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General Mauser Rifle Questions / Austrian Mauser
« on: February 16, 2021, 10:14:59 AM »
My first post here. I've just got an Austrian 1912 marked -
MODELO 1912
STEYR AUSTRIA
on the left of the receiver. It was sold to me as a Mexican contract one but it hasn't got the usual Mexican crest but a largely obliterated one only the bottom of which is legible with a little difficulty. What can be read is a motto and a date below which read respectively LIBERTAS QUAE SERA TAMEN and under that 15 DE JUNHO ? 1891.
This seems to be in the style of the normal Brazilian crest which has a different motto and date of course. The butt is not stamped with the usual Brazilian interlocking stars but I understand the motto is used by a large province of Brazil - Minas Gerais.
Attached I hope is a crude sketch. A photo would not show what can be seen with the naked eye.
Can anybody please help as to who was the end user of this rifle.
Straight Pull
MODELO 1912
STEYR AUSTRIA
on the left of the receiver. It was sold to me as a Mexican contract one but it hasn't got the usual Mexican crest but a largely obliterated one only the bottom of which is legible with a little difficulty. What can be read is a motto and a date below which read respectively LIBERTAS QUAE SERA TAMEN and under that 15 DE JUNHO ? 1891.
This seems to be in the style of the normal Brazilian crest which has a different motto and date of course. The butt is not stamped with the usual Brazilian interlocking stars but I understand the motto is used by a large province of Brazil - Minas Gerais.
Attached I hope is a crude sketch. A photo would not show what can be seen with the naked eye.
Can anybody please help as to who was the end user of this rifle.
Straight Pull