Gun Collectors Dream Auction 63 Day One
Lot 519:
Up Next is an Antique Oesterr. Wafffb. Ges. Mauser Model 1871, Dated 1875, Chambered in 11MM, Original German Mauser Model 1871 J?ger Rifle The Beginning of the Legendary Mauser Rifles! The receiver is dated 1875 and marked I. G. Mod. 71 on the opposite side in German "Black Letter" type. This stands for Infanterie Gewehr (Infantry Rifle) Model 71. The top of the barrel knoxform is marked ?STERR. WAFFFB. GES., an abbreviation of "?sterreichische Waffenfabriksgesellschaft", or the Austrian Arms-Manufacturing Company. Part of ?WG was Steyr-Mannlicher, known mainly as Steyr, who continue to make firearms to this day.
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