Thanks- I went back and re-read the Van Zwoll book- it is indeed a 7x57MM and not the std 7.9mm as on the Mauser 98-- my bad. Am stripping the bolt, as the striker and spring must be removed to release the safety- wish Numrich hafd schematics for the 1895 Mauser Gewehr..


"The field is the touchstone of the man"..