This is a Greek FN M1930 Mauser rifle used in WWII. It was likely used by the Greek Communist ELAS during WWII, or the Communist guerrillas during the Greek Civil War, or both.
This rifle has a Tit0 Partisans-like star carved on the left side of the buttstock, next to the very faded round "Hellenic Republic" cartouche. It appears from this example, and the red star Mauser M1930, Greece and Greek Communists, that the Greeks also made some use of the Tito Partisan star. Party functionaries made visits between the Communist movements in Yugoslavia and Albania, and likely also visited Greece and Bulgaria. Whether the star came from the Greek Civil War or WWII timeframe is uncertain. During the Civil War, Yugoslavia, Albania, and Bulgaria provided arms and other supplies to Greek Communists, and star usage may have proliferated then.
This rifle also has the mysterious "vise" marks on the top and possibly bottom of the stock wrist. A number of rifles from this region and the Spanish Civil War bear similar but not identical marks, the meaning of which is still unknown.
This rifle was imported in the mid-1990's as a parts lot. The action and barrel match, while the stock is from the same serial range in M1930 rifle production. The other parts are not from a Greek Mauser and do not fit. The barrel is cruddy with minimal rifling left.
This rifle has a Tit0 Partisans-like star carved on the left side of the buttstock, next to the very faded round "Hellenic Republic" cartouche. It appears from this example, and the red star Mauser M1930, Greece and Greek Communists, that the Greeks also made some use of the Tito Partisan star. Party functionaries made visits between the Communist movements in Yugoslavia and Albania, and likely also visited Greece and Bulgaria. Whether the star came from the Greek Civil War or WWII timeframe is uncertain. During the Civil War, Yugoslavia, Albania, and Bulgaria provided arms and other supplies to Greek Communists, and star usage may have proliferated then.
This rifle also has the mysterious "vise" marks on the top and possibly bottom of the stock wrist. A number of rifles from this region and the Spanish Civil War bear similar but not identical marks, the meaning of which is still unknown.
This rifle was imported in the mid-1990's as a parts lot. The action and barrel match, while the stock is from the same serial range in M1930 rifle production. The other parts are not from a Greek Mauser and do not fit. The barrel is cruddy with minimal rifling left.