[mwithers72]

I have just picked one up and I am looking for a little more info on this mauser. Anyone have any info to share. To let you know what I know about it. I know that in 1939-1940 it was converted to 8mm by portegeueal (sp??) TIA for any info.


Mark

[Jim Watson]

What you have is a Mauser-Vergueiro rifle. Designed by Senor Verguiero who thought Portugal needed a Portugese designed rifle instead of an ordinary Mauser like everybody else. It has a split bridge, forward bolt handle, and detachable bolt head like a Mannlicher, but with Mauser type trigger group and magazine. Manufactured by DWM who must have wondered what Portugal was thinking about. The original caliber was 6.5x58, used nowhere else I know of. COTW says there were a very few sporting rifles in the caliber.

In 1937 Portugal adopted the 8x57, probably bought some '98s and rebarreled the Vergueiros to 8mm, creating the 1904/39 you have.

That is all I could recall or find in Smith and Cartridges of the World.

[mwithers72]

Thanks for the info. I did some checking on the rifle and have found that it has all matching SN# and the bore is deep and shinny!! I think that I got lucky since I didnt know what to look for.:D