigcurt

Thanks bigcurt, My Mauser falls in the model93 catagory with the items you suggested I check but still no other numbers or markings any where on the gun without removing the stock to see. The blueing looks original and no signs of any crest being removed from the receiver front ring. Thanks again for the info, I think I should just leave this little Mauser in its orginal configuration and enjoy it for what it is, The German General

hello again ,,yes thats what i'd do just keep it like it is keep the bore oiled down and and matal and enjoy it ,,surplus ammo surfaces from time to time at gunshows pretty cheap so if ya get a chance buy a couple boxes and shoot it ,,there fun and mild recoil and pretty acurate,,as for the markings ,,when they scrubbed or removed the crest they did a pretty good job,,i had one exactly like what you have and i couldn't figure out why it didn't have the spanish crest untill one day i picked up a shotgun news and was reading the first few pages with articles and the featured a spanish rifles section ,,thats where i read about them scrubbing the crest ,,kinda cool and collectors would want an example just to say they had one of each..
bigcurt

Thanks again for replying, I have shot the rifle on different occassions but with Remington hunting rounds, 140 grain soft points, shoting out the back of the pick up useing the side to rest on it shot 5 rounds in a 3 1/2 inch circle at 100 yds, weren't the orginal military rounds more like 165 or 175 grain?? Any idea where a new firing pin could be had for this rifle??

i think the original bullet was a 170 gr round nose full metal jacket,,try springfeild sporters for a spare fireing pin there good guys there and there site should have them listed ,,if not theres gunparts corp in ny ,,if there not listed on springfeilds site it pays to call them,,there cheaper than gun parts and there parts are nicer for the old military rifles and sometimes there NOS parts,,plus thats all they handle is military parts.. heres a link for them http://www.ssporters.com/Parts%20Listing%20Page.htm,,
bigcurt

ok, I'll give them a try, thanks again