GUN SPRING 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/14/2016
PHENOMENAL MAUSER MODEL 91 TURKISH CARBINE PROTOTYPE, SN 2.MAUSER1891 TURKISH CARBINE27.65MMCal. 7.65mm. Turkish Carbine with 18-1/2" bbl, drift adjustable front sight within nosecap bbl band with protective ears. Unmarked ladder rear sight with secondary flip-up sight, center bbl band with side mounted swivel. Unmarked Mauser receiver with small deactivating hole drilled into top of bbl ahead of receiver. In-the-white bolt with single pair of forward locking lugs and short C96 type extractor. Checkered 2-position winged safety. Fixed magazine housing. Nicely figured walnut stock fitted with in-the-white buttplate secured with two fire blued screws. Crescent moon markings on extractor, fire blued bolt release, follower, bolt, safety, floorplate and bottom of magazine. SN "2" appears on striker head and back of safety. The magazine cover and trigger plate, both factory refurbished, are also SN "2". Inspector markings on stock, just below trigger guard assembly, and on top of the buttplate. PROVENANCE: Ex Mauser Oberndorf Collection. Ex Alfons Mauser Koln-Ehrendorf Collection. Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Phenomenal 98% bright rust blue with comparable condition fire blued small parts. Stock retains virtually all orig varnish with only the most minimal handling marks. Even the in-the-white buttplate has only minimal discoloration. Mirror bore. Perfect manual mechanics. An extraordinarily high condition Mauser prototype whose condition substantiates the consignor's claim that the rifle had previously been in the Mauser Oberndorf Collection. 43475-1017 LMA (4,000-6,000)