Mauser Picture Thread

[hale1940]

Here is a pretty rare and important rifle in Mauser history, my example of a Mauser Oberndorf ‘Standard Modell’. Developmentally one of the precursors to the K98k. This example was manufactured in 1936 or 1937 it sits in the Japanese contract serial range. Rifle was almost certainly an American vet bring back from Japan. The Japanese Navy made a small order of these and a number were captured, probably still crated up, at a Japanese naval base during the initial American occupation.

 

[R005t3r]

GEEZUS!!!

 

[R005t3r]

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This is a neat idea for a thread. You’ve pulled me from my armchair and inspired some participation. I’ll post more when time permits, but for now I’ll just drop a little teaser. All four rifles are original and not clones.

What are these honey? Oh that's part of our retirement fund darling.

Well......I asked for it. Carry on please.

 

[DRA]

Bit of a Unicorn.
Here's a link to pics of mine. Purchased from Badger.
Not great with computers - hopefully link works.

https://imageevent.com/badgerdog/ge...=xc2t5h6qb1.frog?n=0&z=9&c=4&x=1&m=24&w=0&p=0

 

[mahogany]

Beautiful Mausers guys!

Here are some pics of a couple of my Gew98 to K98k SS depot conversion rifles

 

[hale1940]

Bit of a Unicorn.
Here's a link to pics of mine. Purchased from Badger.
Not great with computers - hopefully link works.

https://imageevent.com/badgerdog/ge...=xc2t5h6qb1.frog?n=0&z=9&c=4&x=1&m=24&w=0&p=0

Wow! Even post-war refurbished a 660 1939 is not a code you see very often. Only handful have ever been recorded. Very neat.

 

[hale1940]

Beautiful Mausers guys!

Here are some pics of a couple of my Gew98 to K98k SS depot conversion rifles

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Two absolutely wicked and interesting rifles. SS rifles are obviously a minefield, so to see authentic SS depot builds is always a rare treat.

 

[R005t3r]

Porto 1941

You know when you just shouldn't have sold that rifle.....
All matching. Right down to the bayonet and scabbard. Sixteen years and still not over it. Make the pain stop!

 

[R005t3r]

Verguiero

Carrying on with the Portuguese theme. Likes to spit in my face with full house military loads.

 

[mahogany]

Wow keep em coming! and R005t3r that Port rifle is something else! I wonder who has it now

Here is all matching 1938 G29(o) Luftwaffe contract. SUPER rare

 

[R005t3r]

duv 41 vopo?

East German 'Volkspolizei' VOPO. Flag safety force matched.

 

[hale1940]

As I mentioned earlier…here is a my K98k bnz44. Rifle is matching and in mint condition. Dates from about November 1944. Notice the mucked up bluing job that resulted in the redish purple barrel. Steyer was well known for having one of some of the worst quality controls when it came to K98k’s.

 

[gaff]

hale could you please post more pics? serial #s and Waffen amps.

 

[hale1940]

Hey Gaff,

Ill post a few more pics, but there really isn't too much to see. Its an 'O' block, so as I said before very late in '44 production. It's also past the point that they stopped serializing most components of the rifle, right before the switch over to the Kriegsmodell bnz45 in the 'Q' block. You'll only find full serial number on barrel, bolt root, bolt shroud, and last 2 digits on rear sight, sight base, cocking piece, and firing pin. I don't have a clear pic ready at hand, but on the right side of the receiver there are two E/623 acceptance marks, which is exactly what you would expect. Finally there is a Heer final acceptance on the stock, which is double struck, which is kinda neat.

 

[hale1940]

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[ArtyMan]

Great photos Matt!

Here is another one of mine. Erfurt 1916 K98a.

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Very, very nice!

 

[gaff]

thanks for sharing more pics. an interesting example.

 

[Mike Webb]

As I mentioned earlier…here is a my K98k bnz44. Rifle is matching and in mint condition. Dates from about November 1944. Notice the mucked up bluing job that resulted in the redish purple barrel. Steyer was well known for having one of some of the worst quality controls when it came to K98k’s.

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Pre ww2 Steyr products were superb IMO but once the SS got involved in operations there things really spiralled downward as far as quality went.

 

[kjohn]

My goodness gracious! My poor old head is spinning now. Beautiful rifles.

 

[R005t3r]

Not another K98k

All matchy, matchy Argentine Model 1891; even the muzzle cap matches. The first truly modern Mauser.