Hey all Trying to learn a little about this firearm. It says Fabric firearms and believe it is a 7MM. I've search the internet with no luck. Thanks for any help, Randy
Go over to the INTRO section and let everyone know a little about yourself and you answers will come. I believe it is Fabrique De arms 7mm Mauser. Try this:Nouvelle page 0
You shouldn't. That is a Fabrica de Armas Oviedo Spanish Mauser, an old military rifle. It was sporterized sometime in the past. The marks on the receiver before the bad polishing job should have looked like this.
Wow! nice pic. The reason it is in such rough shape is that it went through a flood. Was rusted sooooo bad the only way I could clean it up was to blast it. Figured it was better than just trashing it. I used to do insurance repairs and this is how I acquired it. Randy
Ok then it could not be helped. In any case it is definitely a Spanish Mauser. Do you remember what year was stamped on the receiver? If you do just start typing "Fabica de Armas Oviedo Mauser" in Google and a bunch of date options will pop up. Lots of info on them out there.
Fabric De Armas I recently purchased what i believe is the same rifle, im having some difficulties figuring out what caliber it is. I was told it was a .308 but after reading different articles, it could be a number of diff. calibers... I dont really want it to blow up in my face. The date is a 1943 with a 4-digit serial number, I've read that in the '50s the calibers were converted. Please help with any suggestions. P.S. The rifle very closely resembles the one that started the thread, but with the original stock and hand guard.
Take it to qualified smith and ask him to do a chamber cast, after that he'll be able to tell you what caliber it is.
Spinner- what you have been told is (bluntly) immaterial. Unless the rifle has been stamped with the caliber, the only CERTAIN way to determine it's caliber is to have a gunsmith make a chamber casting. A special material called Cerrosafe is melted, poured into the chamber, let cool, pop out the casting, measure it with a micrometer, compare measurements to known cartridges.
