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#11 Post by **Mauserbill** » Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:35 pm

Hello
The Portuguese Viguero split receiver rifle was originally a 6.5mm long rifle and was altered to 7.92mm in an attempt to modernise their military.
It has a very short stock, and if not careful when handling the bolt, it seems to just come apart in your hands, and is the very bugger to get back.
I had one many years ago and if you think the K98 recoil is bad this one is something fierce.

#12 Post by **shotgun sam** » Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:04 pm

One of the lads at the gun club has a Persian Mauser and the rear sight is in Arabic

#13 Post by **dirtbag** » Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:10 pm

Mauserbill wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:35 pm Hello
The Portuguese Viguero split receiver rifle was originally a 6.5mm long rifle and was altered to 7.92mm in an attempt to modernise their military.
It has a very short stock, and if not careful when handling the bolt, it seems to just come apart in your hands, and is the very bugger to get back.
I had one many years ago and if you think the K98 recoil is bad this one is something fierce.

Thanks for the advice !

#14 Post by **dirtbag** » Sun Oct 27, 2024 4:58 pm

All sorted now thanks - Got hold of a Kaiserliche Schutztruppen Gew98, now that surprised me !

#15 Post by **Martiniman** » Sun Oct 27, 2024 6:44 pm

Was it a private or dealer purchase? Lovely rifles btw.

#16 Post by **dirtbag** » Sun Oct 27, 2024 6:50 pm

Martiniman wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2024 6:44 pm Was it a private or dealer purchase? Lovely rifles btw.

Cheers - Holts sealed bid . Also have Local Colonial Police issued M1871 infantry too

#17 Post by **bradaz11** » Mon Oct 28, 2024 4:36 pm

shotgun sam wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:04 pm One of the lads at the gun club has a Persian Mauser and the rear sight is in Arabic

so it's normal?

#18 Post by **Mauserbill** » Mon Oct 28, 2024 6:20 pm

Hello
The Persian Mauser as its called was a contract Mauser in rifle and carbine versions, produced by the Brno factory around 1938 they were produced for the shah of Persia's Royal guard, and bore his Royal Lion crest on the receiver, all the markings are in the Persian Farsi script.

#19 Post by **bradaz11** » Mon Oct 28, 2024 7:28 pm

i wasn't sure if it was sarcasm or not. as Arabic numers are 12345 etc.

#20 Post by **channel12** » Tue Oct 29, 2024 8:03 am

bradaz11 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2024 7:28 pm i wasn't sure if it was sarcasm or not. as Arabic numers are 12345 etc.

It is a Persian rifle so the rear sight would be marked in Farsi numerals.

We use Western Arabic numbers which are derived from Eastern Arabic numbers which in their turn came from Devanagari (India) numbers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Arabic_numerals

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