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Posted: 8/31/2009 6:26:57 PM EDT
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Ok, so a while back my mothers aunt inherited all of her ex-husbands guns. She doesn't know much but looked up the values and let me and my dad have first crack. My dad picks up the WW2 M1 carbine made by General Motors and something else. Most of what she has are shotguns (which i'm not into) and a few classic Sharps. However there is one mauser there with a octagon barrel, hand carved very nice stock, and a silver plaque on the side. I thought it looked like something special and being just back from Iraq I had cash to blow.
So, I started researching this gun and as best I can tell it is almost identical to the pics I see of what is referred to as the Plezier Mauser, the front sights don't have the batwings and the rear is set, not adjustable, and there is a left thumb cut out. but other than those minor things its identical to every picture of a plezier I've seen. So how do i verify what it is? Is there someone in central Montana who would be able to tell if this rifle is an authentic or a later made clone? What is the approximate value of said weapon? Any help on this would be greatly apperciated |
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the Boer Pleizier Mauser varies it can have a hooded sight or not which should be windage adjustable.
a pistol grip or straight stock. the stock wood should bulge either side of the reciever. the reciever should be model 1893-95 have a clip guide and of course be chambered for 7X57mm Mauser. not sure if this helps you Nick |
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The front sight post isn't windage adjustable but otherwise it matches. The stock is handcrafted and craftsmanship is excellent, octagonal barrel, chambered in 7x57, and has a clip guide in the receiver.
All in all aside from the left thumb cut out in the receiver and sights its identical to the rifle in this article. http://www.rifleshootermag.com/featured_rifles/plezier_071907/ |
| These rifles were used in the Boer war. Originally they were used as hunting rifles but the Boers used them to fight the British too. You should be able to get a pretty good evaluation of the rifle on the Mauser forums in gunboards.com. Really nice people there and some well known Mauser experts too. |
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