Help Identify this action

[hellbndr23]

Probably 10 years ago my dad got into assembling bolt action rifles. He never finished this one. Is it worth putting a lot of effort into? Accuracy?

Barrel just has Spain 308 and some illegible proof marks.

[smokin feathers]

Its a mauser, likely a argentine

[Cajun Blake]

Santa Barbara action

Parker Hale (Birmingham, Eng.) used them when building custom rifles back in the day

stock is likely a Fajen , inletting was close, but now always 100% perfect

remove barreled action from stock, look on left rear tang for markings .. "Sta. Barbara Ind.- Spain"

[Killer]

Santa Barbara action

Parker Hale (Birmingham, Eng.) used them when building custom rifles back in the day

stock is likely a Fajen , inletting was close, but now always 100% perfect

remove barreled action from stock, look on left rear tang for markings .. "Sta. Barbara Ind.- Spain"

This man knows his guns!

[silencer2011]

Commercial mauser 98. I AGREE WITH CAJUNBLAKE. COULD BE PARKER-HALE OR INTERARMS. I AM A MAUSER FAN, AND I AM CURRENTLY BUILDING A 35 WHELEN ON A CZECH VZ-24 ACTION. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT THING!

[RascalArms]

Santa Barbara action

Parker Hale (Birmingham, Eng.) used them when building custom rifles back in the day

stock is likely a Fajen , inletting was close, but now always 100% perfect

remove barreled action from stock, look on left rear tang for markings .. "Sta. Barbara Ind.- Spain"

DANG CAJUN!! You got me all excited over here...talkin' all sexy and everything!!













To the OP....pretty firearm!

[hellbndr23]

Stock is a Fajen. Not so sure on the action. Did someone make a knock off? Everything stamped and engraved is very shallow. You can make out Spain on the tang but nothing else.

[hellbndr23]

Barrel. Underside looks like SB with a sword between them, all inside a sprocket.

[Cajun Blake]

the SB symbol looks like this

headstamp for the Manufacture of Weapons and Ammunition as they had factories all throughout Spain... military defense contractor

General Dynamics (USA) is the current owner of aforementioned company

[Cajun Blake]

pretty sure the SB mausers were decent quality actions/rifles with standard milling & machine work... nothing real fancy. Affordable to the middle class civilian

that's why the finish work looks kinda crude

the super nice Mauser actions with emphasis on QC were put out by FN , Rigby, and Husqvarna

hope that helps

in the late 50's & 60's.... gunsmiths used lots of Mauser actions for custom rifles.
PO Ackley in Utah was probably the most famous American gunsmith of his generation.

[hellbndr23]

Thanks Blake that helps a ton. Ill go ahead and finish it. Would cleaning up the machine marks increase value at all?

[Cajun Blake]

Thanks Blake that helps a ton. Ill go ahead and finish it. Would cleaning up the machine marks increase value at all?

leave it "as-is" .. adds character

if you do any modifications to action it could decrease value

what caliber ... 308 ?

[hellbndr23]

Yes sir.

[SaltwaterSlick]

Wow Blake, you come kind of beginner at this gun stuff or what??

You sir, impress the heck out of me! I know who I'm callin' when I get ready for gun advice! Saw on the air gun thread you even do PCP guns too... That's my latest addiction...