m95 mauser

[FRANK1669]

Hello I got a Budapest m-95 I know nothing about. the barrel has W.n mabee an eagle stamp then 15 Any Idea what caliber this is? Oh the serial # is 13##C And My last Question Any Idea on when it ws made? Thanks for Any help

[MikeG]

That sounds more like a Steyr M95. Does the bolt handle move back and forth without turning it up or down? If so, try looking here:

http://www.sunblest.net/gun/Mann9530.htm

If there's a large S or H stamped on the receiver or barrel shank, it's probably 8x56mmR; if not it may be 8x50mmR.

If it's a Steyr M95, the 15 in Wn (eagle) 15 means it was made in 1915.

[James K]

The W-n 15 means that the rifle was accepted by the Austro-Hungarian Army in Vienna (Wien) in 1915.

Jim