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<blockquote data-quote="mapsjanhere" data-source="post: 365630" data-attributes="member: 23474"><p>There are several issues with your description. First, the 25-06 didn't become a factory round until 1969. While it could have been theoretically made as a wildcat before that, it's highly unlikely to be factory made in a European gun as such.</p><p>To really answer your question a picture of the gun and the proof marks would be really helpful. Any original Belgian Mauser would have proof marks on both barrel and receiver. If the gun got rebarreled after the war, there won't be any on the barrel most likely. Last, the .25 caliber would also not be typical for a Belgian military Mauser, you would expect 7mm Mauser (7x57), 7.65 Argentine (7x53) and 8 mm Mauser (8x57). The only .25 calibers used in Europe at the time was the 6.5 Swede (6.5x55), the 6.5 Mannlicher-Carcano and the 6.5 Mannlicher-Schoennauer. All have distinctively shorter cases than the 25-06.</p><p>Final clarity about the chambering will most likely require a Cerrosafe cast ($20 at Midway).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mapsjanhere, post: 365630, member: 23474"] There are several issues with your description. First, the 25-06 didn't become a factory round until 1969. While it could have been theoretically made as a wildcat before that, it's highly unlikely to be factory made in a European gun as such. To really answer your question a picture of the gun and the proof marks would be really helpful. Any original Belgian Mauser would have proof marks on both barrel and receiver. If the gun got rebarreled after the war, there won't be any on the barrel most likely. Last, the .25 caliber would also not be typical for a Belgian military Mauser, you would expect 7mm Mauser (7x57), 7.65 Argentine (7x53) and 8 mm Mauser (8x57). The only .25 calibers used in Europe at the time was the 6.5 Swede (6.5x55), the 6.5 Mannlicher-Carcano and the 6.5 Mannlicher-Schoennauer. All have distinctively shorter cases than the 25-06. Final clarity about the chambering will most likely require a Cerrosafe cast ($20 at Midway). [/QUOTE]
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