Rare Mauser Big Bore(Pics)

That mauser is absolutely stunning. Think I'm in love !!!!
Thanks for sharing!

Yours is prettier but mines bigger :p


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c-fbmi said:
How absolutely classic early Teutonic styling, complete with the raised side panels to add strength to the stock and the Schnabel to complete the forestock. Does it have the small oval cheekpiece on the other side? I bet it does..........
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Yes you are correct, it has the oval cheek piece on the other side.
 
homeboy1 said:
Is there any personal knowledge of the history of that rifle? Who originally owned it? Where he hunted with it, etc. That beauty is like a time machine. I wish I could go back and see the places it's been.
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Don't know much about the history, I wish I did. Sure would have an interesting history for a big bore rifle that is more than a 100 years old.
 
OP: That is absolutely gorgeous. I'm glad such a fine old rifle gets a little screen time. And to think people wonder why we own such things!

Thanks for sharing. :)
 
Beautiful rifle, nice to see a quality rifle with old world craftsmanship, not like the majority of junk that most manufacturers push these day, especially the plastic stuff
 
oberndorf said:
i was looking for recommendations for a custom mauser maker in a previous thread and looks like there are still a few of us remaining who love the mauser/walnut/old world craftsmanship combination.

Hope no one will mind if i share pics of another rifle of mine in the ultra rare 10.75x63 caliber which is the for-runner of the 10.75x68 and .404 jeffery. Probably very few of these in north america in original condition as this caliber became obsolete before the great war. Most of them were re-chambered to 10.75x68 or .404 jeffery as it can be easily done, all of them being .423 caliber.

the rifle was made by the ancient suhl gunmaker valentin christian schilling, founded 1816. During the 1800s v.c.s., together with other suhl companies, made lots of military rifles, from muzzleloaders to m88 carbines, for various german states and foreign armies. The last big military orders were for m88 carbines. V.c.s. , like haenel, also made hunting rifles on m88 actions. When the 98 mauser action was adopted, v.c.s. Was without military orders and the company was on the way down. 1904 to 1913 v.c.s. Was run by albert, moritz and walter schilling. In 1914 the factory buildings at rimbachstr. 37 were sold, first to a dr. Metz, finally to sempert & krieghoff in 1919. In 1920 the v.c.schilling retail shop, name and goodwill was sold to ludwig bornhöft, who continued offering guns with the vcs trademark to 1939.(ref. German guns - axel e.)

half octagon half round barrel, integral full length solid rib, iron sights and cross bolts. Made on a commercial oberndorf action.

Brass is available here for reloading...

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wow wow wow!!
 
Lovely old school rifle that would be great with hardcast boolits, providing the bore & crown are good. The brass for the bugger ain't cheap, but well worth it
to folks that love to load for the weird & wonderful stuff.:cool:
 
Awesome rifles both, hopefully some more get posted.

I need to know more about the magazine on the WR...

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Wow

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Very nice Westley, love it.

Sharing some pic's of the 10.75x63's younger brother. Not a true big bore bur nearly there.

Heinrich Barella, Berlin. Mauser 9.3x62, half octagonal/round barrel, full length rib.



























Barella rifles were favored by some of the Indian Maharajah's during the days of the British Raj known for their extravagant tiger and elephant hunts . Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala was a customer. Some archive pictures of his visit to Barella facility and a hunt arranged for him (courtesy http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showthreaded.php?Number=208106).

The man on the left is Max Barella




 
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