I got a wonderful engraved Gewehr 98. Engraving above the chamber says:
"Waffenfabrik Mauser A.-G. Oberndorf a/N 1911." Receiver is all engraved. The gun has a double set trigger: You set the rear trigger, which makes the front trigger very sensitive. There is a little screw between the two triggers to modify the sensitivity of the front trigger. The barrel is marked '8.15.46 norm:" and "674," which is probably the serial number for the barrel. The parts have the same serial number with the safety being the sole exception. There are only two positions for the safety: Straight up, which blocks the line of sight and allows just the set trigger to be relaxed, without releasing the firing pin. If you move the safety to the left, you have to set the trigger again before being able to release the firing pin with the front trigger. Does anybody have an idea what it is worth and who made it? At first sight, it looks like Mauser made it before WWI. The serial number for the receiver, bolt, magazine, etc. is 89027.
"Waffenfabrik Mauser A.-G. Oberndorf a/N 1911." Receiver is all engraved. The gun has a double set trigger: You set the rear trigger, which makes the front trigger very sensitive. There is a little screw between the two triggers to modify the sensitivity of the front trigger. The barrel is marked '8.15.46 norm:" and "674," which is probably the serial number for the barrel. The parts have the same serial number with the safety being the sole exception. There are only two positions for the safety: Straight up, which blocks the line of sight and allows just the set trigger to be relaxed, without releasing the firing pin. If you move the safety to the left, you have to set the trigger again before being able to release the firing pin with the front trigger. Does anybody have an idea what it is worth and who made it? At first sight, it looks like Mauser made it before WWI. The serial number for the receiver, bolt, magazine, etc. is 89027.