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Hi Guys I have recently acquired a rather unusual Mauser .22 in exceptionally good original condition. What makes it unusual (to me at least?) is the sight setup. There is a tangent type rear sight which runs in dovetail grooves along the barrel with numbered positions. There is also a cutout where the whole sight can be removed. There is also a dovetail on the receiver top which at first one would think is for a scope, but the bolt handle is not designed for scope use, so could this have been for a peep sight or some such? The engraved writing consists of: PATRONE 22 LONG RIFLE Serial no is: 123143 Proof marks are crowns over B U & G Mauser Werke AG Oberndorf An. And letters that seem to be ORP ORGM. Any ifurther info would be appreciated! Pictures below:    http://www.bigbore.org/ http://www.chasa.co.za Addicted to Recoil ! I hunt because I am human. Hunting is the expression of my humanity... | ||
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That's interesting .Mine has dove tail only on the receiver. Could the receiver be forthe tangent sight and the barrel for a scope ? I did manage to find a scope mount for the receiver but it's a low see through.I didn't want to change the bolt handle. | |||
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Could you post a picture of the front sight also. This is a very interesting rifle and would like to see more of it. I have seen several but not like yours | |||
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The grooves on the receiver are for a scope. The scope mounts I've seen in use on these are usually the see-thru type that make the scope sit high enough that the bolt handle clears the scope easily. These are well made rifles and all I have had shoot like crazy. Congrats on a great rifle! | |||
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Hi All. Thanks so far! I copied a link to this post and also got this great answer from Igorock. Seems I really have found something quite special  Maybe this helps a little... "To paraphrase Jon Speed's Smallbore Mauser book, the clip-fed MS350B is considered the top-of-the-line and most expensive target rifle, with only about 8600 examples made in total before WWII...NOT many, especially considering the destruction of arms by the allies after the war, and simple attrition rate. Mr. Speed goes on to extoll the virtues and extraordinarily fine details of these rifles, and warns ultimately that any collector should be happy to locate an example of in good condition..." http://www.bellandcorbettoutfi..._MS_350B_Rifle_.html Promaakari - HANDMADE in FINLAND http://www.bigbore.org/ http://www.chasa.co.za Addicted to Recoil ! I hunt because I am human. Hunting is the expression of my humanity... | |||
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Sorry for the poor quality, but here are some more pics. The insignia in the wood behind the trigger guard ("Hens foot" in a U) is the old Union Defence Force mark, showing that the rifle once belonged to the South African military. As it originated in Namibia (previously South West Africa) I'm guessing it somehow was bought by a SA military unit there during the protectorate years?    http://www.bigbore.org/ http://www.chasa.co.za Addicted to Recoil ! I hunt because I am human. Hunting is the expression of my humanity... | |||
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Thanks for the link ,some fine photos !I felt guilty putting a see through mount on mine .Not original and even then difficult to find.But now I see the original is a see through ! I'm still confused at the dovetail and marks on the barrel .Just how was that used ?  Anyone know here I might get an original mount like that one ? | |||
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I have a similar Mauser with the marks on the barrel but it is a single shot - not clip fed. Unfortunately, it has a non-original rear sight dovetailed into the barrel right over the "N" and a non-original front sight too. I have another Mauser .22 which is in much better shape which IIRC also has the dovetail cut action. Perhaps Mauser dovetailed all of the actions on these .22s regardless of the sight setup. Not sure about that but maybe... | |||
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I just noticed that there are two Mauser .22s in Gavin Gardiner's next auction. Looks like they both have the dovetailed action but the target rifle has the dovetailed barrel with the numbers as yours does. http://www.gavingardiner.com/B...leRef=0018&LotRef=33 http://www.gavingardiner.com/B...leRef=0018&LotRef=34 | |||
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Hi Old thread, but new to me. Patrone is German for cartridge. Your rifle would have been made in the later part of 1934. DRP and DRGM are German patent marks. The sight was designed to be slid along the barrel to make fine adjustments to the sight radius to suit the individual shooter. The receiver has dovetails to accept rings or a number of different sights ( diopters etc.) I have a Mm 410 b with the Mauser factory see thru mounts and period correct (most likely fitted to the rifle at the factory)22mm tube scope. The "N" on the barrel is the "normal"position of the tangent sight. I have five Mauser small bores and looking for more, but I don't have one of these  Lovely, well made and pretty collectable rifles. Good luck is what's left of thorough preperation. | |||
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