Hopefully no one thought I believed I found some wonderful jewel of a WR.
Have bought and sold hundreds of Mauser sporting rifles. From basic Bubba built rifles to some really nice customs, even a few by "names" in the field.
Also disassembled and parted out dozens of others.
Have also built a few of my own.
Along the way I have become attuned to the history and when something like this pops up for a "reasonable" price I'll pick it up.
Pull them apart, examine the quality of the work then decide what to do.
Things like the trigger guard don't bother me. Easily replaced or an hours work(not including blacking) will have it looking very "Oberndorf".
The stock is a mess and unattractive to my eye. I have many on hand to replace it, though none of what would be the proper design for an English rifle of this era.
