| Spanish Mauser Markings |
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| Page updated on 05/10/12 |
| At this time, this page has just been started, and can be considered to be very much "under construction". These are markings I happen to have pictures of, and this page will hopefully become greatly expanded as time goes on. I encourage all who read this page to send me pictures of any markings you may find at Fritz1255@Hotmail.com |
| Receiver Crests |
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| Oviedo crown logos. Note that the crown changes from the left (1901) to the center (1928), to the right (1933). |
| Stock Cartouches |
| Miscellaneous Other Markings - German Mausers |
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| Maltese cross and 4-pointed star, both from an Obendorf Mauser |
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| From an Obendorf Mauser |
| From an Oviedo Mauser |
| Guardia Civil Crest |
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| From a Loewe Mauser |
| Loewe Crest from a Model 1893 Spanish carbine Paul Reckamp photo |
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| Obendorf Crest |
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| "generic" Loewe crest seen on some Spanish Mausers |
| Six-pointed star and last two digits of serial number on Model 1895 Loewe carbine. Paul Reckamp Photo |
| Six-petaled flower and star on trigger guard (left), serial number and "saturn" mark (right), both from a Loewe carbine (Paul Reckamp photos). Photo by "Razor" at right shows six-petaled flower and script Ma prefix serial number as well from 93 Loewe rifle. |
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| Fabrique Nationale (Belgium) crest on a Model 1893 |
| Miscellaneous Other Markings - Spanish Mausers |
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| Maltese cross in circle |
| Flaming bomb and other marks - above and right |
| Letters in circles above |
| Plain numbers above |
| Whazzat? above |
| Plain letters Left and right |
| Miscellaneous Spanish marking photos above and right courtesy of Clarence DeHaven |
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| SM1 |
| SM2 |
| SM3 |
| SM4 |
| SM5 |
| SM6 |
| SM7 |
| SM8 |
| SM9 |
| SM10 |
| SM11 |
| SM12 |
| SM13 |
| SM14 |
| SM15 |
| SM16 |
| SM17 |
| SM18 |
| SM19 |
| SM20 |
| SM21 |
| SM22 |
| SM23 |
| SM24 |
| SM25 |
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| Republican crest from Spanish Civil War Photo courtesy of "Tiledude" |
| SM29 |
| More unusual markings. See the one on the right, which is just below the year of manufacuture |
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| Script "Ma" prefixes on left and right, photos courtesy of John Wall, are from Naval issue German-made Model 1893's |
| SM26 |
| SM27 |
| SM28 |
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| SM30 |