Boer 1895 ?

[bayonet]

Recent auction pickup this 1895 mauser in the C block.Made by DWM. no stock marks, small insp stamp in front of the C. Mismatched straight bolt. Is this one of the Boer rifles that never made it?

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[Patrick Chadwick]

Could well be. This topic has been covered in some detail on this forum. Do a search.

Patrick

[jmoore]

Patrick- You're back! Ize beginnin' to wonder.

[Patrick Chadwick]

Hi jmoore! It's nice to be missed!

Two weeks on the Galapagos islands - the only old bangers I saw were a percussion pistol and a side-by-side hammer shotgun. Both of which I would not have dared to fire!

Patrick

[Harlan (Deceased)]

Next time you are out we need a vacation request at least two weeks in advance! ~ Management

You were conspicuous in your absence Patrick -
Hope you had a nice time. Did you take any pictures?

~ Harlan

[Patrick Chadwick]

Did you take any pictures?

If I had been using a roll-film camera, it would have been expensive! When I have downloaded the lot and removed gigabytes of trash, maybe I will have one worth posting on the Watering Hole forum.

Any way, getting back on topic: bayonet, take a look at the thread on "Mysterious Mauser Marking" for my Boer Mauser. One originally similar to yours, but shortened by Mynheer TS (or ST) to make a carbine (easier to use on horseback!).

Patrick

[Thumper69]

Ok I am a new member because I just got gifted one just like this, C 3xxx, and the front stock chopped to the swivel, no rod. The guy who had it said it shot fine before other projects became more important. I will post pics next week. What is this thing? and is it worth keeping as is or using as the base for a ghetto scout rifle project?

[Patrick Chadwick]

I cannot provide a useful evaluation without any pics. As you have already discovered, C 3xxx puts it in the "suspicious" range. Study the previous posts, search for "boer", and you will have a much better idiea of what your rifle is.

Patrick

[jmoore]

Check the "Similar Threads" box at the bottom of this thread, or click the "boer" tag below.

It DOES require scrolling down a little!

This looks like a good thread to start, but y'all sort it- I'm not a "Mauser guy", just happen to have a few!:

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