Dutch Carbine

[Aragorn243]

Lucked into finding another one at an auction last night and will be picking it up this evening.

This one is also dated 1906 and the exterior is in much better condition than the first. Bluing is probably 90% with a few spots of light surface rust. Bolt is in the white also with some light surface rust. Bore is questionable which is the downside but the description if from an AR guy that has little experience with old milsurps so I hope it is OK. Comes with a canvas sling which looks like it belongs to it but I've not been able to match it to known examples.

I also can't type the rifle. It is a carbine but its characteristics don't fit any descriptions exactly. It has an upper hand guard which is the same length as the stock. It has a bayonet lug. Sling swivels are on the bottom and do not appear to have been moved. I can't see any filled areas on the sides in the photos. There is not a wood side plate on the magazine and there are no attachments for one. Best fit appears to be a police issue.

All visible numbers on the rifle match, it has no import mark. The stock date is later, 1922 so it probably went through an arsenal rebuild. Stock is serialed and matches the metal parts.