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Dominican Republic Model 1953

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Phosphorus32:
Picked this up a couple of months ago and took some pictures under smoky skies today.

This large ring Mauser long rifle was originally manufactured by DWM (Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken) between 1908 and 1914 for a Brazilian contract and designated the Modello 1908. Some of these rifles were sold by Brazil to the Dominican Republic in the early 1950s during General Rafael Trujillo's regime (1930-61). They were scrubbed, refurbished and remarked at the Dominican Republic national arsenal with the year of refurbishment. Obviously they sanded and refinished the wood with a shiny finish, reminiscent of the Iranian Mausers. They were imported into the US in the 1960s. I'm not sure if they were all imported as one batch before the GCA, but this one has no import marks. This example is still in the original 7x57mm chambering but others were rebarreled to .30-06, presumably later in the 1960s. Neither variant is particularly common, so I was pleased to score this one. My first Caribbean nation Mauser.

























Rep. Dom. = Republica Dominicana. Armerķa = Armory. F.A. may simply mean Federal Armerķa (seems redundant)

astronut:
Nice rifle!   thumb1

Phosphorus32:

--- Quote from: astronut on September 12, 2020, 06:48:28 PM ---Nice rifle!   thumb1

--- End quote ---

Thanks!

Bob_The_Student:
 thumb1... good stuff P32.

I haven't touched Mauser's yet, therefore, I have no idea what people mean by "large ring".

carls sks:
beauty!  thumb1 very tempting to start collecting them.  :o

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