When I was over that guys place today was selling all these different rifles. He had two Mauser variants in really nice condition but they were obviously not K 98.’s. Neither one had any markings on the receiver where you would normally see it although on the left-hand side, there were a few numbers and I’m sorry I did not take photographs, but the wood did surround the rear site on both of them. I did a lot of research over the past few days thinking this guy had some K98s, but supposedly they’re supposed to be more coming, I was just curious if anybody knew anything about Mausers that lacked any type of manufacturer or crest on the receiver . Thanks
Several models could have those traits... the most common being the Yugo M48BO.. no crest and wood around the rear sight. Or a sanitized war reparation/capture Mauser, or a contract variant like the Yugo.
They were in really nice shape but neither of us knew the value. He’s selling them for a widow whose husband(the collector) died they also came with bayonet scabbards and frogs.
A lot of the blank receiver rifles are said to have been African contracts. Tiger imports has had a lot of these, i think they still have a few Yugo 48's like this out of Ethiopia.
Mausers originally manufactured with blank receiver rings are limited to the M48bo (bez oznake; без ознаке: without markings) and some Spanish M16 carbines (small ring). Quite a few of the Spanish Mausers (of various makers and models) used during and after the Spanish Civil War had their receivers scrubbed. One of the more common to show up with a blank receiver is the Kar98a (aka Kar98az).
Photos would definitely help for ID (full side views, and any markings).