Deutsche Waffen-und-Munitionsfabriken: a German Gewehr-98 Mauser bolt-action rifle

Deutsche Waffen-und-Munitionsfabriken: a deactivated 7.92x57mm German Gewehr-98 Mauser bolt-action rifle, serial number 581, dated 1915, barrel 29 in., lange visier back sight, extended 20 round magazine, unusual bolt dust cover, combined muzzle cover/fore-sight protector, serial number repeated on action, bolt and various other parts, stock fitted with an inscribed metal plate 'THIS GERMAN RIFLE WITH BIG MAGAZINE WAS BROUGHT IN FROM NO MANS LAND IN FRONT OF SERRE IN AUTUMN OF 1916', complete with recent EU deactivation certificate. Please note that UK law requires the buyer to inform the Home Office of possession of a deactivated firearm. Contact the auctioneer if guidance is required.