100 Year old Mauser 8mm (pics)

[herb]

Sharing some pics of my 8mm Mauser. This rifle was made in 1912 so this is her 100th year.













Herb

[Raptor]

hmmm is it still mad or has it cooled off?!! !!!

on a serious note...at the risk of invoking my wife's wrath...I think i'm in LOVE she might be of a rather fine vintage but her charms have only improved with the passage of time !!!!

[timmy]

Wow, Herb, old is certainly gold! That is one tasty Mauser. Thanks for sharing!

[Hammerhead]

Hi Herb, if you read Canadian gun laws it says,"you must lend it if some one wants for few days"

[xl_target]

Wow, Herb, a classic!
What a beautifully proportioned firearm.
Thanks for sharing.

[The Doc]

Very nice indeed. Thanks for sharing.

best,
Rp.

[Vikram]

Lovely looking rifle,Herb.Could you please share more details of the rifle? Thanks.



Best-
Vikram

[nabeelmdkhan]

Superb one...

[coltpython]

lovely gun.

[SriramK]

Hi Herb, if you read Canadian gun laws it says,"you must lend it if some one wants for few days"

What's the law regarding possession of someone else's firearm?

[BowMan]

It's a sweet sweet sweet beauty and I have no words.

Is the butt plate and retaining screws new or its just so well maintained?

The way the stock flows with the lines of the rifle and the cheek piece.....it's are and they just don't make it like they used to anymore.

Even the size and shape of ebony fore end and grip cap (is it ebony or horn?) seems to be so well proportioned.

The front checkering pattern looks a bit unique to me, slightly forward than usual and seems to cover a rather small area (or is it just camera angles?).

Perhaps the Mauser is only military rifle that can look so fine with a little bit or dressing up....

Thanks for turning up with the beauty mate...

[herb]

Lovely looking rifle,Herb.Could you please share more details of the rifle? Thanks.



Best-
Vikram

Vikram - This is an Oberndorf sporting Mauser Type B in 8x57 Pattern No. 80 (24 inch round barrel, tangent curve sight up to 1000 yards, horn forend tip)

Here is another Type B of mine Pattern 40 (round barrel,one standard & two leaf sight for 100, 200 & 3oo mts). This is made in early 1920's, no horn tip or checkering on the forend.



Herb

[herb]

Perhaps the Mauser is only military rifle that can look so fine with a little bit or dressing up....

Bowman- Glad you liked the rifle. Although there are many military Mauser rifles around and many have been customized into beautiful sporters, this is not a military rifle customized by a gunsmith. This is one of the original sporting rifles made by the Mauser factory. They made these rifles from the short Kurz action for the 8x51K and the .250/3000 savage cartridge to the Magnum action that would accommodate .416 Rigby cartridge.

Here is picture of a military rifle Mauser that was made into sporter, I had it for sometime and sold it a couple of years ago.



Original Oberndorf sporting rifles and actions were very highly regarded and most high end British makers like Rigby, Jeffery, H & H, Lancaster, Westley Richards all offered rifles made on actions imported from Mauser Germany. I have some very interesting old British catalogs that shows Mauser rifles by British makers.

Westley Richards







W.J. Jeffery



Charles Lancaster





Herb

[Raptor]

sir herb.....i am at a loss for words....you, sir, are a very lucky man indeed. But i am not jealous, mind you...in fact i hope and pray that lady luck continues to shower her benisons on you! If it's not too much to ask may we please have a video of yours firing that gun? You see that's the only way i will ever get to see that beauty in action......please ..

[Hammerhead]

Hi Herb, if you read Canadian gun laws it says,"you must lend it if some one wants for few days"

What's the law regarding possession of someone else's firearm?

No laws . You just take it and never return, simple is that. A rifle like that ..... never