Re: A question for all! [Re: Michael Petrov]
John Can.
Sidelock
Registered: 01/08/02
Posts: 491
Loc: Canada
Glad to see you back Micheal, never miss one of your posts.
Only because I have one, I think the "Holy Grail" of the bolt action rifles are the pre WW1 Commercial Mausers used as sniper rifles at the beginning of that conflict. Not only the guns but the provenance attached to them is IMHO quite outstanding.
As far as is known only 3 out of 4600 have thus far surfaced. --- John
Hi John,
make that four as a friend in England has a commercial Mauser used in WW1 with a letter of provenance showing it had been captured from a battle field in France.
Up to around the sixties you could own a rifle in England without a firearm license if it was a war souvenir but it had to be registered with the Police.
Around the sixties this changed and was the reason my friend was able to buy it from the estate.
It had the bases for claw mounts but they were missing along with the scope. Its around forty years since I last saw this Mauser and it had from memory a round brass pate set in the rear of the stock showing to use the latest type of military ammunition.
A German scope from that period was found along with claw mounts which with a slight alteration were fitted by him.
I'll try and get a photo when I go over to England for a holiday next year.
No good getting my friend to email me one as he's computer illiterate and doesn't even own a camera.
Regards, Roly.
