Question about Israeli FN Mauser

Calamity Jane · October 20, 2001, 02:51 PM

My husband and I got an old Israeli FN Mauser as a fixer upper. He's got it looking great, and it shoots great, too.

Our question is this: there is a small dove carved into the buttstock (at least, it looks like a dove - it's definitely *some* sort of bird). We have heard that this has been found on other Israeli Mausers. Does anyone know the significance of this bird?

Thanks!

Calamity Jane · October 25, 2001, 11:30 PM

Still hopin' someone knows!

fal308 · October 30, 2001, 10:42 AM

Don't know of anything like that. Does it look professionally done or does it look like someone was just passing the time of day with a pocketknife?
I should imagine it was an individual that decorated their rifle. It happens fairly often.

Calamity Jane · October 31, 2001, 02:49 AM

It looks casually done to the point that hubby and I thought the same thing as you, that it was an individual soldier who had carved the image into the stock.

However, a buddy of ours said he heard that other Isreali Mausers were decorated in a similar fashion (with the same image) - and that got us wondering about the background of doing so, if anyone might have heard of this or about a story behind it, etc.

Oh, if only old guns could talk! Thanks for the feedback!

October 20, 2001, 02:51 PM	#1
Calamity Jane Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2001 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 899	Question about Israeli FN Mauser My husband and I got an old Israeli FN Mauser as a fixer upper. He's got it looking great, and it shoots great, too. Our question is this: there is a small dove carved into the buttstock (at least, it looks like a dove - it's definitely some sort of bird). We have heard that this has been found on other Israeli Mausers. Does anyone know the significance of this bird? Thanks! __________________ CJ “The world is a fine place and worth fighting for.” ~ Ernest Hemingway

October 25, 2001, 11:30 PM	#2
Calamity Jane Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2001 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 899	Bump... Still hopin' someone knows! __________________ CJ “The world is a fine place and worth fighting for.” ~ Ernest Hemingway

October 31, 2001, 02:49 AM	#4
Calamity Jane Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2001 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 899	It looks casually done to the point that hubby and I thought the same thing as you, that it was an individual soldier who had carved the image into the stock. However, a buddy of ours said he heard that other Isreali Mausers were decorated in a similar fashion (with the same image) - and that got us wondering about the background of doing so, if anyone might have heard of this or about a story behind it, etc. Oh, if only old guns could talk! Thanks for the feedback! __________________ CJ “The world is a fine place and worth fighting for.” ~ Ernest Hemingway

October 30, 2001, 10:42 AM	#3
fal308 Staff Alumnus Join Date: October 12, 1998 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,992	Don't know of anything like that. Does it look professionally done or does it look like someone was just passing the time of day with a pocketknife? I should imagine it was an individual that decorated their rifle. It happens fairly often.