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3152
$4,600.00

NA&A CO 11MM GEWEHR 71 RIFLE. SN 5084F. Gewehr 71 rifle made by NA&A Company in 1875. This particular rifle is one of 75,000 made on contract by the English firm National Arms & Ammunition Company for the Prussian Government. Receiver in the white has turned a pleasing shade of light brown as has the rest of the steel parts. Bears the manufacturer’s triangular logo on the top receiver flap. Left receiver marked 5084F with numerous Imperial proofs. Mechanics and action are crisp. Brass trigger guard has hand-painted inscription “Mauser Mod 1871”. Full-length stock has been varnished and bears a hand-written description on the left, nicely proofed with crown/FW as well as an additional crown/L. Buttplate is unit-marked “90.L.I2.61.” PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess, ex-Visser collection. CONDITION: Overall good to very good. Bore is dark, strong lands and grooves; should clean up. Stock has occasional scratch and handling marks, but overall very good condition. 4-53314 DW62 (2,500-3,500)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013
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