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19MG-77 98 MAUSER

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:450.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD
19MG-77 98 MAUSER
German G33/40 Mauser Mountain carbine, 8 x 57 caliber, Serial #6740. The carbine is in very good overall condition with a 19” lightweight barrel. The top of the receiver is marked with a single “eagle/63” proof over “dot” indicating manufacture by the BRNO factory and dated 1942. The left side of the receiver has a single eagle proof, the top of the hollow bolt handle has an eagle and the underside is marked, “N7”. The smoothwood stock is in good condition with mars and dents consistent with service use and the butt stock has a sheet metal plate in front of the cupped butt plate. The carbine includes a period pebble grained leathermilitary rifle sling. The bore is fair, the action is crisp and the markings are sharp on this desirable Mountain carbine with a prime WWII date. Issued primarily to Mountain troops and manufactured to be a smaller,lighter alternative to the standard K98 service rifle, the carbine is rarely seen in this condition and highly collectible. Est.: $1,500-$3,000. (C+R).