Original Imperial German Mauser Model 1871/84 Magazine Service Rifle by Spandau Dated 1888 - Matching Serial 9662 Martini-Henry Bayonets Hartford Connecticut

Hartford Connecticut

100 field guns

King of all the Britains

The butt pad is a lovely piece of checkered and carved horn

which we have photocopied

Original Imperial German Mauser Model 1871/84 Magazine Service Rifle by Spandau Dated 1888 - Matching Serial 9662 Martini-Henry Bayonets Hartford ConnecticutOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of the Mauser Model 1871 84 rifle, the first Magazine rifle widely used by the German Empire. It does not look to have seen much service at all, however it does look like it was stored improperly for a long period of time, which allowed the finish to degrade and the metalwork to oxidize. It was then cleaned to remove the oxidation from the metalwork, and the stock was also refinished to