Ballpark value of Mauser 1871 jaeger
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it seems like some of the US auction sites have them from US$300 to,well over $2000 depending on condition. The jaeger rifle has a straight bolt, but a metal finger "rest." Behind the trigger guard. The carbine has a turned down bolt and a nose cap that is basically flush with the muzzle. I seem to hear people saying they have a rifle or carbine, but the jaeger seems to be more of a rare bird, so value should be higher? If you buy it, post pics, please.
And if you are a reloader, get the components and shoot some black powder loads. Put the old girl back to work.
Lee has dies, but get an RCBS shellholder. The Lee ones are notoriously weak. Mine broke after less than ten rounds while seating primers.
Rusty Wood Trading Co. in BC has Bertram brass. Expensive, but much nicer than modifying 45-90 brass to work.
http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?212730-1871-Cavalry-Carbine-Value
it seems like some of the US auction sites have them from US$300 to,well over $2000 depending on condition. The jaeger rifle has a straight bolt, but a metal finger "rest." Behind the trigger guard. The carbine has a turned down bolt and a nose cap that is basically flush with the muzzle. I seem to hear people saying they have a rifle or carbine, but the jaeger seems to be more of a rare bird, so value should be higher? If you buy it, post pics, please.
And if you are a reloader, get the components and shoot some black powder loads. Put the old girl back to work.
Lee has dies, but get an RCBS shellholder. The Lee ones are notoriously weak. Mine broke after less than ten rounds while seating primers.
Rusty Wood Trading Co. in BC has Bertram brass. Expensive, but much nicer than modifying 45-90 brass to work.
I saw some fair amount of 71 rifles, only a few carbines and never saw Jager. How could one be sure it's not cut down rifle with replaced trigger guard and refitted barrel band? I see tons of cut downs 71s and 71/84s.
For reference:
Rifle
Jager
Carbine
For reference:
Rifle
Jager
Carbine
Pretty easy to tell if you are looking at a cut down I.G. rifle. The barrel is stepped at the muzzle, the fore-end profile is thicker for farther past the rear sight and the rear band is in a different location on the jager.
Best way to tell though, the Infantry rifle is marked I. G. mod. 71 on the left rear receiver. While the jager is marked J (looks more like a B) mod. 71 on the left rear receiver.
From my research over the last several months, only the carbines had a turned down bolt. At least in the 71s, not sure about the. 71/84s...
Still looking for an uncut 71 carbine stock and associated furniture of anyone finds one...
Still looking for an uncut 71 carbine stock and associated furniture of anyone finds one...
I don't know about value, but I rarely pass up an opportunity to post a couple of pics of mine.
When the Canadian government signed treaties with the Western Natives, they apparently bought a bunch for them to hunt with. Often wonder, when I see a cut down one, if that was the source.
Grizz
Outstanding!!Some of my favorite rifles.
It would be nice to come across a I. G. M-71 in my price range someday. I don`t think I`ll be lucky enough to find all the different makers though.
I also have a couple of bubba jagers. The serial number on one of them is less than 100 off the one in the pic.
Kind of neat to think that they were probably on the same rack in 1875 and now they are back together in my gun room 140 years later.
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Gotta remember, in those days they didn't crank em out by the millions and they probably came into this country as just a couple of small batches. Adds to the attraction.
Grizz
I just checked and the serials are actually more like 600 off. So not much of a big deal after all.
This rifle did come from the same area.
Unfortunately the fellow I got it from, and anyone else that would have known where it came from are now long gone.
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