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Boer Model 1896 Mauser Rifle by Loewe with Carved Stock
Guns International #: 100632731 Seller's Inventory #: 28110
Category: Mauser Rifles - Military - Military Rifles - Antique
Seller's Information
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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material. We offer free Shipping for orders over $500.
Description:
Serial #A5124, 7mm Mauser, 29” barrel with a good bore that has some dark freckling and pitting within the grooves. This is an extremely interesting rifle that has no national crest on the receiver and retains 80-85% of the original blue finish that is blending smoothly with a mellow plum-brown patina along the barrel and some mild silvering at the muzzle. The correct, mismatched bolt has a mottled gray patina with speckled areas of surface freckling and brighter wear along the bearing surfaces. The correct metal cleaning rod is numbered almost identically, but the last two digits are transposed (A5142). The walnut stock and handguard have numerous minor handling marks and surface blemishes scattered about old added oil finish. Characteristically for a Boer-owned rifle, the owner's name is carved into the right side of the buttstock: “P.S. NORTJEE. JZ”. We have not yet found a record for any POWs with those initials and last name, however it is interesting to note that several women and children sharing that name are listed as having been relocated to British concentration camps. These are excellent, collectable military Mausers in their own right, but finding one with Boer carvings is highly unusual. This example is in very good condition overall and would make a great addition to any collection. {Ref. “Carvings from the Veldt” Parts 1 and 2 by David C. George; 2004 & 2008} Antique
SOLD
Antique: Yes
Manufacturer: Mauser
Model: 1896
Serial Number: A5124
Caliber Info: 7mm
Gauge Info: 7mm