1. 1909 Argentine Mauser Value
2. Model 1909 Argentine Mauser Serial Numbers

1. If you have been looking for an attractive and all-matching Argentine 1909 Mauser to both enjoy at the range and add to your collection as an investment, this rifle would be a superb choice. SOLD Curio/Relic: Yes Manufacturer: Mauser Model: Argentine Model 1909 Serial Number: L4174 Caliber Info: 7.65 Argentine (7.65x53) Bore: Excellent.
2. Some Argentine Mauser 1909 rifles and carbines without crests were sold to Paraguay during the Chaco War. Mauser 1909 sniper rifle: version with a German-made scope and a bent-down bolt handle. Mauser 1909 cavalry carbine: shortened variant, with a straight grip.
3. 1909 Argentine Mountain Carbine The gun is a DWM s/n 'A007X'.The bore is great and shiny and all the numbers are matching. There is some moderate rust on the ring, but no so bad. The stock is more or less solid but has a small crack (repairable) beneath the receiver.

The Argentine Mauser Model 1909 were Gewehr 98 pattern bolt-action battle rifles designed for the Argentine Army. They were produced both in Germany and in Argentina.

I own a 1891 Mauser, manufactured by Loewe of Berlin for Argentina, Serial Number A87xx. My son also owns a 1891 Mauser by Loewe made for Argentina, Serial Number E6xxx. My question concerns how the serial number system works and can a year of manufacture be estimated from the serial number. Why the letter at the beginning of the serial number? On another note, here is a mauser barrel I found: It is described as a '98 Mauser barrel off an Argentine 1909 Mauser' with a 24' barrel and rechambered for 30-06. The serial number on it is 'G8461'. It is also described as having the muzzle recrowned.

Design[edit]

The Mauser 1909 was a slightly modified copy of the Gewehr 98. Among other modifications, the Lange Visier sight was replaced by a tangent leaf sight. The M1909 was also able to use the bayonet of the Mauser 1891 it replaced.^[1] The main producer in Germany was Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken that delivered 200,000 rifles^{[[[Wikipedia:Citing_sources|page needed]]]}-2'>[2] while around 85,000 rifles^[1] were manufactured by the Fabrica Militar de Armas Portatiles, governmental plants in Rosario and Santa Fe. The Model 1909s were replaced by FN FALs^[3] without having seen combat.^[4]

Some Argentine Mauser 1909 rifles and carbines without crests were sold to Paraguay during the Chaco War.^[1]

Variants[edit]

• Mauser 1909 sniper rifle: version with a German-made scope and a bent-down bolt handle.^[4]
• Mauser 1909 cavalry carbine: shortened variant, with a straight grip stock and a forecap that covers all the barrel.^[5] The bayonet can be attached under this forecap.^[6]
• Mauser 1909 Mountain Carbine or Engineers Carbine: probably cut-down rifles^[6]

Peruvian Mauser 1909[edit]

Peru received between 1910 and 1914 thousands of Mauser Model 1909 rifles, chambered in 7.65 Mauser. They were closer copies of the Gewehr 98, including the Lange Visier sight.^[7] Aside from the caliber, the only differences were the larger receiver ring, the 5 mm (0.20 in) shorter breech, the slightly modified strip guide to use older Model 1891 strips, the longer hammer, the aspheric shape of the bolt handle and the Peruvian markings.^[8] While these rifles were able to fire the old bullets with round nose, they were later adapted to spitzer bullets.^[9] These weapons were used during the Leticia Incident and the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War.^[10] After 1945, the Mauser 1909s were replaced by American weapons and were sold in the civilian market in the 1960s, a few being kept as ceremonial rifles.^[11]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abcBall 2011, p. 12.
2. [[[Wikipedia:Citing_sources|page needed]]]_2-0'>^Webster 2003, p. ^{[page needed]}.
3. ^Ball 2011, p. 9.
4. ^ ^abBall 2011, p. 14.
5. ^Ball 2011, p. 15.
6. ^ ^abBall 2011, p. 18.
7. ^Ball 2011, pp. 289-290.
8. ^Guillou 2006, pp. 23-24.
9. ^Guillou 2006, pp. 24-25.
10. ^Jowett, Philip (28 Jun 2018). Latin American Wars 1900–1941: 'Banana Wars,' Border Wars & Revolutions. Men-at-Arms 519. Osprey Publishing. pp. 29, 46. ISBN9781472826282.
11. ^Guillou 2006, p. 25.

• Ball, Robert W. D. (2011). Mauser Military Rifles of the World. Iola: Gun Digest Books. ISBN9781440228926.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Guillou, Luc (December 2006). Le fusil Mauser peruvien modèle 1909. Gazette des Armes (in French). pp. 22–25.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Webster, Colin (2003). Argentine Mauser Rifles 1871-1959. Schiffer Publishing. ISBN978-0764318689.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

1909 Argentine Mauser Value

The rifle with which this example was issued was made in 1900 by Deutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken (DWM).

Most have aluminum alloy grips, like this example. Some have brass grips. There has been a lot of fiction spread regarding the brass grips being for the Navy, for NCO's, and the like. None of that is true. According to Webster's well-documented book on Argentine Military Rifles:

The aluminum grip scales were part of an effort to lighten the bayonet. The grip metal is an alloy of aluminum, with 6 percent copper.

Argentina opted for the 15.75 inch blade, after seeing that Chile was going to adopt a shorter (10-inch blade) bayonet for their Mausers. However, the prototype bayonets turned out heavier than the Argentines liked, so they made a number of design changes (thinner blade, slimmer hilt, and others).

They went ahead with the brass grip scales, initially, so as not to further delay production. Brass-gripped bayonets were made 1892–93. Production switched to aluminum grip, mid-1893, after producing 40,000 brass grip bayonets. 190,000 aluminum grip bayonets were made, 1893–1898.

The 'RA' inside an oval is an Argentine property mark, representing Republica Argentino. This replaced the earlier 'E.N' Ejercito Nacional (National Army) property mark.

Model 1909 Argentine Mauser Serial Numbers

Most M1891 rifles and bayonets were exported to the USA in the 1950s and 1960s, when Argentine export laws required that the national crest be ground away before being sold.