Your guess is as good as anyone's here. There were several types of rifles made for the 7.82x57 (aka, 8mm Mauser) cartridge, these rifles were manufactured by several different arsenals, and the serial number does nothing to indicate the purpose. Yours might not even be a military rifle - your question gives us no indication of the manufacturer or model - for all we know.
The Mauser es340b was a single shot .22 long rifle. It was made too look and feel like a Mauser 98K. It is not a sniper rifle. It is a target rifle.
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1965 mauser action safari grade
Mauser Waffenfabrik never manufactured a .30-06 rifle. You MIGHT have an M1917 rifle, which can be worth over $1200 in good condition and all matching serial numbers.
The serial number indicates a Model 1893 Spanish Mauser manufactured in 1921. Yes, it would be a 7mm with gas exhaust hole on left.
The L70 suffix to the serial number identify,s the year of production of your Browning safari bolt action rifle as 1970.
The serial number 4279990 is a partial serial number for this rifle. To determine the date the rifle was manufactured you need to provide a complete serial number that begins with letters.
This should be a Safari Grade mauser action made in 1964
You have listed the model number of your rifle,not the serial number.
good morning for your question i have a a book (crown jewels :the mauser in Sweden).in this book at page 148 ther are the list of S.N: Your serial number is in middle betwen 371495 and 401598 .the year is the 1916. i have no trace for the hh but i suppose is the inspector control in 1916.but are you sure is HH and no HK? i have a cg m41/b (sniper) and serial number is correct for the year bye Pasquale P.s. sorry for my English my email is pasqualedes@aliceposta.it
To get sniper rifle you must have a commando which has a sniper rifle and a knife !!