Help Identifying Scope Mount from a Richard Mahrholdt Sporting Mauser

[seaboltm]

I picked up an Richard Mahrholdt Mauser made in Innsbruck. From what I can tell, the rifle was likely made in the 50's. Caliber is 270 Win. Stock is a hog-back style with double flutes. Barrel is half octagon half round with an integral rib. The rifle has a Nickel Supra B 4-10 power scope that is mounted in a scope mount I can't identify. It looks like a modern Leupold/Redfield style 1 piece base. But a twist of the rear lever releases the rear mount, allowing the scope and rings to twist on the front dovetail and be removed. Anyone have any information on this old mount?

[MtGun44]

Lots of unique, proprietary removable mounts used on German rifles. From what I have
seen, there are really no two alike, each gunsmith made their own version. I don't think
they had standard suppliers like we do, just made their own.

Bill

[MBTcustom]

Bill's probably 100% correct. Lots of German gunsmiths made their own stuff. Just grabbed a hunk of steel "und stahted filink un till it vas pahfect!" Ja Wohl!
LOL!
That said, I find things like this fascinating, and I would love to see a couple more shots of this mount from different angles?

[C. Latch]

I have nothing to add other than that it sounds like a gorgeous rifle and I love seeing vintage post-WWII Mauser conversions and it would be awesome if you posted more pics.

[seaboltm]

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Five more pictures, all close up to catch details. Rifle needs a good cleaning and a nice rust blue job. Interestingly it is not a Mauser conversion. There were never stripper clip guides, so this was always a commercial Mauser. Note the tang safety, which is in addition to the traditional flag.

Saw one that was sold by Drury's in San Antonio for about $2500. Paid less than half that.

[C. Latch]

Gorgeous!

[gzig5]

Unless it is rusty I think I would just clean it up, oil the heck out of it and enjoy it. Hard to tell from the light in the pics the condition of the steel. I don't think I'd want to card all that engraving during a rust blue job.

[nekshot]

thata a keeper for sure!!

[MBTcustom]

That's really something!
And your experience at the counter is all too common these days. You can't get $.50 off a $300 gun anywhere, and you're darn lucky if you find somebody selling it for less than $450, but you can pick up a gun that's worth $3000 all day long for $1500. Saw it again and again at the Tulsa gunshow. I was just there looking for a cheap 308 rifle to do some testing on duplex loads, and I didn't want to spend very much on it being that it's a guinea pig.
HA! Yeah right! yuk yuk! Not a single deal to be found anywhere.
However, I kept doing double takes as some color case, or engraving, or rustblue would catch my eye-"HElllooooooooo? what have we here?"
I would start seeing dollar signs as I walked up to the table-"yeah, that's gotta be $2300 bucks. Yep, not a penny less than $2000", but when I asked the guy behind the counter how much, he said $1300.
This almost brought a tear to my eye, as I was holding a fine German Mauser sporter. A collectible rifle if there ever were one.