The markings are excellent (but uncleaned with lots of dirt and dried grease down in the numerals) with a Spanish Crown on the top of the breech along with "FABRICA DE ARMAS.OVIEDO.1898".
The metal is smooth overall but has a few pits on the barrel along the wood-line and edges of the band springs where it was exposed to moisture in the stock of the rifle.often indicative of a hot and humid tropical climate.
Magazine charger has 90% brilliant fire blue while the rest shows 30% original blue, mainly on the profiles. This example is quite exceptional in that it retains 65% of its original blued finish with the balance darkened to a brown patina.
Today, most of the 1893s we encounter, especially the early ones made before 1899, show tremendous amounts of use as well as the ravages of tropical climates. These rifles saw service all over the world from the jungles of Cuba during the Spanish-American War, the Philippines, the Riffian Wars in Morocco in the 1920s, the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s, all the way into the 1950s when it was finally declared obsolete. Spain continued producing the Model 1893 well into the 1920s long after it was discontinued in Germany in favor of improved models. 329, Mauser Military Rifles of the World, 4th edition. "Spain began production of their (own) Modelo 1893 in 1896 at Oviedo Arsenal in Asturias province, the heartland of Spain's iron ore mining industry." pg. Between 18, this plant built a quarter of a million Model 1893's for the Spanish military followed by smaller contracts by DWM of Berlin for the Spanish navy and marines. The majority of early Spanish Contract 1893's were produced by Ludwig's Loewe in Berlin. Even more interesting is that it's one of the few early antique examples we've found produced at Spain's Oviedo Arsenal. During the Spanish-American War, the Modelo 1893 proved superior to the US Army's Model 1896 Krag rifle and led to the development to the 1903 Springfield. This amazing bolt action rifle impressed the Spanish military so much that they awarded Paul Mauser their Grand Cross of the Order of Military Merit. This is one of the better examples of a Spanish Mauser Model 1893 rifles we've had in several years. Mauser Model 1893 Spanish Oveido Arsenal Mf'd in 1898
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