Gewehr 71 Danzig 1876 3151g

[PrayingMantis]

Got this from Chris back in February, but was dragging my feet about taking photos. I'm not sure why, it was actually a lot of fun taking it apart. It is interesting to see the early fireproof and acceptance.

Anyway, here are the photos. First, Receiver and some of the barrel.

 

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Barrel and underside of Receiver.

 

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Bands, triggerguard, and buttplate.

 

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Stock and screws.

 

[chrisftk]

Thanks for posting Cyrus, and glad this one found a good home. It's a solid example with a whacky unit mark.

This one came with a Birmingham bolt in it that I transferred to my NAA G 71.

 

[biggymu]

This is a great rifle. The zenith of craftsmanship. The trigger guard has a warm patina that makes it look like gold. The number of applied stamps is jaw dropping.
Honestly, they must have had a workforce of 10,000 people just making and applying numbers and proof stamps.

 

[mauser1908]

Great rifle Cyrus! When did you snag this one?

 

[reachewight66]

Wow this is a excellent rifle

 

[PatickD]

Holy proof marks!

 

[PrayingMantis]

Great rifle Cyrus! When did you snag this one?

Thanks Sam! Got it from Chris all the way back in February. Seriously took me this long to get around to photographing it.

 

[Teku]

I love these old guns, back when it was an art form in its own right to proof a gun.