For Mauser Fans

[waksupi]

I thought some of you may like to see this Mauser. It came into the shop with a broken stock, and the reciever was nickle plated. The pictures don't show it well, but the reciever is fully engraved. Here is the re-build.

[scrapcan]

nice. do you have an idea of who the original builder was?

[waksupi]

No, as far as I could tell, there was no makers name. Came from Europe, and apparently they are a bit more lax in thier labeling standards. I'll ask the owner next week, if I remember.

[deltaenterprizes]

Nice!

[Reloader06]

Caliber?? Very nice!

[MtGun44]

Wow. That is beautiful. The color cased rings are just spectacular. The
stockwork is way off scale, too. Just wonderful to behold. Caliber? I hope
it is a 7x57.

Would it be out of turn to ask what it costs to buy such a jewel of the
gunmaker's art? I'm pretty certain that I could never afford one. . . . .

Bill

[Bret4207]

WOW! More money wrapped up in the color case hardening than in all my collection together.

[Echo]

Wow. That is one gorgeous gun...

[Junior1942]

I'll say $15,000 in today's money.

[waksupi]

Jr. is pretty close in his estimate on value. It is a .30-06. Not sure what that translates to in European.
In one of my recurring brainfarts, I know I signed this rifle in and out, and there is a makers name in the bound book. I'll try to remember to look Monday.

[madcaster]

Nicely done!

[Buckshot]

[QUOTE=waksupi;377626]J It is a .30-06. Not sure what that translates to in European.
QUOTE]

..............Very possibly most of them may refer to it as simply the 30-06 as not too long ago several hundred thousand guys were running around shooting that cartridge off. I think I've also seen it refered to as the 7.62x63.

...............Buckshot

[madcaster]

.30/06-Appropriate for a do it all rifle!

[scrapcan]

Waksupi thanks for the addition of the chambering. as Buckshot says the 7.62X63 is one designation seen previously.

[waksupi]

I checked today, and the name of the maker is apparently Bohler.

By the way, you can click on the pictures, and get a bit larger view.

[floodgate]

waksupi:

I suspect that "Bohler" is not the maker, but an indication of the use of "Bohler Anti-Nit Stahl" - a nitro-powder-corrosion-resistant steel - for the barrel. This is a fairly common marking on German sporters of the early 1900s. The Bohler firm was apparently a supplier of specialty steels to the firearms trade.

Floodgate

[Typecaster]

WOW! You don't have to be a Mauser fanatic to appreciate this.

floodgate—in the brave new world of 20th Century Southern California, "Anti-Nit" sounds like the shampoo we were advised to get when somebody at the kids' school had lice.

Richard

[Typecaster]

BTW, just for grins, you should ask why not a Swarovski scope? (I'm very happy the one I have, now that I realize the problem is with the length of pul on the #1. I can get offset rings, chop the butt, or crawl up the stock).

Richard

[waksupi]

Floodgate, that is the only ID that came with the rifle. No makers name stamped on the action anywhere. I know Bohler was known for barrel steel, so I could only guess they also were doing some actions. No idea. With over 60 known Mauser variations out there, and probably some other lesser known ones, who can guess?
Curiously, at the last gun show, I picked up another Mauser, with no makers name, just a serial number. Very good machining, and in a caliber I can live with. It is going into a Mannlicher stock in a home project.

[KCSO]

Waksupi, last year I picked up a guild gun at a gun show for a discount price. It was marked 7.62x63 and the owned didn't want to mess with,"that froiegn ammo". Needless to say it was 30-06. I traded it off for a Springfield as I coulldn't hack that European stock design. A 6 3/4 pound rifle really need some good design or it will alter your face. The germans made riflles to carry a lot and shot a little.

Your stock design is a good one and the workmanshp is top flight, I would be proud to have than one. No, no I wouldn't I would be afraid to take it out of the case! It would never see the light of day and I would still hunt with a beat up old Krag.

[725]

I've seen a .30-06 Presentation Grade Mauser from early 1900's marked as .300U.S. Pencil thin barrel, flip safari sights in 100, 200 & 300, nice stock, sling swivels, and a claw quick release scope set of rings. I suppose they wanted to differentiate from the .30-40 Krag known as .30 U.S.

[Gibbs44]

Beautiful rifle there. I'd at least have to put it in my safe and take a picture before sending it back to the owner.

[MBTcustom]

Ric, you said it had a broken stock. Did you make the one on the pictures?
What about the color case hardening?
I'm jealous BTW. Wish I had something like that in my portfolio.

[waksupi]

Ric, you said it had a broken stock. Did you make the one on the pictures?
What about the color case hardening?
I'm jealous BTW. Wish I had something like that in my portfolio.

Yes, that was a restock job we did at Serengeti. I roughed it out, had another guy inlet it, then I did the final shaping and finish work on it. Turnbull did the case hardening.

[MBTcustom]

Did you execute the checkering?
Gorgeous workmanship sir! I hope I can chase murphy that far away some day. Maybe in another 30 years eh?

[waksupi]

Did you execute the checkering?
Gorgeous workmanship sir! I hope I can chase murphy that far away some day. Maybe in another 30 years eh?

When Charlie Cooter was still there, he did the in-house checkering. After his eyes went bad, all of it was contracted out to either John Reese at Custom Diamonds, Polson, Mt., who I still use, and to Mary Ann Hockenberry down in the Bitterroot Valley. Mary Ann also did metal checkering on bolt knobs for us.

[nhrifle]

Just came across this thread and all I can say is, WOW! What a gorgeous rifle! Some talented hands definitely poured some craftsmanship into that rifle.