The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

M48a Mauser: mid-50's vintage, numbers-matching:

That's a beautiful rifle.

Looks like it just came off the factory floor.

Nice one. There are a lot of very nice M-48's out there to be had but now getting a little expensive. One thing I have noticed about them is that the wrists are probably the thickest I have ever felt on any of the Mausers. Very cool guns.

As Yugos go that is one nice looking rifle.

Nice! I like your recruiting bench setup as well. Very organized.

That is one nice Yugo!

very nice!

Nice rifle. I can't blow the pic up enough on my phone, but it looks like a M48B. If there is a small rib on each side of the trigger guard, it's a stamped piece. I'm assuming the floor plate is stamped. If you remove the magwell/trigger guard you will be able to see better the stamped parts and welds. A M48a would have a machined steel piece, totally smooth and one piece.

nice I like it

redeuce wrote:Nice rifle. I can't blow the pic up enough on my phone, but it looks like a M48B. If there is a small rib on each side of the trigger guard, it's a stamped piece. I'm assuming the floor plate is stamped. If you remove the magwell/trigger guard you will be able to see better the stamped parts and welds. A M48a would have a machined steel piece, totally smooth and one piece.

Had it completely apart to remove the storage grease, it is a M48A (floor plate is the only stamped piece).

If what you say is true, you have a pretty good piece there. I'veseen very few true M48A examples out there. Even most retail dealers are calling them M48A and they are selling M48B. Just for kicks, who is the importer.?

Iarms, Stuart, FL

That is a dang good looking rifle. 65 years +/- and it is still NIB condition. Congrats!

Is that series the end of bolt action Mauser production?

thughes wrote:

redeuce wrote:Nice rifle. I can't blow the pic up enough on my phone, but it looks like a M48B. If there is a small rib on each side of the trigger guard, it's a stamped piece. I'm assuming the floor plate is stamped. If you remove the magwell/trigger guard you will be able to see better the stamped parts and welds. A M48a would have a machined steel piece, totally smooth and one piece.

Had it completely apart to remove the storage grease, it is a M48A (floor plate is the only stamped piece).

Upon further review....it appears to be a "B". Thanks to redeuce for making my day.

That is a very nice rifle as everyone has said, and I too like your reloading bench. Are you loading on a Lee Turret press?

Yes, Lee turret for handgun and Lee single stage for rifle. Thanks to all for the compliments on rifle and my bench set up.

Don'tworry kid, you have a beautiful M48B. Nothing wrong with that. Thats why I asked who the importer was. It looked so good I thought it might be MAI or MMC!