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P99AS9 · March 21, 2012, 10:11 PM

A friend of mine who is moving to Virginia gave me an old Mauser he found in his attic, and he knows nothing of the rifle. He didn't even know he had it until yesterday. Anyway, I'd like to know a little more about the gun. It's cleary a Mauser 98K. Stamped on the stock it says "RB" then underneath it says "11135".
The reciever says "R. Famage" (or possibly "Bamage", which would correspond with the RB on the stock.) The bolt has a little symbol of a lion standing on two legs with the letters "PV" stamped under it. And last, it says ".30" on the top of the reciever. Does this mean it was possibly converted from the original 8mm cartridge? I'd really like to know the country of origin, and around when it was made. Thanks for all info in advance.

March 21, 2012, 10:11 PM	#1
P99AS9 Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2008 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 612	Friend gave me a Mauser A friend of mine who is moving to Virginia gave me an old Mauser he found in his attic, and he knows nothing of the rifle. He didn't even know he had it until yesterday. Anyway, I'd like to know a little more about the gun. It's cleary a Mauser 98K. Stamped on the stock it says "RB" then underneath it says "11135". The reciever says "R. Famage" (or possibly "Bamage", which would correspond with the RB on the stock.) The bolt has a little symbol of a lion standing on two legs with the letters "PV" stamped under it. And last, it says ".30" on the top of the reciever. Does this mean it was possibly converted from the original 8mm cartridge? I'd really like to know the country of origin, and around when it was made. Thanks for all info in advance.