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MVP · 12-22-2011, 08:09

IIRC the first Belgian produced version of the Mauser 98 was a 1935 model in 7mm Mauser aka 7x57. A friend of mine brought back an "FN" marked 98 from an MTT to Lebannon in the mid 80's. I got it from him as a curiousity because it was actually not an FN but rather one of the guns made in the Khyber Pass. Looked damn close to an FN gun but the markings were screwed up with misspellings. If the gun is marked 1910 and it has a straight grip I would bet on it being a 93 or 95. Chamber dates mean nothing, look at the left side of the receiver for either a "Mod ??" or a plain number by itself. Now I think about it I do not recall having ever seen a 93 or 95 marked with a model name.

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12-22-2011, 08:09	#15
MVP Quiet Professional Join Date: May 2009 Location: AZ Posts: 618	Belgian 98 IIRC the first Belgian produced version of the Mauser 98 was a 1935 model in 7mm Mauser aka 7x57. A friend of mine brought back an "FN" marked 98 from an MTT to Lebannon in the mid 80's. I got it from him as a curiousity because it was actually not an FN but rather one of the guns made in the Khyber Pass. Looked damn close to an FN gun but the markings were screwed up with misspellings. If the gun is marked 1910 and it has a straight grip I would bet on it being a 93 or 95. Chamber dates mean nothing, look at the left side of the receiver for either a "Mod ??" or a plain number by itself. Now I think about it I do not recall having ever seen a 93 or 95 marked with a model name. MVP
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