Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 1st May 2019
Lot 700
Ƒ Ludwig Loewe A Boer 7x57mm Mauser model 96 bolt action carbine
Estimate £250 - £350 | Hammer £250
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Description
Ƒ Ludwig Loewe
A Boer 7x57mm Mauser model 96 bolt action carbine, serial number 3008, supplied to the South African Republic in 1896, barrel 18 in., ladder back sight, turned down bolt handle, original stock with fore end shortened and butt extended, serial number repeated on bolt handle, Section 1 - FAC or RFD required to purchase.
Serial number range 1-5,000 supplied by this manufacturer to the South African Republic (Transvaal). Ref. Ron Bester, 'Boer Rifles and Carbines of the Anglo-Boer War'.