boer mauser

[Simohayha1905]

hey guys im new here.but i need some help i hopefully will be going to a gun show in the next week or so and i want a boer mauser really bad lol. i know the simple stuff like OVS mark. but i hear of a ZAR boer masuser and that they were possibly actually in south africa? and i hear of the A B or C prefix means its boer?.idk any help will make me happy. thanks in advance

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[Badger]

Look at the top right corner of the site and type in the search box "boer mauser" ..

Although I haven't had a chance to create a formal Knowledge Library entry for it, here's a piece from my collection …

1896 Boer Mauser Rifle Serial # B7772 (click here)

"One of the first 20,000 rifles delivered in 1896 to Z.A.R.
Serial number ranges were A1 - A10000 & B1 - B10000"

"All matching numbers except cleaning rod and un-numbered bolt"
"Vet bring back and was originally part of CMI collection"

Regards,
Doug

[Simohayha1905]

thanks man! that gun is beautiful. how much did you pay for it if you dont mind me asking? trying to figure out what i need to take with me.hoping i get lucky and get one from a guy who does not know what it is

[jmoore]

Here's the one I found:

https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=54573&page=1

Cleaned up nicely and still shoots well. (Post #20 has link to P'bucket album with lots of photos.)

[Simohayha1905]

wow thats beautiful!

[mrclark303]

Here's a couple of pictures of a Boer war DWM manufactured Mauser M96 I owned a few years back, tatty and deactivated (not by me) due to the shot out and corroded bore and damage to the action body.

This example S/N 1695 was delivered to the Transvaal in early 1897, a South African mate of mine helped me decipher the wording carved into the butt, with a little research came up with this.

Captured and brought back to the UK, either as Regimental booty, or by an Officer, I would love to know the capture history of this piece.

Name: C J Lourence (He was a member of the Wakkerstroom Commando and was unfortunately killed in action in 1900)

Town: MW STROOM ( Marthinus-Wessel-Stroom, normally known as "Wakkerstroom" )

They are very interesting Mauser's indeed, after all, how often can you track down the the original owner of a service rifle over 100 years later!

[forty4forty]

Two Boer rifle, top is an OVS with battle damage, bottom is a standard, with no ZAR/OVS.

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[gamaarms]

hi There
you will find boer mausers for sale on the Classic Arms Auction early next month.there are a couple of boer rifles for sale.they will export them to you as well.its all on the net or you can phone Andrew who is the owner and he will assist
you .the telephone number is 27136562923.just remember the different time zones.
regards
gamaarms

[Daan Kemp]

Classic Arms is a well known gun shop close to Pretoria and auctions many firearms every quarter. You can check their previous auction's prices and know what the price in ZAR was. I believe Classic Arms will ship, check the details on the auction site for their procedure and costs. Dependable and reputable AFAIK. Been to their premises too.

[Simohayha1905]

Classic Arms is a well known gun shop close to Pretoria and auctions many firearms every quarter. You can check their previous auction's prices and know what the price in ZAR was. I believe Classic Arms will ship, check the details on the auction site for their procedure and costs. Dependable and reputable AFAIK. Been to their premises too.

Kinda late reply but what will the shipping cost be from SA to the US?