This one is making it's way from Great Britian. These were some of the first guns to be used up and combat and, the survivability rate is super low as there are only a handful left in existence. The 1890 Ottoman was adopted and it is estimated only 4000 were produced. A ordered was placed for 50,000 calvary carbines, but by the time this contract came underway. The 1887 Carbine was originally ordered with the 1887s rifles.
The last picture is indeed the rarest and hardest to find Ottoman Mauser out there. This is not pictured but is slowly coming I Have a 1903 7.65 Long rifle coming which will almost complete the 7.65x53 set. With the rest of the contract being 15,000. 15000 of the Enginners as pictured below, and there was also a Calvary carbine with swivels located on the left side of the stock, and lacked a cleaning rod. this is chambered in 7.65x53, and was the only true adopted Smokeless powder carbine Turkey bought. The next is a hard to find 1908 Engineers/Artillery carbine. 200,000 guns of the original Long rifle pattern were made. The next is a Odd but most likely post war conversion of a 1903 long rifle converted by the Ottomans for a Artillery short rifle, as in the 20s they were in need of a carbine/ short rifle. This is also the only Mauser to incorporate a Magazine cutoff. The next is a worn, but honest 1893 in 7.65. So 280,000 were made as a result of this. This finished the original contract for 500,000 guns bought in the initial contract of 1887 black powder. Next is a rode hard put up wet 1890 7.65. 220,000 of this contract were made before the switch to the 1890. Known also as the last great black powder made by Oberndorf. The next three are all 1887 Model Mausers in 9.5圆0. The Top is indeed not a mauser but a Peabody Martini bought by the Ottomans in 1874. Theres a few duplicates pictured and a few other duplicates missing. The pic in the middle is most of them lined up. Below is a small selection of original 9.5圆0 and 7.65x53 Ottoman mausers. original 7.65x53 guns are some of the rarest WW1 contract guns to aquire. Which is not wrong depending what caliber you are talking about. People think finding Turkish mausers are easy. Most were upgraded to the Gewehr 98 style stock, but the biggest upgraded was to upgraded the original and/or add new 8mm barrels which by the late 30s this had been successfully done.
The remaining amount of mausers in there original adopted caliber (7.65x53) were to under go a massive upgrade to accept a stock/bolt take down disk. Not only did they have to survive a World war.
The Ottoman Empire and its Mauser connection with Germany have a real soft spot for me, as they were involved in a few small wars then the first, second balkan war. ) 98 rearsenaled and stamped 1937 - likely K.Kale Model 1938 ( M38 ) Long Rifle stamped 1940 - less likely K.Kale Model 1938 ( M38 ) Short Rifle stamped 1944 - unlikely but possibleThis bayonet has been gently cleaned and preserved in the following acceptable manner: The bayonet was cleaned with a natural citrus based degreaser and clothThe metal was gently rubbed with 0000 wool and oil to lift and remove remaining crud Hand rubbed eight coats of boiled linseed oil on the wood grip Hand rubbed three coats of wax on the entire bayonet and scabbardThe above cleaning steps maintain patina and appropriate period appearance of your bayonet and help ensure long term preservation of your piece.Other: The blade is dull, it does not look like it has ever been sharpened, scuff marks near the front blade I believe are from going in and out of the scabbard.The catch functions smoothly and locks in place correctly The guard has very slight playWhen considering purchase understand there is value in the preservation labor and materials (a process which is spread out over many days) to present a piece that will last in presentable condition for a long time.Hey Gents! Not German at least contract wise, but made in Oberndorf, and sold to the Ottoman Empire. ) 88 rearsenaled and stamped 1935 - likely Gewehr ( Gew. Interesting features of this particular bayonet include the two tones of wood used for the grip (see pictures) and the scabbard which is slightly larger and slightly thicker than the more common scabbard used with later production runs.This bayonet will fit any 8mm Turkish Mauser rifle (and Gew 88), however it would have originally been issued with one of the following Turkish rifles: Gewehr ( Gew.
Hello, You are bidding on an early Turkish M1935 AS.FA Bayonet serial #3533.