doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion Classic & Custom Single Barreled Sporting Rifles @ doublegunshop.com a nice German-style 1903 sporter

I saw this on gunbroker and keep on going back to it. Funds
are a bit tight, but I just like the looks of it.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=187967214

It looks like they added metal to the front receiver ring
and then put a dovetail slot for the claw base, but they did
it really well. I don't quite understand how they did what
they did.

The added metal on the ring is a soldered-on base. It was probably fitted to the extractor reinforcement on the right side of the ring then shaped for asthetics. From the left it looks like any other soldered on claw mount base, but it does look funny from the right side. Appealing rifle.

That's a very nice rifle. The pistol grip and schnable have the look of Mauser factory work, but I'm not saying it is.
The checkering and cheekpiece are lovely and while I'm not a fan of Greener safeties for function, it's cool!

it's charming in ole' fashioned black forrest way, but i would not give > $600 for it.

I glad that you mentioned Mauser factory work, because that reminded me of this rifle that sold recently which is advertised as a true Mauser Oberndorf factory made sporting rifle

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=187052040

I like nice rifles, but I can't afford most of them, so I've never owned an original Mauser factory sporter, but it seems to me that the inletting looks pretty crude. Is that typical?

I've only recenly come to study Mauser Factory Sporters and but have been pretty lucky and have a couple to hand. To me this dosn't look like anything I've seen. The "bible" is Jon Speed's book, also uncommon and very expensive. My main reference is here: http://forums.nitroexpress.com/postlist.php?Cat=0&Board=mauserarchive - most of what I have learnt I owe to the pictures on this NE forum, and a few pointers from Mr Petrov.

Cheers - Foster

Jon Speed is one of the blockheads who spells it "Griffen" and Howe in at least one of his books. So if he makes an elementary error like that how can you trust the rest of his stuff?

Mr Benenson - I have never seen a in-depth review of his book by a "peer" (and have only had the book to look at for a few hours - I don't own a copy - yet) so would be interested if you can point to such a review. IMHO these usually will allow one to judge the "quality" of the authors reseach rather than the error you point out, which I agree is very annoying but common, block-headed ignorance being only one of a number of possible causes.

Hi Foster aka Tentman

Thanks for your contribution to this thread, I've been admiring your efforts to restore those Kurz Mauser sporters, I wish you
the best of luck on that.

As for the spelling of Griffin versus Griffen, that has been a problem like Niedner versus Neidner. In a thread a while back,
Michael Petrov showed an image of a copy of notes from Niedner's workshop in which "Niedner" was spelled "Neidner". It happens.
If I were Jon Speed, which I am not, and if that was the worse mistake I made, I could easily live with it.

I have received 2 packages in the last month from Griffin & Howe and they spelled the name "Griffen & Howe" on their own return address label!!!

I told em about it, don't know if it'll change anything.