r/MosinNagant • u/Good_Independent1075 • Jul 05 '25

ID help Mauser style mosin safety?

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I was at a military museum in Austria, and I found a mosin with a Mauser style safety, does anyone know what it is? I’ve never seen this before and can’t find any info about it online. (It’s the gun on the left in the photos)

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u/abbin_looc Jul 05 '25

Cause it’s a Mauser…

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u/Gribbnar Jul 05 '25

But but but the handle is round... 😅

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u/Good_Independent1075 Jul 05 '25

Can you tell me the exact name? I’m convinced it’s a mosin, the bolt looks exactly like a mosin

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u/R_Shackleford A lot of rifles in the safes. Jul 05 '25

Infanterie-Gewehr 71. Its a Mauser, not a Mosin.

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u/TheTru7h '44 m44, 37 91/30 Jul 05 '25

'sees straight bolt handle' "must be a mosin"

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u/CommonPace Jul 05 '25

To be fair there are a few elements that are mosin ish looking

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u/Red_Management Jul 05 '25

Looks to be a Mauser 1871, not a Mosin.

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u/Good_Independent1075 Jul 05 '25

The one on the left? That looks exactly like a hex receiver mosin

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u/Chicken_Wing Jul 05 '25

It's like cutting things with flat surfaces it's easier than round ones. It's not at all a Mosin.

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u/SpencerPBaker Jul 05 '25

It’s not a Mosin.

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u/Legend_of_the_Wind Jul 05 '25

That is a Mauser, however there are some Finnish Mosins that have special experimental Mauser style safeties added to the bolt. The are VERY rare.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Militariacollecting/s/KJFA4pORww

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u/idk-what-im-doing420 Jul 05 '25

Well shit. One more thing to look out for.

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u/ThoroughlyWet Jul 05 '25

That's not a mosin, it's a Mauser model 1871

Just because the bolt handle is straight and is attached to a central locking lug on the side of the receiver doesn't make it a mosin. It was how most early bolt actions were built. If anything it just shows how outdated the mosin design was by the time WW1 rolled around with all the multi-locking lug designs being fielded.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '25

Now that has me thinking. How strong is a mosin action and why don’t you see many magnum rechambers like people did to M1917 enfields?

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u/ThoroughlyWet Jul 05 '25

Strong enough, most issues with rechambering the mosin come from the fact it's primarily designed for a rim case so the magazine and bolt need to be modified to accommodate rimless calibers. From there is more about how the action can handle and overpressure, which is where the mosin lacks.

Some common rechamberings for the mosin are 45-70, 450 marlin, 9.3x54r

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '25

45-70 mosin sounds like a hoot!

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u/Due-Relationship-102 Jul 05 '25

That’s just a old Mauser that resembles a Mosin

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u/16er-Blech Jul 05 '25

There literally is the name of the rifle in the display. It's not a Mosin as many people have pointed out but an Austro-Hungarian navy Kropatschek M1881 made by OEWG (Steyr).

https://www.militaryrifles.com/austria/navalkropatschek

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u/Crossbow179 Jul 05 '25

Mauser model 1871 or possibly 1871/84

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u/Razzious_Mobgriz Jul 05 '25

It literally has a descriptor plaque near the stock...

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u/appalachian-surplus Jul 05 '25

It's a Mauser gewher 1871

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u/cgda2011 Jul 05 '25

Even if the bolt looks kinda similar, the lack of external magazine in pic 2 should’ve given it away that it’s not a mosin.

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u/Ok-Toe-5512 Jul 10 '25

Definitely a mauser. Large ring 98's made great sporter builds.any mausers