Looking for a couple of parts for a 88 Commision carbine

[Gordylew]

My neighbor handed me a tomato stake...eur I mean a Mauser 88 Commision carbine. after some elbow grease and lots of linseed oil it looks shootable. first round will be from a vise and a long chord. but it's missing the front swivel band and has a broke firing pin. Anyone have any parts laying around for this rifle. buy or trade for something. I'll try to post some before and after pics when I'm through.

 

[enfieldguy]

Ebay, Numrich, Sarco, I'd even check with Deer Creek guns in Marietta.
However, if this is a carbine, it's either a kar88 or a Gew91, so those parts might be a bit harder to find.
Also, these are not Mausers. Paul Mauser was actually a bit pissed he wasn't put on the commission that actually designed it.
Love to see some pics.

 

[Gordylew]

Found a firing pin on fleabay. The seller has a barrel band but he wants $40. Too beaucoup! I think a regular 98 barrel band would work.

 

[Gordylew]

Before. Unsure if its a bubba’d carbine or an actual factory carbine. Not seeing any with similar front sights on the net to compare it to.

 

[enfieldguy]

Hm. Interesting. It looks like a shortened 88/05/36. An '88/05 that was updated in the '30s to be 'standardized'.
Pic here.

 

[enfieldguy]

Pic of yours. Yours has the standard rear sight, and straight bolt, so it was a full length infantry rifle at one time.
Hell, if you decide to let it go, I need a new winter project!

 

[enfieldguy]

This was an 88/05/36 I had.

 

[JBWJr]

Link to Hoosier Gunworks

 

[Linachaw]

That's just a turkish modified Gew 88

 

[landsknecht]

I'd even check with Deer Creek guns in Marietta.

Just as a side note, they're in the middle of moving to a new location in Woodstock, and the old location in Marietta is closed. They haven't posted a date for their re-opening just yet.