Weapons of the Spanish Civil War
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Excellent resource with some great links for those of you interested in this subject.
For an overview of a war that has been often called “The Practice Run for WW2” by some historians, I highly recommend Antony Beevor’s The Battle for Spain.
Stay Alert, Stay Armed and Stay Dangerous!
The Tactical Hermit 
Rifles were not the greatest, and if they had better, it would have accounted for something. I owned an 1897 Spanish Mauser 7x57mm. The caliber was sweet, but too many things wrong with the rifle and despite having put another $300.00 into the rifle for modern things, it still had problems, so I gave it away to the gunshop and they placed it on display.
(A) Cock on close. Heavy spring.
(B) Balloon-Head bolt face. Modern ammo primer back out of the pocket.
(C) Two-Stage trigger; Very heavy.
(D) Firing Pin, too heavy, ad slow lock time.
(E) Gas Port, hissing with modern ammo, reduced loads.
(F) Barrelled action fit to stock. A complete joke.
(G) Trigger Guard, way too thick and edges, sharp.
(H) Ladder rear sight, a total farce. V-notch could fit an elephant and 12″ MOA.
If the Spaniards would have had M98 Mausers, it might have resulted in greater losses for the Germans and for Franco. A family friend was in the Spanish Civil War and lost an eye, but he rarely talked about any of it. He came to America.