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Published Boer War ZAR 1895 Mauser Rifle w/ Carved Stock Matching Bolt
Guns International #: 102536771 Seller's Inventory #: 46226
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 #8969, 7mm Mauser, 29" barrel with a fine, bright bore that has mild freckling within the grooves at the muzzle. This is one of the third batch of 10,000 DWM-marked, Mauser rifles purchased by the South African Republic (ZAR) in 1897. The rifle has all-matching numbers, and the metal retains 30-40% of the original blue, blending smoothly with a mellow plum-brown patina on the balance. Some bright metal remains on the otherwise mottled gray-brown bolt, and some original fire blue remains on the magazine follower. The stock has numerous handling marks and surface blemishes throughout, especially along the right side of the forend, and extensive Boer carving on the left side of the butt: "H.G. ERRIDGE / VEREENIGING" (a city in the south of Gauteng Province). The carving on this rifle is illustrated on pg. 74 of "Carvings From The Veldt" by David C. George; (2004). This is a fine example of a rare Boer rifle, published in an excellent Boer War reference book, and would make a wonderful addition to any collection. Antique
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