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The original mauser sporting rifles made in the mauser factory are the only ones that achieved known collectors status as a group when in original condition as delivered from the factory. Original oberndorf sporting rifles the other settlement was made to france from which we derived the brevex magnum action albeit in limited quantities. Paul mauser returned to oberndorf in december 1869, and wilhelm arrived in. The history of mauser from the inception of the royal wurttemberg rifle factory, its take over by the mauser brothers and on through two world wars. The arms manufacturers base in germanys black forest has made oberndorf the unlikely gun capital of europe. All serious collectors of german small bore rifles will not want to be without this. Mauser special order commercial type b sporter in 30. Books for the original oberndorf mauser sporting rifles. Feb 25, 2014 the arms manufacturers base in germanys black forest has made oberndorf the unlikely gun capital of europe. I have been trying to find the book mauser original oberndorf sporting rifles and cannot find one since its out of print. That rare original mauser african modell hunting rifle built at oberndorf in 1932 on a commercial 98 action was specially designed before the ww2 for the south african market.
The rifle certainly did its part and i did my best to do my part. Mauser original african modell mauser original oberndorf. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, mauser designs were also exported and licensed to many countries which adopted them as military and civilian sporting firearms. Jan 07, 2017 original oberndorf sporter books in the video. Jon speeds book covers all of the history of the mauser including the move to belgium. The original oberndorf mauser cartridges are also included, albeit with rather limited information.
Original oberndorf sporting rifles hardcover january 1, 1997 by jon speed author. The special rifle type a was the topoftheline sporting rifle of the early 20th. The book ends with a selection of fullcolour views of highgrade mauser sporters. The proof law at the time 1898 of initiation of manufacture required the letter bu proofs on the receiver. Mauser original oberndorf sporting rifles jon speed. Jun 29, 2017 took the old 19 mauser sporter to the range. Their line of boltaction rifles and semiautomatic pistols has been produced.
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Mauser sporting arms has already appeared in the authors two previous collector grade titles. History, hunting rifles, mauser rifle, mauser werke oberndorf. Mauser oberndorf sporting rifle c28809 united states. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Sep 16, 2012 the original oberndorf mauser cartridges are also included, albeit with rather limited information. Get mauser original oberndorf sporting rifles by john speed.
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Sporting versions with actions of model 98 design were produced by the mauser co. I have speeds book as it was recommended by a collector friend as an excellent reference book if you were collecting english magazine rifles or wanted to know anything about mauser rifles and actions. Oberndorf original mauser sporting rifle at the range youtube. Mauser special order commercial type b sporter in 3006 caliber. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Does anyone know if the book the mauser archive will have some of the same information need to research early commercial and military sporting rifles.
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