PrayingMantis

Hi, Richard Here is an example of one that i photographed. (These are older pictures before i got better with lighting, but still gives...

Originally I posted these photos in their own thread but reposting here to help keep the 71/84 information in one place.

These are both exceptional looking Mauser 71s. While i'm sure Paul will add these to the 71 research, if you do individual threads for...

Hi folks, I have been reading through this thread and hope it is still being monitored by the person requesting the data. I have an...

Wonderful Jaeger Chris. Updated the reference, had your original photos from 2015.

Nice find, Piotr! Looking forward to seeing the rest of the photos. Are all of them DMW? Also, feel free to start a new thread.

Hi, my name is Piotr. I found it in the attic of an old German house. One after cleaning. More photos coming soon.

They were brought in for a long time. God only knows on the countries of origin, as the Germans sent off a fair few in sales, military...

This topic came up on Gunboards back when I still went there occasionally. Aside from the bring backs, as Chris mentioned, a lot came...

Great point, Cyrus! Only contribution I can make is the barrel is extremely late. It corresponds with late Böhler blanks from the tail...

I'll add to Marc's comment, this could also be an Amberg rework. The wrist would be the way to tell, but this might be too sanded to...

Bavarian rebarrel as denoted by the crown A markings (Amberg Arsenal) & lion proofs. I’ll let the others chime in but I believe this is...

Awesome postcard. Love the Saxon Wappen. I have a sword marked to IR 181, and a rifle to its reserve: Post in thread 'Gewehr 98 DWM 1907...

When I first moved here in 1996 I did have the opportunity to meet with several people who knew him. They all said he was quite the...