- #1891 argentine mauser short rifle serial numbers
- #1891 argentine mauser short rifle serial number
- #1891 argentine mauser short rifle serial
Because of setbacks brought on by Wilhelm Mauser's death, they failed to have the design completed by 1882, and the German Rifle Test Commission ( Gewehr-Prüfungskommission) was formed. In lovely condition and ready to display.Īfter the Mauser brothers finished work on the Model 71/84 for Germany in 1880, the design team set out to create a small caliber repeater that used smokeless powder. Like many of the Argentine contract Mauser rifles, this one did not see much actual use.Īnother Military Contract from the Victorian era that Mauser managed to snag from all its European competitors.
Bore is excellent with bright finish and clear lands and grooves.
#1891 argentine mauser short rifle serial
Most likely this explains the non-matching serial numbers. Rest of metal finish is very good, with masses of the original blue finish on the metalwork and a nice finish on the walnut stock. The stock has had some repairs done at arsenal, such as a repaired wrist crack. Unlike almost all of the Argentine Mausers we have seen, this one never had the Argentine Crest removed from above the chamber. The left side of the receiver is marked with the production information:
#1891 argentine mauser short rifle serial number
The Ludwig Loewe serial number records for the Argentine contract indicate that serial numbers A0000 to C4999 were produced in 1892, so this rifle was made probably made in the second quarter of that year.
#1891 argentine mauser short rifle serial numbers
The serial numbers were issued sequentially with a single letter prefix. It has all matching serial numbers, with A 4725 on the barrel and receiver, while the stock has serial number A 5626. This example, like all of the Argentine Mausers made before 1896, was made by the renowned Company LUDWIG LOEWE of BERLIN, which from 1887 was actually part owner of Mauser Waffenfabrik. This is a very nice example of the Model 1891 Argentine Mauser rifle, one of many "export" models made for foreign governments, all based on the Mauser Model 1889. It is complete with an original cleaning rod.Original Item: Only one available. The stock has several acceptance proofs in various areas, right side of the buttstock (small Argentine Crest), behind the trigger guard (A G in a shield), rear barrel band ( B and double L). It has the short style handguard, military style tangent rear sight graduated to 2000 meters, straight grip walnut stock and has a combination of heat blued small parts, bright polished bolt and the balance of the parts rust blued. The Argentine crest that is normally present on the receiver ring is ground off. The top of the barrel has the intertwined script "MB" proof and the right side of the barrel and receiver has the serial number. The left side of the receiver wall is marked with the intertwined script "MB" for Manufacture, Loewe, Berlin, the Argentine proof of "Two Shaking Hands" next to "MAUSER MODELO ARGENTINO 1891/ MANUFACTURA, LOEWE, BERLIN ". These represent some of the earlier commercial contract rifles that Mauser was selling based on their new turn-bolt Mauser action. This is an early contract rifle manufactured for the country of Argentina by the Mauser factory.