Interwar Mauser Type A Sporter in 9.3x62mm
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Category: Mauser Rifles - Sporter Pre-War - Rifles - German & Austrian Sporting

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Seller: MJ2016
Member Since: 3/19/16
First Name: Mark
State: Connecticut
Country: United States
Phone: (203) 885-3470
Number of Active Listings: 1
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Modern guns must ship to FFL Dealer; Antiques may be shipped directly to buyer if local laws permit. Buyer pays actual shipping and insurance unless otherwise specified.
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Description:

Interwar Mauser Type A Sporter chambered in versatile 9.3x62mm caliber.

ACTION: Waffenfabrik Mauser-Oberndorf A/N standard length action, Serial number dates gun to 1926/27 as listed in Jonathan Speed's reference book. Standard 2-stage single trigger, pear shaped bolt handle, flag safety, and lever release floor plate marked “Germany”. No visible serial number on bolt; serial numbers on trigger and magazine box match action.

BARREL: 24 inch stepped barrel with underbarrel sling eye.

PROOF MARKINGS:
  • Front ring of action has German BUG proof marks.
  • Gun made for Belgian export market, with barrel showing various Belgian proof markings including Caliber (9.3x62), Jacketed Bullet (B. BLINDEE for “Balle Blindee”) and standard Smokeless, Rifle Nitro Proof, and Definitive Proof markings
SIGHTS: African Express style rear sight with one fixed and four folding v-notched leafs with vertical silver/platinum lines, marked for 100-500 yards (reverse sides of all leafs engraved with last 3-digits of same serial number found on action); ramp front sight with bead; Carl Zeiss Jena Zielvier 4x scope (No. 16122) with German #1 picket and post reticle mounted in original Mauser see-thru detachable 26mm rings and mounts, marked with correct rifle serial number on base bottoms. Scope mounts very tightly with no looseness or “play” in the mounting system. Glass is clear.

STOCK: Walnut with horn forend tip and grip cap, rear sling eye in toeline, and pancake cheekpiece with slight cast off for right-handed shooter. 14 ½ in LOP to solid rubber pad (13 ¾ in to wood).

WEIGHT: 8 lbs 4 oz. with scope. 7 lbs 3 oz. without scope

OVERALL CONDITION: Very Good. Wood is sound and exhibits scattered light handling and use marks; rear sling eye repositioned at some point; stock is tight with no looseness. Rubber recoil pad is solid.  Metal good with some pitting visible along wood line; more moderate pitting underneath the wood line covered by stock (typical for guns of this age which clearly saw field use and were not “safe queens”; nothing that affects mechanical performance of the gun). Bore in excellent condition with sharp rifling and no pitting.  All in all, this is a nice example of a Mauser Type A sporter in a desirable hunting caliber for use as a working field gun. It is a shooter-quality piece, and priced accordingly.

SOLD