![]() There is also what looks to be a Crown G mark if so, it would indicate the rifle was probably made for export to Sweden, with whom Mauser had a large military contract at the time. A mark underneath the barrel indicates groove size as 8.2mm which would be correct for the 8x57S cartridge for which specs had already been established in 1904 although military adoption did not take place until 1905 the bore and twist marks are correct for the cartridge. WWII German Sauer & Sohn Gew 98 Bolt Action Rifle 450.00. The proof marks are the period-correct Crown B and Crown U. Czech World War II Romanian Contract VZ-24 8mm Mauser Bolt Action Rifle FFL Required TR16442 (JAB1) 80.00. The stock and barrel contours are correct for early production sporters. match, including small parts and stock the rifle is in excellent, complete and unaltered original condition. The Mauser trademark is period-correct all nos. range in the Speed et al book on Mauser sporting rifles. These purchases were ended by the commencement of the First World War as Mausers production was entirely diverted to the German war effort. The rifle is a very early production Waffenfabrik Mauser M1898 Sporting Rifle dating to 1904 per the serial no. Between 19, Peru purchased approximately 50,000 M1909 military Mausers from Mauser Werke in Germany. The previous owner provided an excellent description, as follows: So in the end I'm very happy with this rifle, even though I had to let go of one my beloved early Gewehr 98 rifles from my collection.Presented for you today is a high condition example of a Waffenfabrik Mauser M1898 Sporting Rifle, serial number 6867, chambered in 8x57mm. Firing pin is matching but it is clipped which I will get repaired later on this year. I did swap out the mismatched follower and floorplate and installed some of my Imperial armorers spares though. They replaced the hand guard, the lower barrel band, Rear sight slider tab, and the complete trigger-guard assembly. Now for the rifle it is mostly factory original but it did pass through a depot #7 Rastatt. A very fine gentleman to do business with and I told him I will try to find a matching cleaning rod and nice original sling for his rifle one day. So we met and exchanged rifles and talked about WW1 and Gewehr 98 rifles for almost an hour last month. It was like the deal was suppose to happen. What made the rifle so perfect was all the battlefields he toured in Europe last year that unit took part in the fighting. Again strangely enough I picked the perfect Gewehr 98 rifle for him my unit marked DWM 1908. Being I was on the hunt for all the 1914 made rifle. Fast forward three years and I contacted him if he might be interested in a trade deal. Anyway this rifle was bought at a small estate sale back in 2017 and I contacted the owner then, to help him in details and information for his fine Gewehr 98. Strangely enough this rifle was found in Michigan the same state where my Amberg and DWM 1914 rifles came from. Waffenfabrik Mauser A-G Oberndorf a/N 1915 Picked this one up many years ago. Thread starter Peter S Start date Peter S Senior Member. Waffenfabrik mauser a-g oberndorf a/n 1915. But, I'm so happy I was able to acquire this special rifle from a very nice collector out of my home state here in Indiana. Mauser Rifles 1870 to 1918 - The Imperial Era. Too be honest I have not come across many rifles this year. Been a slow year for nice Gewehr 98 rifles. ![]() Finally I'm able to get this very interesting 1914 dated Gew98 posted up. ![]()
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