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The third picture, it almost looks like a m98 bolt shroud rather than a m96 shroud.

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The so-called “transitional” Mauser, Oberndorf actions were not the Swedish M96 actions. Instead, they were actions left over from the German military 1896 -97 tests that led to the development of the M98 action. After the military trials ended, Mauser sold the left-overs on the commercial market.Other than the Swedish actions, these actions already have the third safety locking lug and the gas flange on the bolt sleeve, but not yet the bolt sleeve lock. The earliest transitional actions were still cock on closing like the Swedes, while most are already cock on opening like the M98. The photo shows on to the firing assembly of an early transitional action with a M98 one below.

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