Some pictures of my DWM Brazilian contract rifle in, what I would call in my totally inexperienced opinion, very good condition considering its age. All the numbers match from what I can see, bore looks decent with the naked eye, wood has lots of character and charm while not chipped or...
Very nice. There’s something special about guns passed from family members.
And I can see that! I’ve been reading through old forum posts since yesterday. So much information and history. It’s addictive.
I was a bit disheartened to read about mitchel mousers. My uncle that is giving me this...
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I have pawed through that thread already a bit. When I actually receive it from my uncle I’m going to take more pictures, verify serial numbers, and try and get a good understanding of its history and rarity if any. I already have dies for 7x57 and about 50 brass cases and a box of bullets so...
FNG here from NH. My uncle is passing down his old 7mm Mauser to me so I joined to learn more about it.
It’s a model 1908 DWM Brazilian Contract rifle that my uncle got from his best friends dad many years ago. Said Dad was a navigator on a B-17 in WW2 that flew 23 missions. I’ll have more...