Just going on the serial #s alone, by 1950, Turkey must have had some 500,000 Exotica: Enfauser/ Mausenfield (various derivations): 1936,#12xx (come on, More details and dates needed on 'ATF' marked rifles. M1890/30? One only noted,#201xx M1893/33: Three or four variants (Straight stock, Pistol grip stock, cutoff box K'Kale (M40) Low: 1940, #xx High: 1946, #238207.Īny numbers higher or lower than these, please advise. In several distinct series, and have separate serial runs. were immediately absorbed by theĪn update today, 11/11/02 (last one 17 September '02):Īll numbers are sequential for a particular type, although some types were made Germans escaping the Russian Juggernaut in Bulgaria and Romania in 1944, and Staunchly maintained their neutrality to the end of the war, giving haven to The Turks, although neutral, were courted by both Germany and the Allies.They Germany invaded the Balkans and then Russia: At peak during the RussianĬampaign, Tapering off as the war ended, with rundown post war. The productionįigures mirror the war in Europe: Ramping up production in 1940, increasing as Under the receiver some stocks also have 'ATF' and 'B' on them. Probably 240-250,000 produced over all, if one includes the 1944-46? run ofĪll Kirikkale marked Rifles have the 'B' mark on them, on various parts and Hi-Lo Numbers by years for K'kale marked rifles: 1940 xx to 2659x Too small to estimate production, probably 30,000 1941 568xx to 5940x Too Small to estimate production, probably 30,000 1942 64749 to 11097x At least 50,000 rifles. Have been edited to improve the presentation.

The following represents the results of Doc AV's serial number survey that is on ParallaxBill's Turkish Mauser Forum.

Turkish mauser 1938 8mm