Any love for an old Argentine?

[MrBrian]

Bought a 1909 Argentine off a guy this past week, and don't know a ton about it yet.  Thought everyone would appreciate it. 
I'm wondering what the differences are between this one and the 1891.  I've loaded up 50 rounds of 7.65x53 to try out.

She's a tall one

Crest

The bayonet looks like something Inigo Montoya would use to avenge the death of his father.

[peejman]

Looks to be in great shape. That crest is really nice. 

[tntnixon]

I totally digging that rifle . Beautiful condition!!!

[Ronald_55]

Nice one. And my wife appreciates the The Princess Bride reference. 

[Grand Torino]

Good lookin' rifle!

[TripleGGG]

Gorgeous rifle. Congratulations.

[1gewehr]

The mauser you have has these improvements over the 1891.

Gas relief hole in bolt.  If a primer is punctured, the gas goes out the side instead of into your face.

Double column magazine vs older single column.

More positive feed, better extractor and ejector.

Easier to load from stripper clips.

That's a very pretty rifle. The 7.65mm was a in unusual cartridge mainly used by Argentina and Belgium.

Edited April 27, 2018 by 1gewehr

[MrBrian]

I find it odd that the Germans manufactured them, but didn't use the 8mm Mauser round.  I guess the Argentines still had stockpiles of 7.65 laying around from the 1891 guns.

[gregintenn]

In my opinion, that is the pinnacle of the Mauser action military rifles. Yours looks to be in extraordinary condition. Where'd you find it?

[MrBrian]

Bought if off the Gunboards Forum.  He was a dentist that was looking to limit his collection and get out of the cartridge all together.  So I got the gun, bayonet, Lee dies, RCBS neck sizer die, and 300 pieces of brass as a package deal.

[gregintenn]

A fine old warhorse indeed. It's value will only increase with time.

[tntnixon]

Super jealous. You got one beautiful rifle that I wish I owned. That’s the kind of weapon that only an heir should receive. 

[xtriggerman]

Yes indeed, a fine example of the 1909. When I went to Gunsmith school in 79 those 1909's were THE Mauser to sporterize simply due to the fact they were the only military 98 Mauser made with a hinged magazine floor plate.  That distinction alone wiped out a portion of the 09's so yeah, that's a keeper for sure!

[MrBrian]

The hinged floor plate was a surprise for me.  I'd never seen one before, and when I pushed the button in, the mag plate just kind of dumped out the bottom, and I was like, that's cool.  I've been trying to read up on the connection between Argentina and Germany back then. And reading up on the Mauser brothers