In 1961 it was decided to convert stocks of these rifles to the 7.62 NATO cartridge now in their standard issue FAL rifle.Д«oth rifles and carbines would be converted to the '61 pattern, but typically those conversions all appear slightly different from one another. The Chileans would adopt the FAL in the 50s but the question of what to do with previous stocks of Mauser rifles remained. 30 caliber cartridges the US had previously used, it seemed logical for the Chileans to adopt that cartridge as well. Eventually, as the 7.62 Nato cartridge began to replace the earlier. After the war, they would receive a large number of surplus US service rifles and handguns. During WWII, the Chileans had been cut off from their European suppliers of arms and had moved towards the use of US service arms, purchasing some 1000 Johnson 1941 rifles chambered in 7mm Mauser. Ultimately though, after WWII, after Chile's own internal struggles with communism and dictatorship ended with a presidential election, the Chileans would look to align themselves with the US in its effort to prevent the spread of communism in South America. In a very long and complex situation to describe in a paragraph, in 1912, the Chileans managed to acquire from OEWG Steyr some 37,500 long rifles and 5,600 carbines designated as the Model 1912, the year of the contract placement.Д¬hile would use these rifles throughout the WWI, interwar, and WWII period in conjunction with a new batch of rifles purchased in 1935 for their Carabineros. Chile's neighbors had already begun adopting the newer '98 pattern Mauser rifles to replace their '95 pattern rifles. The Chileans, having been in a state of conflict and tension with their Bolivian and Peruvian neighbors had been trying to stay competitive with their arms technology and supply. Usually, playing the spare parts game never ends well. Fortunately, Numrich had all the parts needed to complete the gun, so all told, I'm about 340 bucks into this rifle, which I'm happy with. This was 280 bucks but missing the top hand guard, front and rear barrel bands, and a couple small screws. I also broke every rule I've ever preached on this one, I bought an incomplete rifle. More detailed photos of parts and details on them are in this imgur album.I'm giving this reddit image hosting a try, but still like having imgur for my own use.

Chilean mauser 1912 disassembly