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by miroflex » Wed Nov 28, 2012 12:48 pm
Hi Herb,
You've done a great job in posting pages from vintage catalogues of famous British gun makers extolling the virtues of Mauser rifles and offering them for sale to the public. It recalls an important and not very well publicised chapter in the history of British gun making.
The wholehearted endorsement of a German product by British firms is almost unbelievable, given the intense economic and political rivalry between the two countries before and after the Great War. It is a tribute to the inherent superiority of the Mauser action and German materials and workmanship that renowned British companies like Holland and Holland, Jeffery and Rigby unhesitatingly adopted Mauser bolt action rifles and sold them under either the Mauser or their own brand name.
This superiority was paralled by the supremacy of the German optical industry in the field of cameras, lenses, microscopes, telescopes and telescopic sights for rifles as well as other products and accessories. Names which come to mind include Hensoldt, Leitz of Leica fame, Voigtlander and Zeiss. The last named firm joined with other famous German manufacturers like Contessa Nettel, Ica etc to form the renowned conglomerate Zeiss Ikon.
It is heartening to note that the world still cherishes these products of a bygone era that can still hold their own with more modern products. Thank you once again Herb for reviving old memories!
Regards.
"To the man who loves art for its own sake, it is frequently in its least important and lowliest manifestations that the keenest pleasure is to be derived." Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure Of The Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
....its RARE VINTAGE &...i dont have words...
