Not a Mauser, but... (Part 2)
I picked this up recently. M1869 Bavarian Werder rifle. Pretty decent shape all things considered. This rifle is in original configuration and somehow escaped the ill-fated Prussian conversion process. This example is a product of the Amberg rifle factory. The bore is quite nice and other than some damage to the toe of the stock, in nice shape. The rifle is Unit marked to a Jager unit. ("J" vs. "J.R." for infantry. )
This rifle is matching, but there is a peculiarity in numbering. The barrelled receiver, stock and trigger guard bear the same SN. The action bears both the same SN and another SN that fully matches itself. I had heard that the actions on these were subcontracted by various companies so a "matching" rifle has an action with a different number.
Here are pics:
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I picked this up recently. M1869 Bavarian Werder rifle. Pretty decent shape all things considered. This rifle is in original configuration and somehow escaped the ill-fated Prussian conversion process. This example is a product of the Amberg rifle factory. The bore is quite nice and other than some damage to the toe of the stock, in nice shape. The rifle is Unit marked to a Jager unit. ("J" vs. "J.R." for infantry. )
This rifle is matching, but there is a peculiarity in numbering. The barrelled receiver, stock and trigger guard bear the same SN. The action bears both the same SN and another SN that fully matches itself. I had heard that the actions on these were subcontracted by various companies so a "matching" rifle has an action with a different number.
Here are pics:
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