Although like most German Generals of this period, he shied away from politics, he was one of the leading proponents of war, especially with France and Russia, the thinking being that it was an eventuality and best to get it done and over with, – that and it would relieve some of the domestic pressures (strength among the “liberal” political elements in Germany – typical of leaders then and today, they often look to war as a distraction for the public). The story of the General is a story unto itself he was intimately involved with the path to war in 1914, entirely loyal to the German Army and Kaiser. By all accounts a man of impeccable character, from a family with a long and distinguished military tradition. Recently Jon Speed decided to share one of his most prized documents from his collection, this one a personal letter from Paul Mauser to General Freiherr von Lyncker, Chief of the Military Cabinet, a personal aide to Kaiser Wilhelm II since 1908. Receiver ring is 4-5mm longer than on Standard action, Bolt is slightly shorter than Standard bolt. The Model 1903 system was the first use by Mauser of what we call the Intermediate system. I hope this will help those interested in the Turkish Mauser’s. The marks are not always found in this order. These same markings were used on Turkish Model 1887 rifle and carbines, Turk Model 90 and Model 93 rifles. Close up of Barrel to show the 6 marks with explanation chart under this.Note Turkish terms on top of receiver ring which honor the existing King Chart of Revision marks for the Turkish Model 1903 rifle.We will explain these marks as listed under the barrel image: The Most important is for the barrel which has a set of 6 markings. In this set of drawings are a group of images that Show all the Revision (Inspection) markings found on this model. I have a complete set of photocopied blueprints of the well known Turkish Model 1903 rifle, of which over 200,000 were made over a 5 year period. Paul, many folks on Gunboards have questioned over the years what various markings mean on Turkish rifles made by the Mauser firm. The rest is in the words of Jon Speed, who is intimately familiar with Mauser Oberndorf and the German documents he possesses: It is important information for Gewehr98 rifle collectors also, as the marking also have relevance for the rifles Mauser Oberndorf made for Turkey during World War I. The actual documents relate to the Model 1903 Mauser made for the Turks, but Jon Speed states that the markings were used on earlier contracts, the Model 1887, Model 1890 and Model 1893 made for the Turks. Recently Jon Speed brought up a subject that both interesting and mysterious, the question of how Mauser Oberndorf handled the Turkish rifle contracts.
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