Mauser M71/84 find...

[Len]

Hi guys,
There's been a dearth of gun shows in my little piece of the sunshine state lately and tours of the local gun & pawn shops haven't proved fruitful either. That changed today when I stopped at a nearby hockshop. They usually have modern , non-military guns so I wasn't expecting much when I went in however a quick check of the inventory showed several military rifles in their rack (Eddy. US M17, Gew88, Gypo FN49, Spanish M43, Mosin M44). Right in the middle of the group was a stately M71/84 made at Spandau in 1888. It was in pretty nice shape with matching #'s , lots of blueing (and old, crusty cosmoline) and an excellent bore. Asking price was $695 + tax & nic but after some spirited haggling I got it for six hundred otd. Probably too much but it was nice to end the dry spell. I've got another 71/84 that's in pristine shape and I was always leery about taking her out to the range and getting her dinged up. No such reservations with this one. Here are some pics.

Len

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