1916 Spanish Mauser Rifle  Looking for a 1916 Spanish Mauser
Rifle? Here we've compiled important facts and information about
1916 Spanish Mauser rifles & ammo...  The Spanish Mauser rifle
was crafted in the year 1960 and actually changed the 29 inch
long barrel to a 21 inch barrel. They were crafted by the Ovideo
arsenal from the years 1916 to 1951. The original short rifle
crafted in 1916 was the 7 mm Mauser.  The Spanish Civil Guard
and the Guardia Civil Rifles both bear the mark of the Crest. 
The mark has a crossed sword and the fasces. Apparently this
rifle was converted to 7.62 from the original 1916 as well in
the 1893 rifles. This change happened in the year 1960.  When
you check out the converted rifles you will see that they have
the typical 7.62 caliber mark on them. Both the rifles can
easily be confused with each other however there is a difference
in the caliber and the barrel length.  The 7 mm barrel is a
fraction longer than the other one. Both the rifles are
considered as small ring Mauser r