August 11, 12, & 13, 2020 Field & Range Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/12/2020
Scarce Kriegsmodell "svwMB" code Variant III manufactured between August of 1945 to May of 1946 by the French occupied Mauser Oberndorf factory. Receiver is marked "Mod.98/ svwMB" over the chamber with Mauser eagle over "135" waffenamts on the right side. Matching numbers include the receiver, bolt assembly, bolt stop, magazine follower, rear sight assembly, trigger guard, floorplate, and barrel bands. Laminated stock and upper hand guard are mismatched. Floorplate is Mauser "byf" marked, which is correct for Mauser produced Kriegsmodells. Late war Kriegsmodell features include a hole drilled in the buttplate for bolt disassembly, lack of a band spring, screw retained barrel bands, and lack of a bayonet lug and cleaning rod hole. CONDITION: Metal components retain the vast majority of their arsenal applied blue finish, showing few areas of wear or handling marks. Fine bright bore, with strong rifling throughout. Stock appears to have been lightly cleaned, and shows few handling and storage marks. With only a little over 29,000 "svwMB" coded rifles produced, this makes for a fine example of a post-War French occupation Mauser Kriegsmodell rifle for the discerning collector. MLW
Item Dimensions: L: 43 - 1/2".