Anybody have Jon Speed's Mauser: Original Oberndorf Sporting Rifles

**4V50 Gary** · March 24, 2025, 04:43 PM

I have Vol. III, The Mauser Archives and I was hoping it would tell me why Mauser went from cock-on-closing (Mauser 96) to cock on opening (Mauser 98). It doesn't but if you have Vol I or II, can you flip through you copy and see if it explains why Mauser changed?

tangolima · March 27, 2025, 12:09 PM

Don't have the book, but that's what I know.

M96 was made to Sweden's specs. They wanted cock-on-close. Meanwhile German was still using gew88, which was cock-on-open.

Later when Germany wanted rifle to replace gew88, Mauser refined m96 design to make m98. Cock-on-open was kept.

-TL

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March 24, 2025, 04:43 PM	#1
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 22,288	Anybody have Jon Speed's Mauser: Original Oberndorf Sporting Rifles I have Vol. III, The Mauser Archives and I was hoping it would tell me why Mauser went from cock-on-closing (Mauser 96) to cock on opening (Mauser 98). It doesn't but if you have Vol I or II, can you flip through you copy and see if it explains why Mauser changed? __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

March 27, 2025, 12:09 PM	#2
tangolima Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2013 Posts: 5,117	Don't have the book, but that's what I know. M96 was made to Sweden's specs. They wanted cock-on-close. Meanwhile German was still using gew88, which was cock-on-open. Later when Germany wanted rifle to replace gew88, Mauser refined m96 design to make m98. Cock-on-open was kept. -TL Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk