Harry, just checked out a site and believe it or not the Turkish Mauser weighs more than the Mosin Nagant. The Turkish Mauser comes in at 9.1 lbs without the bayonet. So they come in almost the same. I will have to check the weight of mine with the bayonet just for the heck of it.


Speaking of Mauser I almost bought a Turkish Mauser a couple of years ago but decided not to get it at the time.

A great place to check out older weapons is Cabelas. They seem to get them in all the time. I purchased my Chinese SKS Type 56 there. I got my Mosin at Gander Mountain.