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One of our club members brought an interesting Mauser to Bisley today. Sadly I only have the one picture that I took quickly just so I could do some research for him. I wish I had taken more while I had the opportunity but it was very hot and difficult to talk and ask questions with all the noise.

I have found out a little but I thought others might be interested in having a look and maybe expanding on it. (Then I can find out if got the right info )

I think one or two of you may be a big help with the translation.smile2

I googled the silver smith he seems to be well up in his trade , from Stockholm in sweden , so the rifle may have been a presentation gift in Sweden .
fabrikor translates to fabicant meaning manufacturer
hederspris means honoury award .
faltskjtuning means field practice
i means in
wonder what s.c.s is ?

from google translate
Dave

The hallmarks are
makers name
national mark
silver standard
stockholm
1926


I cant find anything on V Wahlstroms


Dave

Text is Norwegian though...

That's about what I found

I don't think the owner realised there was a name at the bottom of the plate until I photographed it and zoomed in. He seemed to think it was "First Prize" but as you said Dave, an "Honorary Award" or "Special Prize". I wasn't sure if it was Swedish or Norwegian but it is definitely a Scandinavian language. The rifle itself is dated 1925 so it was probably new when it was presented.

This is an explanation of the Fältskjutning competition. http://www.x-plane.org/home/furo/pang/f ... tning.html

The owner said the silver is probably worth more than the rifle.

If only these rifles could talk to us.

What did the rifle itself look like Bobbob, was it a sporter of some kind and what was it chambered in?

The Viking agrees it is Norwegian and says it translates as

Manufacturer
V Wahlstroms
Prize of honour in SCS
Field Shooting
1926

So an unusual rifle, I would certainly like to know more about the rifle as the Scandinavian format Field Shooting is an interest of mine.

ovenpaa wrote:The Viking agrees it is Norwegian

So an unusual rifle, I would certainly like to know more about the rifle as the Scandinavian format Field Shooting is an interest of mine.

Thank you

I guessed it would be of interest to you two as soon as I saw the writing as I saw the similarity in the word to the field shooting you mentioned in previous posts.

It is a 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser. Full length military spec with the addition of a pistol grip and target peep sights.

I wish I'd taken more pictures. Bnz has said he will ask if the owner can take it to our club on Wednesday so we can paw over it.

It sounds very nice indeed, I know of a more contemporary Field Shooting Mauser also chambered in 6,5x55 that has been sitting in a shop in Denmark for a couple of years, if it is there next time I will have to talk to them about it....

Not sure now about the language, if the maker is Swedish then I reckon it is Swedish words.

That is one thing I have never mastered, to tell the difference between the two languages.