| xausa |
| (.400 member) |
| 05/04/13 09:33 AM |
Re: Mauser rifles at auctions
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The serial number is from the last year before I WW.
Since the 8X60 cartridge was developed after World War I as a result of the banning of the 8X57 cartridge for civilian use by the Treaty of Versailles, it is most unlikely that this is a pre- World War I rifle. In fact, if I am not mistaken, the use of the term "NORMAL" did not begin until the 1930's.