Thread: Nirvana for Mauser Collector

Is it a Small-ring Action perchance.??(A guess).

Not a small ring but an intermediate length only used for 7 x 57 , the very same size Mauser supplied to Rigby for there .275’s , but it’s not a Rigby of course .
It does appear to have been chipped at the toe of the butt slightly at some stage and the bottom of the butt plate has been repaired or worn away, stock could possibly be shortened ?

It’s still quite a nice example , if your serious about bidding though I would get the LOP confirmed , I have brought old rifles over the years and it’s a real disappointment when they turn up and you realise they have been chopped.

This is my 7 x 57 so I can check length if any one wants that info.

Originally Posted by Boxton

I can collect for you in 2 weeks if you win it Foster...especially if David doesn't beat you to it

I wouldn't personally want anyone know i owned a bolt action repeating rifle

Last time I loaded a magazine it made me feel a bit sick

My offer was merely to help out a friend with the pick up in CHCH

Originally Posted by akaroa1

I wouldn't personally want anyone know i owned a bolt action repeating rifle

Last time I loaded a magazine it made me feel a bit sick

My offer was merely to help out a friend with the pick up in CHCH

Hahaha - Beautiful, a mauser snob "out snobbed"

I fully appreciate these Mauser's and do keep an eye out for them for friends.

There was an exceptional one at the Timaru auction last year on the sales tables.
I phoned @Tentman and @Scout instantly about it.
Because despite not being "my thing" when you see a 1930s rifle that's likely only fired one box of ammo in its lifetime, you try and find a mate who wants to own it.
Bore 10/10
Rifle 10/10
Everything mint
Lived its entire life in a canvas bag

So turns out the price was OK but it was pure collector. Just too good to hunt with ( apparently ! is that a thing ? Not in my world ) and maybe not great timing ( when is it ever great timing and you are flush with cash ? Never ).
I mentioned it to a guy in South Otago who knew the vendor and was delighted to hear a few weeks later that the deal was done and this 10/10 Mauser is owned and appreciated by someone I know.
It was all about the bore on this rifle !
When you see any rifle of any type that is over 80 years old and his an excellent to mint bore you just want to know it will get shot, hunted with and owned by someone you know.
The heartbreak involved with trying to get an old, rough and tired bore to shoot is tragic.

I do look at rifles that aren't "My Thing" and do get schooled up on them by friends who are looking out for them.
And when I see a good vintage rifle of any flavor I instantly start thinking, who do I know who is into this type ?

The bolt release mounted peep sight is pretty spesh too.
Bugger all of them about.
7x57 would be mint.
Fast twist and heavy projectile (1y0s I think they did), great stag medicine

Originally Posted by csmiffy

The bolt release mounted peep sight is pretty spesh too.
Bugger all of them about.
7x57 would be mint.
Fast twist and heavy projectile (1y0s I think they did), great stag medicine

Nailed it mate!

Originally Posted by Tentman

Nailed it mate!

Haha really? I'm not a mauser guru like yourself but I do know about them
Should've read 170 grs for the projectiles too.
Historically they could run a pretty heavy pill for great penetration which KJ Bell used to great effect.
It's a pity the modern wannabee 7mm copy the 270win didn't emulate the twist like the newcomers do.

So @Tentman did you have a go?

Yeah it's my bid there now.

I have 8 packets of old Kynoch ammo that would be great in such a rifle

How slippery is that seller??? Fails to admit to the missing rear sight, the chip on the butt and the cracked buttplate... photos conveniently cropped... His bore condition assessment would need to have some careful scrutiny before purchasing.

Pictures of all the missing bits and damage are up now though.

From the look of the bluing, the sweated stock and the " dry wear" on the metalwork ,my absolute guess.is that rifle came from somewhere hot and dry.Coukd well be wrong but for a gun pushing 100 years old there is alot of shiny metal that has never gone a bit rusty.

Originally Posted by norsk

Pictures of all the missing bits and damage are up now though.

From the look of the bluing, the sweated stock and the " dry wear" on the metalwork ,my absolute guess.is that rifle came from somewhere hot and dry.Coukd well be wrong but for a gun pushing 100 years old there is alot of shiny metal that has never gone a bit rusty.

Yeah only put them up after questions were asked. Hmmmm