I would say they are more loose, than smooth. Haha. They saw a lot of use. 🤠

They’re still affordable today but damn…

I just went with it when I was doing post production instead of trying to replace it….

@@GarandGuy2553 I actually was drinking a coffee when I heard that and I am surprised my monitor didn't need to be cleaned afterwards.

Thanks for watching!

Thanks!

I have no idea honestly! Their was an M38 short rifle made as well that has a bent bolt handle. Maybe it’s that? www.mauserturcottoman.com/mauser-turc-m38-court-a-venir?lang=en

Actually, yes! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nbOld6WCuq20pGg.htmlsi=OjnvmCUhSzRz2hXg

@@GarandGuy2553 Nice work. Thanks

I’m not sure that last part is true. Yes, the 1893’s & 1903’s were made in Germany and then refurbished in Turkey. However, the M38’s were, for the most part, domestically produced rifles using imported Fritz & Werner Company tooling to Kirikale. To my knowledge, there are no sources indicating that Germany made any rifles in the 1930’s/40’s for Turkey unless you have a source?

@@GarandGuy2553They absolutely made rifles, the so-called “K.Kale” Turk Mausers were such. They were made with Brno assistance, at least in the initial set up. However, one does see so many variations collectively called “Turk Mausers” that it can be difficult to keep them all straight. There is some truth to the designations. By Turkish manual, they referred to all of the 7,92 rifles (at least the m98 actioned guns but possibly their whole mess of Mausers…) as the m938.

@@Dominic1962 A couple things that come to mind. First, there is a pretty clear distinction between something being made in Germany and something being made on German equipment in another country with foreign assistance. As previously stated, K.Kale’s were made with German built equipment and machinery imported into Turkey by the Fritz & Werner company in the 1930’s. This is well documented at the K.Kale Military Museum in Ankara. The rifles are Turkish made rifles because they were made in Turkey. It doesn’t matter if they were made using German equipment. Secondly, Brno is in Czechoslovakia (back when it was one country). So if you’re claiming that they’re German made, clearly citing a non-German company wouldn’t make any sense. Were the K.Kale’s made using Czechoslovakian parts? It’s possible but I would need to see sources first.

@@GarandGuy2553 Maybe it wasn’t clear, by “they” I meant the Turks themselves, not the Germans.

@@GarandGuy2553 As to Brno, according to Doc AV over on the old Gunboards forum, ZB Brno was the “technical project suppliers” to set up the K.Kale plant.

That's surprising! They're super common down here and almost as cheap as Carcanos. I guess it's the only affordable 98 left in the surplus market, if you want to call it that.

@@GarandGuy2553 I don't know if I'm too surprised. There are more than a few milsurps in my collection that have US import marks. I suspect you Yanks have kept hoovering up supplies for years and we only get the crumbs ;-)