The .303 British Estonian/Latvian Mauser,During the 1930’s, Czechoslovakia made a very rare Ma
The .303 British Estonian/Latvian Mauser,During the 1930’s, Czechoslovakia made a very rare Mauser variant for use by Estonia and Latvia. A simple bolt action rifle, they were very similar to the German 98k or 33/40. The major difference, however, was that the rifle was chambered for the .303 British cartridge. Notice how the magazine juts slightly out of the rifle to accommodate the .303 rimmed cartridge. Why did Estonia and Latvia want a .303 Mauser? Who knows. What is known is that this is a very rare rifle. I was not even able to find a picture on the internet. Instead the pic above is scanned from Ludwig Olson’s book, “Mauser Bolt Rifles”.Source: Mauser Bolt Rifles by Ludwig Olson -- source link
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