The guns had matching cleaning rods serial numbered to the guns.
The full serial number appears in 4 places on the rifles: 1 left front of receiver 2 left side of stock, just under the left front of receiver. These guns were all made between and Production ceased at the outbreak of WWI. These rifles do not show much wear since conversion. The rear of the long rifles receiver is stamped with "7. The long rifles have been re-blued, to include bluing of the receiver. The 7mm SR does not have this second retaining clip,instead the nose cap is held in place by a bolt. Both variations of the long rifle have a second retaining clip on the right side behind the nose cap. All four variations have a lower barrel band retaining clip on the right side of the fore stock. The 7mm short rifle has a turned down bolt, as do the short rifles of this vintage from other manufacturers. This longer than on the 7mm SR tangent sight is also found on the 7. The long rifle's rear sight is a tangent type graduated up to 20 hundred meters. The 7mm short rifle's rear sight is a tangent type, graduated to 14 hundred meters.
At least one refinished with receiver bluing, 7mm SR is reported, but it appears to be the only one. The receivers and bolts of these rifles were origonally 'in the white'. The sling also comes with a heavy wire loop which may be used to pull the sling tight the length of the fore-stock to a hook which is on the underside of the "H" type Mauser nose cap. The front of the sling is retained by a loop under the lower barrel band around the fore-stock and wooden hand guard, about midway on the barrel. There is a sling attachment in the normal place behind the stock's pistol grip.Ī second possible rear sling attachment is in the front of the trigger guard. The sling is retained at the rear by a quick-release attachment. To the best of my knowledge is the only date appearing under the crest on the stock. This is opposite the stock disk on the right side which is stamped with crossed miner's hammers, another Chilean Proof. The crest is also stamped on the left of the stock with underneath. Modelo is stamped under the crest on the receiver. The front of the receiver is stamped deeply with the crest of Chile, on the left of the crest is a standing Huemul the Andes deeron the right a standing condor, in the center a shield with a large 5-pointed star and with plumes out the top and boughs underneath the shield.