I picked this mauser up from Gunbroker and the seller didn't really provide much information.
The serial numbers are:
receiver: 6763 marked TC ASFA ANKARA 1938
bolt: 8852 (also has Z8 on another part with a couple other Z's in circles in various locations)
barrel - 791
sight - 6763
bolt release - 97
magazine cover - 1162
It has a straight bolt, and the tip is not teardrop shaped. The barrel measured 29" or so. The trigger guard does not have the hole that I've seen on other Gew 98 turked rifles. One of the smaller pieces of the bolt has what looks like a rook stamped into it. Not sure what that is. There isn't a locking screw on the bottom magazine plate either.
I've looked at turkmauser.com without much luck.
Their serial numbers page (http://www.turkmauser.com/serialNumbers.aspx) doesn't help much. It looks like it could be a lower numbered Gew 98 than what they have as the serial # range(although it is missing some features like the trigger guard hole and no Gew 98 imprint on the side of the receiver), or it falls within the range of a turked gew 88, but it doesn't have the external magazine well that one of those would have.
Any help with this would be appreciated. It seems like maybe it's just a hodgepodge of random bits, but I'd kinda like to know what model it's closest to. I can also post more images if that would be helpful.
The serial numbers are:
receiver: 6763 marked TC ASFA ANKARA 1938
bolt: 8852 (also has Z8 on another part with a couple other Z's in circles in various locations)
barrel - 791
sight - 6763
bolt release - 97
magazine cover - 1162
It has a straight bolt, and the tip is not teardrop shaped. The barrel measured 29" or so. The trigger guard does not have the hole that I've seen on other Gew 98 turked rifles. One of the smaller pieces of the bolt has what looks like a rook stamped into it. Not sure what that is. There isn't a locking screw on the bottom magazine plate either.
I've looked at turkmauser.com without much luck.
Their serial numbers page (http://www.turkmauser.com/serialNumbers.aspx) doesn't help much. It looks like it could be a lower numbered Gew 98 than what they have as the serial # range(although it is missing some features like the trigger guard hole and no Gew 98 imprint on the side of the receiver), or it falls within the range of a turked gew 88, but it doesn't have the external magazine well that one of those would have.
Any help with this would be appreciated. It seems like maybe it's just a hodgepodge of random bits, but I'd kinda like to know what model it's closest to. I can also post more images if that would be helpful.