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RedofTx,
Your rifle was built from a surplus military action by someone in or around Zella Mehlis and was proofed in June 1932, with the ledger number 427. The 7.9/57 means it is 8x57, but could have either .318" or .323" groove diameter. You can "slug" the barrel to determine which. If you fire a cartridge in it and a .323" bullet will go into the fired case, base first, without effort, you can load it with .323" bullets.
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So no Belgian proofs, it's not an FN, correct?


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It's not FN.
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Originally Posted By: Kutter


I don't know that FN/Liege was making a (licensed) Model 98 action in or before 1912. If they were I can't recall any.



Per Vanderlinden FN was specifically disallowed making 98s by contract and partial German ownership(and board positions) until after WWI.

First (small) contract for 98s was the Brazilian 1922 Carbine.
Large manufacture of 98s began with the 1924 contract for the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.


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RedofTX,

Is this rifle built on a small ring action?

Your pictures just miss the portion that would tell us for sure?


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The rifle is large ring, there are several photos that show this.
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Originally Posted By: Der Ami
The rifle is large ring, there are several photos that show this.
Mike


It may be, but the shadows in the pictures(at least on my monitor) conceal the step behind the ring.

I asked as small ring KAR98a production continued (briefly) after the war in civilian guise until shut down by terms of the Treaty of Versailles. There is a collector market for those rifles.


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Sorry for the late reply. Just now checking in and reading email and such. Been hunting hard 11/7 & 8th. Thankfully harvested two does for the freezer. Skinned and quartered them on the 9th and Sunday is church day. Now for me it's bucks only left to fill my tags.

Utah what pictures do you need of the rifle and I will take and post.

Also would pictures and questions go on this forum for a recently acquired R.F. Sedgley rifle? It's not a 30-06 but......250/3000. and it's on a Mauser action and not a 1903.

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I would like to see photos of your Sedgley .250 Sav.

Wonder if it is on a kurz Mauser action?

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