1934 Banner Mauser

[Calif-Steve]

A rather neat and clear stamping on a sanded stock? Receiver appears buffed and re-blued to me. Not too sure what I am looking at.

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[krebin]

Again thanks for all the input, it's highly appreciated!

@ Doug and Patrick. I'll take the rifle apart to check up on all the internal numbers.

@ Steve. The stock appears very authentick, it's hard to see on the pic's but it has what appears to real patina and is more "worn" than sanded. The receiver may, but I doubt it, have been reblued.

Kris

[jmoore]

A rather neat and clear stamping on a sanded stock? Receiver appears buffed and re-blued to me. Not too sure what I am looking at.

It is hard to tell for sure from the photos whether the metal's been reblued and the stock scrubbed, but your suspicions are valid. The few Banner Mausers I've seen have had higher degree of polish than usual on the action and bands. A little edge rounding, but it should be of generally high quality. The stocks seem to also to have had a bit more rubbing, but the edges should be even and the grain well filled. Could probably tell in under a minute if the rifle were in hand whether it's been redone. There's certainly enough clues in the photos to be wary at this point.

[Patrick Chadwick]

There's certainly enough clues in the photos to be wary at this point.

Calif-Steve and jmoore. I know what you mean. After all, one of my favorite precautionary sayings is "if it looks too good to be true, then it probably is ... too good to be true".

The other is AFAICTWAHTOIMH:
As Far As I Can Tell Without Actually Having The Object In My Hands

With these reservtions in mind, I agree that in the end the barreled action has to be removed from the body. After nearly 70 years, just about every rifle that has not been kept in the wrap since manufacture will show a difference at the "waterline" where the barrel channel starts. Even if it's just a shading in the bluing. And whether, for instance, bluing goes across worn edges (indicating rebluing after the wear) is another feature that requires examination under an eyeglass.