Schuey2002
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So my brother-n-law stops by my house yesterday and hands me this gun.
He knocks on my door, and the first thing out of his mouth was, "Wanna free gun?"
"Sure. Why not. You're joking, right?" I reply.
"Nope. Want me to prove it to ya? I'll be back in a sec."
He then turns around and walks back to his truck. Upon returning, he reaches out his arms, and hands me this German Mauser.
"I know that you'll give it a good home." He states.
"Why, may I ask, are you giving me this? Why don't you just sell it?" I reply.
"Sell it? Nah. I really want it to stay in the family." He jokes.
"OK, since you're giving it away. I'll take it off your hands."
"Besides, I really have no use for it.. I mean, just look at it. It's just being neglected at my place." He says.
"So, you don't want any money for it?" I ask.
"Nope." He replies.
I smiled, as I tried to contain my excitement. "Well, um.. thanks! I've got a nice spot for her in my safe."
Well, now that I've got this gun, I've got a bunch of questions for ya'll. So, here goes.
Markings:
On the left side of the receiver is written,
MAUSER MODELO ARGENTINO 1891
DEUTSCHE WAFFEN -- UND MUNITIONSFABRIKEN
BERLIN
The barrel, receiver, bolt and magwell are all stamped with the same serial #'s (which is in the low 5K range).. There are also a bunch of "handshake" and stylized "M" symbols scattered about as well.
Condition:
The gun is covered in surface rust due to severe neglect; there are little rust red spots everywhere. It also looks like a family of spiders have built a condo on the inside of the barrel, which doesn't seemed to have been cleaned in years, :banghead: The stock looks (at least to my eyes) to be in fairly good shape. It's pretty much devoid of very many marks, scars or scratches, which is cool..
There also appears to be a band missing (perhaps a barrel band/ front sling hoop?) that should have been located at the front of the stock. Other than that, it seems to have all of its parts (including the bolt, front sight, flip up rear sight that is marked #4-#20, a metal buttstock endplate, magwell, and a rear sling hoop jobbie).
Questions:
1) How should I go about tackling this rust problem?
2) Anyone have any tips on getting this thing back into shape?
3) Where can I get parts online?
4) Are there things that I should be look for when determining the condition of the barrel?
Rust/ Pitting /Corrosion and so forth?
5) Do any of you know what caliber this rifle is chambered in?
6) Finally, is it worth anything?
Thanks in advance.
He knocks on my door, and the first thing out of his mouth was, "Wanna free gun?"
"Sure. Why not. You're joking, right?" I reply.
"Nope. Want me to prove it to ya? I'll be back in a sec."
He then turns around and walks back to his truck. Upon returning, he reaches out his arms, and hands me this German Mauser.
"I know that you'll give it a good home." He states.
"Why, may I ask, are you giving me this? Why don't you just sell it?" I reply.
"Sell it? Nah. I really want it to stay in the family." He jokes.
"OK, since you're giving it away. I'll take it off your hands."
"Besides, I really have no use for it.. I mean, just look at it. It's just being neglected at my place." He says.
"So, you don't want any money for it?" I ask.
"Nope." He replies.
I smiled, as I tried to contain my excitement. "Well, um.. thanks! I've got a nice spot for her in my safe."
Well, now that I've got this gun, I've got a bunch of questions for ya'll. So, here goes.
Markings:
On the left side of the receiver is written,
MAUSER MODELO ARGENTINO 1891
DEUTSCHE WAFFEN -- UND MUNITIONSFABRIKEN
BERLIN
The barrel, receiver, bolt and magwell are all stamped with the same serial #'s (which is in the low 5K range).. There are also a bunch of "handshake" and stylized "M" symbols scattered about as well.
Condition:
The gun is covered in surface rust due to severe neglect; there are little rust red spots everywhere. It also looks like a family of spiders have built a condo on the inside of the barrel, which doesn't seemed to have been cleaned in years, :banghead: The stock looks (at least to my eyes) to be in fairly good shape. It's pretty much devoid of very many marks, scars or scratches, which is cool..
There also appears to be a band missing (perhaps a barrel band/ front sling hoop?) that should have been located at the front of the stock. Other than that, it seems to have all of its parts (including the bolt, front sight, flip up rear sight that is marked #4-#20, a metal buttstock endplate, magwell, and a rear sling hoop jobbie).
Questions:
1) How should I go about tackling this rust problem?
2) Anyone have any tips on getting this thing back into shape?
3) Where can I get parts online?
4) Are there things that I should be look for when determining the condition of the barrel?
Rust/ Pitting /Corrosion and so forth?
5) Do any of you know what caliber this rifle is chambered in?
6) Finally, is it worth anything?
Thanks in advance.