That's a great video! I'm a Turkish guy living in the US and recently got into Mausers after spending too much time and money on AK47s and AR15s. Your video was so helpful, and your pronunciation was more than acceptable! I appreciate you for such a great video. I will definitely be on the market for a Turkish M38

I have one I bought 5 years ago, I use mine deer hunting, always gets the job done every year. A real good rifle. A great deer rifle.

Just bought a 1903 Turkish Mauser, for all those considering buying a Mauser this is important!! There are different 8mm Mauser rounds and not all are compatible with your Mauser. Pay attention to what caliber and case it shoots. Mine shoots a 8mm IS also known as JS. If I were to buy JRS or IRS then the round probably wouldn't be able to be chambered. The R stands for rimmed. Also if your Mauser doesn't say it can shoot Spitzer ammo (which is what the S stands for) then you might have to find the rounded bullets.

Absolutely, love mine. Its in decent shape overall, the stock definitely seen better days. I tore the bolt down to pieces and gave it a deep clean, that mauser action purred like a kitty.

The first run, the four digit models were made in Germany in 1939 before tooling was sent to Turkey. I imagine the Turks were in Germany learning the process.

I have a very similar rifle. It is stamped 1944 and it has the downward sloped bolt with the steel barrel cleaning rod. Ty for sharing.

Enjoy your mix of old rifles fun to watch.

Bought one for 150 bucks plus it came with 500 rounds in bandoliers. Thanks for the video!

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You remind me a lot of one my gun friends. Gives me a good idea of what doing a gun review channel with him would be like.

These barrels were the same ones that were put on the GEW 88/05's when they went through rearsenals in Turkey starting in 1938 and were scrubbed and remarked.

Excellent rifle dude. Mine is a 1945 k kale ankara as fa. I dont know what or if there are any differences compared to a German Gewer 98 but I am more that happy with mine. Now I just need to source a bayonet because.. well bayonets make a rifle at least 1 more cool!

It is very painful to be unable to use this weapon as a Turk. Unfortunately in our country this is illegal

Bought mine years ago, I have a 1936 turkish mauser nice rifles

Great informative video, thank you.

Actually they were built until 1954, that was the last year of production for the Kirikale.

The rifle is not an M-38, this name was given to the rifle by the American sellers as a way to identifying them. The proper name is Kirikale, which is a Turkish city near Ankara.

I live in southern Indiana just west of Louisville ky and I saw one at a hole in the wall local gunstore a few years ago for $199. I didn't buy it cause it was very rough and I didn't know much about them. I knew they were a bolt action chambered in 8mm Mauser but that's about all I knew. I wish I'd have bought it now

Just got a 1940 marked one today, what was odd is it has the box mag in an external config that's one piece with a super wide trigger guard in almost the exact same style as a Mosin and its marked 1914. A hodgepodge for sure but is definitely unique.

Just bought mine for 300 at a gunshow, was barely finished loading my 4th round of 8mm when a feral pig rolled into the pasture, one round later he was no longer a threat to local agriculture, so can confirm these things are good for pest control and then some.

Love it man!

I just got one that you can still make out the waffenfabik on the receiver, missing the upper hand guard that I just ordered, it was dated in 47

My grandpa’s service riffle

I have a K.Kale 1943 Mauser in 7.92 X 57 with a curved (bent) bolt handle and a BARREL JACKET! Have you ever seen one like it? Especially with a barrel jacket? Dave

Question... How long is the cleaning rod you have? I've been looking and the longest I've come across is 27".. Thanks.

Picked up a 1946 model today for 399. It is very accurate

Nice shootin TomTom keep it up!

I have a 8mm Turkish mauser. On a small ring action. I have been told they are rare. There is a U shaped notch in the back of the ring so the point ofthe bullet will go in to the magazine. This rifle had been duffel bag cut. It has a perfect barrel mirror finish and the head space is good.

I have 0 idea how your Turks finish is so nice, my old girl is well weathered.

ive got a 1903 that i put a side mounted scope on. looks like the g98 sniper from bf1 now.

Just bought a 1943 version. Came with some 8x57 ammo but the bullet wont fit, any idea?

I have one of these from 1933 but Its so hard to find a stock because my barrel is shorter. I found it laying in a old shop and took it and I'm trying to fully complete it.

Seeking ammo information. After much reading and re-reading I've come to the conclusion I'm needing to shoot 8mm JS but have seen IS out there as well. Aren't they the same? .323 right? I definitely do NOT want to put the wrong ammo in there!

What you pointed to and as a referred to as a star on this bolt I have on a 1895 Chilean Mauser also, it's on the top of the 1895 bolt ball while on the bottom of my Turkish bolt ball? Any insight would be greatly appreciated, please? IIRC I payed in the neighborhood of $250 for mine?

we have it from the first world war still working like a clock grandfather heirloom that rifle saved the homeland

i just bought a Turkish Mauser m38 for 300$ dollars at a pawn shop! what a steal

Fascinating video! I wonder how much higher the velocity is on these longer rifles than shorter rifles. Also, is the recoil noticeably lower than the shorter rifles?

Nice video , could you do one on the 1893 turkish?

