Son-in-law and I were in local (Grandville MI) Cabela's/Bass Pro Shoppe today, following a visit to the big Outdoor show in Grand Rapids. They had about 12 uncrated Zavasta Mauser mil surp rifles for sale at $599.00- all had cosmoline in the bores and all over the bolts--2 mid-aged dudes were looking them over- The blowhard went on and on about how great the Mauser BA was/is-and stated that our 1903 and 1903-A Springfield BA rifles were based on the Mauser design (correct and that during the War, the Springfield Armory had to pay a royalty payment to Mauser Worke in Obendorf.. The other dude asked him: "WW2?"" Yep, he said, both in WW1 and WW2, for as long as we produced the 1903 rifles here.. Someone please confirm this for me.. I just can't see how the USA could justify doing this while we were allied with others to defeat Hitler. RWTF
