Can you ID this Mauser?

[Scott Light]

I purchased this from my scoutmaster in Portland back in the 80s, and now I need room in my safe. No idea what it is worth, or how to sell it in WA. I live in Aberdeen where there is a gunshop where we could do the transfer.

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[Andy54Hawken]

Looks like a sporterized 1895 Mauser...Spanish / South American I would guess....
Is there a crest on the receiver...?
What is the caliber...usually they are 7x57mm Mauser or at times some were converted to .308 / 7.62 NATO.
Andy

 

[Scott Light]

Looks like a sporterized 1895 Mauser...Spanish / South American I would guess....
Is there a crest on the receiver...?
What is the caliber...usually they are 7x57mm Mauser or at times some were converted to .308 / 7.62 NATO.
Andy

Thanks Andy. It is a 7mm. I think it is Chilean, but nothing but a serial number stamped on the receiver. There is a star of David which I think came from the manufacturer Leopold Loewe

 

[Andy54Hawken]

The Chilean Mauser crest does have a star...not a star of David However...
I know of Lugwig Loewe , haven't heard of Leopold Loewe.
Andy

 

[Cavedweller]

Thanks Andy. It is a 7mm. I think it is Chilean, but nothing but a serial number stamped on the receiver. There is a star of David which I think came from the manufacturer Leopold Loewe

Looks like a Chilean crest.

https://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w201/SVT-40/Crest%20photos/Chilean1895crest01.jpg

Maybe this article will help:

How To Identify Mauser Rifles [Complete Guide] in 2023?

What’s so different about Mauser rifles compared to others? For a start, they were first designed and engineered by the German Mauser brothers Peter Paul and

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[DunRanull]

The Chilean Mauser crest does have a star...not a star of David However...
I know of Lugwig Loewe , haven't heard of Leopold Loewe.
Andy

Ludwig Loewe- that's right. I think I misspoke myself likewise in an earlier thread. Ain't it great, getting old?