What does this marking mean?

[SmallBoreSnipers]

This is my M1938 8mm Turkish mauser. It's kind of hard to see, but there is a black line on the stock with a little curve on the very end. When I was looking at this rifle, I saw other ones that had 1, 2, or even 3 of them all in the same place. Anyone know what these mean??

 

[armydog]

Re: What does this marking mean?

all joking aside but it just looks like a scratch to me, can you describe it or take a better picture?

 

[SmallBoreSnipers]

Re: What does this marking mean?

It's some sort of symbol. Black and indented into the wood. The ones on the other mausers looked exactly the same. I'll try to get a better shot of it.

 

[SmallBoreSnipers]

Re: What does this marking mean?

OK here's a better shot of it. It could just be coincidence, but the other mausers had the exact same marking in the exact same place.

 

[sandwarrior]

Re: What does this marking mean?

They all fell out of the rack the same way?

Maybe a squad symbol? Like a snake maybe(?) Nothing official related to the manufacturing of the rifle that I know of.

 

[SmallBoreSnipers]

Re: What does this marking mean?

That defintely could be. I was just wondering if it actually was in fact something official.

 

[lazy21]

Re: What does this marking mean?

safe/crate ding......lol

 

[SmallBoreSnipers]

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An official crate ding. Was hoping for something cooler than that lol. Oh well.

 

[VJJPunisher]

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sorta resembles an algonquin peace pipe, maybe the unit liked them some peyote?

 

[SmallBoreSnipers]

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^ HA!

 

[jtv3062]

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Can you post pictures of the other rifle that you saw. Look like a ding to me.

 

[N2DADARK]

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I think its german for "oops, dropped my Mauser."

 

[Early Cuyler]

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It's obviously the kill count.....

 

[RollingThunder51]

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[TOP PREDATOR]

Re: What does this marking mean?

looks like a......crowbar?

maybe the guys in the field used a certain way to disassemble the bolt the same way for cleaning, which left an indentation in the wood?

maybe some way the marked it to send to a certain front, unit, battalion, etc.

smallbore where have you been?

 

[glazer1972]

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Just looks like a ding to me.

 

[former naval person]

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Looks like an official issue rifle rack ding...probably the same make rifle rack is responsible for all of them. JMHO