Those will have large ring threads, so make sure of what you have before you buy. Just to confuse the issue a bit, Turkey did purchase various standard Mauser 98s from other countries, and rebuilt them in 1938 too. I built up two Turks, 1903 Turk in a 308 Win using a rethreaded Remington 700 barrel I found on eBay, and a 1938 Turk in 35 Whelen using a rethreaded Adams and Bennett (Midway USA) I found on Midway. Standard Mauser barrels can be turned down to small ring very easily, or you can get them prethreaded from places like ER Shaw.Īlso, commercially made Remington 700 barrels can be rethreaded to small ring threads, and can be found on eBay and other places. 60* threads will work, but 55* gives a bit better contact. x 12 tpi, 55* Whitsworth (common thread cut now is 60*).

Turkey started using Turkish receivers and some other Turkish manufactured parts (including barrels. KALE with a 29 inch barrel were rebuilt from Turkish Model 1903 Mausers. Standard Mauser 98 large ring threads are 1.1' dia. Our Assessment: This Turkish Model 1938 Mauser was built in 1945 using parts from older German Mausers and a new Turkish receiver & barrel. Both will take a commercially made hinged triggergaurd, though a little work may be needed on the 1903. The 1938 Turk is a large ring, with small ring threads, but it is a standard length action.bolt and all, though it has the counterbored front too.īoth can be sporterized easily. The receiver face also has a 'ring' around it (it is counterbored to hold on the handguard), which needs to be turned down (easy on a lathe).

It also has an extra tall charger clip hump, which must be dealt with if you are sporterizing it. The 1903 Turk has a standard length exterior, but uses an intermediate length bolt. Both have a standard (.473' or 30-06 sized bolt face) meaning, they will take about any caliber you wish. Both are large ring, with small ring threads.

Turkish mauser 1938