Nice video, I recently bought a surplus one locally for a refurb project. I've done a few videos on it so far. Seems like I paid like $200, mine is definitely in worse shape lol, but also an intriguing overlooked mauser variant.
That's probably an m44. The m44s also had straight bolt handles with a handful that had turned down ones. And the air force rifles, the m44s, are usually made from captured/foreign weapons,not Spanish made originally (though they'll be marked as Spanish). The front sight wings would suggest that's a Polish made rifle (wz.29), that was smuggled with no markings to Spain for the civil war. Having then been captured by the fascists, they had la coruna made m43s for the army and the air force mostly got the conversions (which are confusingly also marked la coruna, presumably as that's where they worked on them) . M43s usually have no sight wings, and have a hood (or nothing) protecting the front sight instead. They also have a different bayonet lug. Proper information on these rifles is pretty scarce though, Franco apparently wasn't big on documentation. And the scrubbed nature of the polish rifles means tracking them definitively is very difficult. Source - I have that exact same rifle and went down a rabbit hole trying to identify all the markings on it. It is indeed a bruiser to shoot.
We appreciate the input. I did throughout the filming keep referring it to as a 44, however the evidence we have on hand dose make it a M43. Either way the rifle is representative of both types and Spain's habit (to this day) of horrific record keeping, preffrence for remanufacturing, and adverage level of indigenous industry. We have a line on an original l bolo bayonet, separate to the original 1913 short rifle pattern
Try looking for a Brazilian 1908/34. Very similar to that Spanish Mauser but in 7x57 and with a turned down bolt handle. If there even is one in Australia, kind of a unicorn here in the US too.
As BREXIT has reaffirmed.... Britain is not, has never, and will never be part of Continental Europe.... The P14 does have some Mauser derived features, but it dosen't appear in the Mauser patient drawings. So, can't really be called a Mauser can it.... the Springfield can... because it is a direct copy
@@dsar9489 i sort of expected this answer lol and please don’t take it too seriously. Britain is part of Europe and Brexit doesn’t change that. The EU isn’t Europe. Neither the Springfield nor the P14 are direct Mauser copies but are both clearly and obviously derived from it and fall both technically into the Mauser family of actions. Again, please don’t take this too seriously, I was just provoking ;)
We filmed the mag plate being unlatched which is what we did to get the orange spacer out but you couldn’t really see what was going on. So rather than have a close up of hands we left it to the bazillion other Mauser videos out there to show that off. But we will pass along to the orange spacer that it’s wellbeing was being though of and we’re sure that will make it feel better after it’s brief ordeal.
I just got a 1943 from HUNTERS LODGE SURPLUS. It was not an Air Force model but it the same, except for the front sight. Thanks for the video !
Nice video, I recently bought a surplus one locally for a refurb project. I've done a few videos on it so far. Seems like I paid like $200, mine is definitely in worse shape lol, but also an intriguing overlooked mauser variant.
Good luck with the channel guys
That's probably an m44. The m44s also had straight bolt handles with a handful that had turned down ones. And the air force rifles, the m44s, are usually made from captured/foreign weapons,not Spanish made originally (though they'll be marked as Spanish). The front sight wings would suggest that's a Polish made rifle (wz.29), that was smuggled with no markings to Spain for the civil war. Having then been captured by the fascists, they had la coruna made m43s for the army and the air force mostly got the conversions (which are confusingly also marked la coruna, presumably as that's where they worked on them) . M43s usually have no sight wings, and have a hood (or nothing) protecting the front sight instead. They also have a different bayonet lug. Proper information on these rifles is pretty scarce though, Franco apparently wasn't big on documentation. And the scrubbed nature of the polish rifles means tracking them definitively is very difficult. Source - I have that exact same rifle and went down a rabbit hole trying to identify all the markings on it. It is indeed a bruiser to shoot.
We appreciate the input. I did throughout the filming keep referring it to as a 44, however the evidence we have on hand dose make it a M43.
Either way the rifle is representative of both types and Spain's habit (to this day) of horrific record keeping, preffrence for remanufacturing, and adverage level of indigenous industry.
We have a line on an original l bolo bayonet, separate to the original 1913 short rifle pattern
...and the trusty L1A1 bayonet appears at around 1:45 - it wouldn't be DSAR video without it 👍
One day it will get its own show piece episode.
Try looking for a Brazilian 1908/34. Very similar to that Spanish Mauser but in 7x57 and with a turned down bolt handle. If there even is one in Australia, kind of a unicorn here in the US too.
Whats the difference between an M43 Spanish mauser and an M44?
I‘d argue the P14 is the best European Mauser
As BREXIT has reaffirmed.... Britain is not, has never, and will never be part of Continental Europe....
The P14 does have some Mauser derived features, but it dosen't appear in the Mauser patient drawings. So, can't really be called a Mauser can it.... the Springfield can... because it is a direct copy
@@dsar9489 i sort of expected this answer lol and please don’t take it too seriously. Britain is part of Europe and Brexit doesn’t change that. The EU isn’t Europe. Neither the Springfield nor the P14 are direct Mauser copies but are both clearly and obviously derived from it and fall both technically into the Mauser family of actions. Again, please don’t take this too seriously, I was just provoking ;)
There's no 2 ways about it.... the Springfield is a direct copy.... just a mag cut off tack welded onto the side.
DID Video you guys getting Orange thing out, Love the Video
We filmed the mag plate being unlatched which is what we did to get the orange spacer out but you couldn’t really see what was going on. So rather than have a close up of hands we left it to the bazillion other Mauser videos out there to show that off.
But we will pass along to the orange spacer that it’s wellbeing was being though of and we’re sure that will make it feel better after it’s brief ordeal.
Is there any value on these rifles ?
Only what your prepared to pay for one...
Noting the international audience, it very difficult for us to put market values on these things.
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I didn’t know the aussies could own guns
Is that disappointment????
@@dsar9489 no😂
I'm an Aussie, I have an M43, same as this with no sight wings. It's 7.62, and it looks like it just came out of the factory.