As a Turk I'd like to add a couple things here : Turkey did join the war diplomatically against the Axis , though no soldiers ever saw combat. This was because the Allies were pushing Turkey to join in on their side and Turkey wanted to gain a leverage to be able to join UN after the war (which she did). Turkey granted asylum to virtually anybody who ran from the war. Jewish scientists , soldiers who ran from the Russians , you name it. And I understand your pain about not being able to find any information on things. We can't either. We just don't write any detailed documents on *anything* anywhere. I guess cause 99% of people just don't care so they don't bother ? I don't know. We don't even have a name for the guns , we just call them all Mavzer. So long as they did the job , which they did well , nobody cared. Don't worry about the pronunciation. Turkish is a very hard language speak. If you know how to pronounce German but with a normal r.

Before 1923 Turkey was Ottoman Empire , and beginning of that year and on it is Turkish Republic ( which is the letters you see there as T.C. ( TURKIYE CUMHURIYETI) I believe it has been called M38 in USA because the Turkish Republic Military Factory started manufacturing these types by 1938 and on to 40s so. If you get a hold of a Turkish gewehr 88 , they were actually used in WWI , you might also feel like the writings on them are Turkish too as I see some people in KZfaq making that mistake but they were actually more close to Arabic letters as the Alphabet in Ottoman Empire was somewhat close to Arabic . After 1923 when the republic established the Latin alphabet took over everything and on in Turkish Republic.

Sorry for the dumb question, but are you able to fit the 1903 long bayonet on the m38?

The 1893 models were made by the Mauser company for Turkey.

I have one made from a 1905 artillery mauser with a bent bolt.

I have one but its missing parts and I cant find any anyplace.

Hey I got one of those. Complete with bayonet. $50 at a gun show. I can't decide if it was worth it or is just taking up space in my gun safe.

ı love this sound

I bought one of this on June this year.

Don't worry about butchering a language you don't know how to speak. It's alright :D FYI: According to Ian from Forgotten Weapons, Turkish Mauser 8mm is just a product of a project from Turkish military to standardize all the riffles used by military. As you said, Turkish military had a lot of riffles from different periods and different manufacturers with varying calibers. In 1938, they are all sent to factories to get a standardization work... meaning a lot of them were mixed up. Army didn't care about matching the numbers appearantly.

hey i wanna pick one up. what are some good sites?

hohohoooo m38 kırıkkale ! what a lovely riffle... our hole near history was written with this riffle... daamn dude my grandpa was an officer in turkish army and they used this riffles until 1950-1955... also my father and uncles were knew how to clean that riffles or rip off etc... even they were little childs... im curious about something how did you get the riffle you bought from turkey or bought in amerika ?

Great Video. I have the same rifle, mine has 1934 stamped on it. It Also has 8828 stamped on it. I have not shot it yet. I need to give it a good cleaning first. Do you have an email address i could send a few photos to possibly get a little more info? I am assuming it uses 8mm ammo.

Please explain you term short shanked barrels?

Today 9/1/2021 bought a 1944 one for $200 out the door perfect bore no cleaning rod though these are a steal when you can find them

I have a 1941 and it looks like it's had a rough life. also a K.Kale.

Older one like mine have a tear drop bolt, newer ones have a rounded bolt, interesting though

I have a Turkish Mauser that’s based off the Gewehr 88 pattern rifle. It has more modern features that this rifle has. During the late 1930s, the Turks wanted to standardized their vast Mauser collection from the past 50 years. My concern is finding a bayonet if it shares the same bayonet as this rifle. It mounts the same, unlike the original Gewehr 88 pattern where the lug is on the side of the barrel

You stated you'd never find a K. Kale with matching serial numbers. I actually have one with matching serial numbers.

How much are these going for now? I see all the milsurp rifles going up in price even before the pandemic.

I believe I just bought one of these haven't got it home yet but, from all indications same thing? Turkish Mauser 1945.

I know this may be ignorant to ask but I have a 1943 Ankara that was handed down to me by my uncle. Are all Ankaras 8mm?

They probably just made the mauser and didn't think about it.

I bought a Spanish Mauser 7 mm last March. I got lucky and bought it for $259

i have 2 of these . i they’re great rifles

Its called Kırıkkale in Turkey, very strong rifle. These rifles were produced in Kırıkkale, it is a small city. I shooted in Turkish Army . Not allowed buy this rifle in Turkey 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🙂...

Were you shooting factory ammo?

Bong hits for Thomas

Is that a big ring?

My local pawn shop has one of these at $499 I’m debating wether to snag it or not

Anyone else have problems with zero sight picture on anything less than 200 yards with these?

Thomas, do some long range shooting with this lol

How does it compare to the Gewehr 98?

Are you the Thomas from Forest Firearms?

I jus picked one up from a gun store for about 349 what a steal lol

I don’t know why these Turkish rifles are so discriminated by people they are great rifles.

I have this model that's marked 1938

Man I just got one in excellent condition for 400 bucks.

I just picked 1 up for $330. It was alot cheaper than other rifles

Haha I have a K Kale marked barrel and receiver and all matching serial numbers

sold my turk and i kind of regret it but i sold it to fund another gun

Mauser Türk ama deneyebilmek için Amerikada olmak gerekli. Çok acıklı.

My barrel has no marking. The inconsistencies are real

I got one I did research 1295 the bayonet if its original German the bayonet alone 400 bucks

Rifle Turkish nickname "KIRIKKALE"

4:58 T.C is Türkiye Cumhuriyeti bro

Iqant one 8 mm

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Be careful don’t shoot big foot!!