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Posted: 11/16/2019 11:08:45 AM EDT
Can anyone here tell me what I have?
I think it's a 1909 Argentine carbine, but I'm not sure.
Link Posted: 11/16/2019 11:10:01 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 11/16/2019 11:16:28 AM EDT
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Do you think you could make the pictures any blurrier?  And continue to not include pics of the receiver ring & the bolt tail.  That would really help.  
Link Posted: 11/16/2019 11:29:12 AM EDT
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You got it! Lol, I'll do better.
Link Posted: 11/16/2019 11:32:37 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 11/16/2019 11:33:06 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 11/16/2019 11:33:27 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 11/16/2019 12:21:14 PM EDT
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Its not Argentine and not a carbine

Appears to be a cut down DWM 1895 pattern long rifle.....or possibly a cut down 1893 OVS contract gun....

A lot of these no-crest DWM guns ended up in the hands of the Boers.....

Is the bolt face completely round, or does it have a flat bottom?

What is the caliber?

Is there a prefix to the serial number?

any acceptance marks/proofs anywhere?
Link Posted: 11/16/2019 12:22:44 PM EDT
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Any dates on the receiver?  From the angles you're posting of the bolt, it would seem to be pre-98.
Link Posted: 11/16/2019 1:57:21 PM EDT
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I haven't found any dates and the rollmark is quite different from my Chilean 1895's.
Link Posted: 11/16/2019 1:58:50 PM EDT
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I haven't found any dates and the dollar is quite different from my Chilean 1895's.
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It's a sporterized 1893 OVS contract gun.....a later one if the bent bolt is original

Looks like the serial # has been scrubbed/restamped
Link Posted: 11/16/2019 2:03:00 PM EDT
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So it should be 7mm, right?
Any value other than a handy little rifle with cool history?
Link Posted: 11/16/2019 2:05:18 PM EDT
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So it should be 7mm, right?
Any value other than a handy little rifle with cool history?
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Non-bubba'd - 1K

as is - maybe 200-250?
Link Posted: 11/16/2019 2:05:37 PM EDT
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If you zoom in on this pic you can see the original serial, but yes it's reshaped above that.
Link Posted: 11/16/2019 2:09:53 PM EDT
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Muzzle pics
Link Posted: 11/16/2019 2:12:29 PM EDT
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If you zoom in on this pic you can see the original serial, but yes it's reshaped above that.
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Definitely a '93 OVS gun.....the "OVS" above the serial has been scrubbed, and the 2nd SN stamped where it was.

All of them with a serial # higher than 7900 were made after 1899
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