I have been doing some much needed research on the origin of my Mauser, and one thing that i came up with is the serial number leads me to believe it is a Turkish Mauser for the most part, but it was dressed up to look like a Spanish Mauser.the serial number starts with an OT, which is probably a reference to Ottoman (Turk)
The markings are all Spanish and all the numbers on the parts match identically.there is also a small iron cross or spanish cross stamp on the reciever and the marking of "f 8".i read somewhere that this indicates it was possibly an 8mm at one time, but i don't remember if that is the case. I believe it was originally 7mm that was re-chambered for 7.62 nato, which it fires now.i took a look at the collar where the barrel meets the receiver, and it appears that it was indeed re-milled to compensate for too much head-spacing, since the collar is a fraction of an inch less than the original barrel would have been.that explains the rough edges where the two meet and i think it will be still OK to fire.that would mean there are also a couple more threads more than the original had in both the end of the barrel and the receiver.i have fired 150 grain 308 through it in the past as well as some surplus isreali nato 7.62, there is minimal pitting on the barrel in some places and a couple of spots on the receiver as well, but nothing more than cosmetic, it has been kept oiled and cleaned for many years, just not fired.
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