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A BOER WAR COMMEMORATIVE 7X57mm 'M96' BOLT-MAGAZINE SERVICE RIFLE, serial no. 6123,
29 1/4in. nitro barrel, block-mounted fore-sight, tangent rear-sight (graduated to 2000 metres, the left side of the action marked 'DEUTSCHE WAFFEN-UND MUNITIONSFABRIKEN. BERLIN', manual flag safety, detachable floorplate, full-length straight stock carved and decorated with Boer War commandos, battles and dates, comprising of 'MAAKT EENDRACHT MACT', ' NATAL INGETROOKKEN OCT 12', 'ELEANDSLAAGTE', 'DUNDEE Oct 20', MODDERSPRUIT Oct 30', 'ESCOURT Nov 23', 'BLAAUWKRANTZ Nov 15' on the right, the left with 'TRANSVAAL 1899-1900', 'MOOIRIVIER Nov 22', 'COLENSO Dec 15', 'TUGELA Jan 8, SPIJONKOP Jan 24', together with cleaning rod with non-matching serial numbers, bolt, trigger guard and floorplate with matching serial numbers
Other Notes: Serial number 6123 was shipped under the 'Third Contract' between the South African Republic and the Krupp agents, for 8,000 long rifles, 2,000 carbines and 7.5 million rounds. The contract was signed on 20th April 1897, and this particular rifle was part of a consignment of 6,875 rifles shipped on the Kruger, which departed Germany on 6th June and was accepted in Pretoria on 16th August.
Ludwig Loewe who manufactured the Mausers for the earlier contracts had merged with several other manufacturers in late 1896 to become Deutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken, and this inscription replaced the Loewe markings on the receivers of the rifles delivered under the earlier contracts.
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Estimate £1,000-1,500
S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act