Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 28th November 2024

Lot 386

Œ.W.G.: a German 11.15x60mmR Mauser Model 1871 'Jägerbüchse' service rifle, serial number 5741B,

Estimate £500 - £600 | Hammer £1134

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Description

Œ.W.G.: a German 11.15x60mmR Mauser Model 1871 'Jägerbüchse' service rifle, serial number 5741B, barrel 29.5 in., compound back sight with one standing and one folding leaf opposed to a folding ladder, single loading bolt action dated 1874, trigger guard with finger extension, bayonet bar mounted on the nose cap, brass butt plate inscribed '1.A.L' over '7.40' indicating issue to a Landwehr unit. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.



(123.6cm OAL)

The George Geear Collection