Description
Item Description
30,000 of these rifles were purchased from FN During the 1950s, Peru would work with FN to convert roughly 24,000 of these rifles to fire .30-06, making this example (7.65 caliber) a scarce one of 6,000 with the original caliber!
Model: 1935 Peruvian Mauser
Serial: 21155
Caliber: 7.65×53mm
Finish: Blue (Patinaed)
Barrel Length: 23 1/4"
Optics/Sights: Protected Blade Front / Ladder Style Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Wood
Action: Bolt
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
This is a Peruvian Model 1935 Mauser rifle. Prior to the adoption of this rifle, Peru had largely been using Mauser Model 1909 rifles, in effect a 98 export model (edit: receiver is slightly different in ring size and length), and Model 1891 Mauser rifles, which were in nearly identical to the Argentine 1891 rifles. They were purchased by Peru due to the inability for the Argentines to pay for all the rifles they had contracted. Peru, like other South American nations, had been working to modernize their military in the early 20th century to compete with its neighbors and gain more power in the region. During the early 30's they would place a contract for roughly 5000 VZ 24 short rifles, but nearly all of these would be sent to Bolivia for use in the Chaco War. During the late 30's trials were conducted for a modern replacement rifle. CZ, Mauser and FN would all enter these trials, but ultimately the FN entry would be selected.
Though based on the FN 1930 rifle commercially offered by FN at the time, the Peruvian 1935 would be drastically different after input from Peruvian officials. The charger bridge would be extended, the safety flag would be reversed, the bolt would have a half flat knob with checkering, the trigger face would be checkered, the buttplate would be ribbed, and a 180 degree swiveling rear sling mount would be designed for the rifle. This design would be used by FN on their FAL rifle nearly 20 years later. 30,000 of these short rifles would be purchased from FN and an unspecified number of carbines along with short and long export bayonets designed specifically for these rifles. These rifles would be used throughout the WWII period, and specifically in the 1941 Ecuadorian-Peruvian War. During the 1950s, Peru would work with FN to convert roughly 24,000 of these rifles to fire cheap and plentiful US .30-06 surplus ammunition. Because of this, rifles still in their original 7.65 Argentine cartridge are much less common to find. As late as the 2000s, a program to convert some of these rifles in stores to sniper rifles was considered but ultimately dropped due to it not being cost effective.
The 1935 rifles have the Peruvian Coat of Arms. Like nearly every Mauser rifle made at FN, they're marked as such on the side rail. On the right hand side of the receiver they're marked "Modelo 1935". They fire the 7.65×53mm Mauser cartridge, which was a common cartridge in military use at the time, especially in South America.
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