Thread: Mauser Oberndorf Original sporting rifle parts

So after some time and due to the excellent folk on here @Lucky and @Bundook I now have a bolt (the correct intermediate "sporter bolt" unfortunately with an altered bolt handle but restoarble) and a new 7x57 barrel.

These were pretty special rifles in their day (sorta 1900 to 1930s in NZ) and were extremely expensive, hence mostly the preserve of weathly people who didn't shoot them a lot - typical would be the one that popped up on here several years ago that was owned by the Surgeon Sir Gordon Bell ( @gundoc was the vendor) . The one I have is a few serial numbers from the Bell rifle but as rough as guts - dang!.

Anyhoo I'm now on the hunt for the barrel furniture that these rifles came with, rear tangent sight, foresight and band, sling swivel band. So if anybody can think where some of this stuff might be lurking let me know eh?

@Tentman a picture of the correct barrel hardware please ?

Some of us have a lot of stuff and have no idea what it's off

Glad that worked out for you mate, I assume you asked the guy who had the bolt for the other bits your looking for ?

Originally Posted by Lucky

Glad that worked out for you mate, I assume you asked the guy who had the bolt for the other bits your looking for ?

Yup. Called in top negotiating and transport agent @akaroa1 and he made it happen!

Originally Posted by Tentman

Yup. Called in top negotiating and transport agent @akaroa1 and he made it happen!

I just bundled it in with some other things I wanted from the same guy

It's a pretty small world when you are into old rifles

The type of banded rear tangent sight I like.

Another view



Right side of photo.

Foresight



And the whole thing . . .



And thanks to @MSL I have the Mauser book just now!

Finally found the pictures of the one @gundoc sold . . . Mine is it's ugly sister 5 serial numbers away

Originally Posted by Tentman

Finally found the pictures of the one @gundoc sold . . . Mine is it's ugly sister 5 serial numbers away

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Bloody hell @Tentman you were the first person I rang when I saw that rifle for sale
Too good for you. Too expensive
Too good too shoot
Only the best one you will ever see and actually cheap for a complete original in 99% condition and only fired a handful of rounds in its entire lifetime

At least it finally went to someone I know ..... but it's still not getting shot and that's a shame

I think I have a sleeve that fits over the barrel but definitely not the "elevation ramp" off a brno but looks the same as picture

these bits any good

These ramps are very similar and are radiused for a 15mm barrel





This rear sight part is similar but for a rimfire maybe

Have got rear sight and various ramps.