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Boer War Orange Free State Model 1896 Mauser Rifle (New Zealand War Trophy)
Guns International #: 102831149 Seller's Inventory #: 48844
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
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 1383
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
FREE SHIPPING FOR ORDERS OVER $500! We also have a 30 day Inspection Period and NOT a 3 day Inspection.
Payment Types Accepted: We take all major credit cards with NO CREDIT CARD FEES! Also Check or Money order.
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 #OVS / 1280, 7mm Mauser, 29" barrel with a good bore that has dark freckling within the grooves. This is a Ludwig Loewe-made rifle that was one of the third batch of rifles ordered in November, 1896, and has an overall plum-brown patina throughout, with some gray fading along the high edges, muzzle, and bearing surfaces. The receiver bridge is deeply stamped in large letters: "S.A.T. / 33" (South African Trophy #33). The bolt is mismatched and from a first contract Z.A.R. Mauser with "A" prefix. The stock has numerous minor handling marks and surface blemishes scattered about the remaining original oil finish, with a set of crudely carved initials on the left side of the butt: "SCL." This is one of approximately 1,200 captured Boer rifles that were earmarked by Lord Kitchener, and shipped as war trophies to New Zealand in 1904, when it was stamped on the bridge. This is an extremely rare, Boer War trophy, and would make a fantastic addition to any military collection. Antique
SOLD
Antique: Yes