Hi All,

Thanks for all your kind words and appreciation of what is a very nice rifle i.e. my pix of the 404 Jeffery Type A Mauser. I only got it a couple of months ago so have not shot anything with it as yet, except paper! I will be using it in Zim in July and will post pix and stories then. I always wanted a Type A Mauser as the very first big game animal I ever shot was with a friend's Type A Mauser in 30-06 cal.

My father was a big Mauser fan, his favorite rifle was a Model S Type carbine in 9x57. He preferred it to even the 375 H&H on Tiger claiming that the 375s velocity was too high at close range as the Kynoch bullets would often break up (we now know that the bullets in those days were not good!). He shot several 1000 animals with it and used it till he died, the bore was completely worn out. With the wisdom of a 16 year old I sold the rifle after my father passed away for the equivalent of $133! I still regret it!

Hope you like the pix of my father as a young man with his 9x57 Mauser with some wondeful trophies (A large bluebull, 43" sambhur stag,
a 10' 2" tiger measured over curves) taken in the 1950s.

Sadly those times have gone forever. Remember in those days tigers were often a nuisance. Wish the current powers that be will wake up and end the damn commercial poaching!








Reddy375

Those are probably the coolest pictures posted on AR in a long time. Thanks for sharing some of your family history with us.

reddy375,
Thanks for sharing the excellent photos of an age gone by.

Fine family tradition.
You must be a chip off the old block.

Awesome and melancholic at the same time. Quite nostalgic.

I see your father detached his scope and used iron sights on the tiger.

Thanks for posting.

Very cool photos!!! Thanks for sharing them.

For those forum members that may not be familiar with the 9x57, here's an article about it:

The 9x57 Mauser
http://www.african-hunter.com/9x57_mauser.htm

-Bob F.

reddy375,
Thank you, they are wonderful photographs.

Wonderful pictures -- thank you for sharing them with us. What loads did your father use?

Thanks,


Okie John

I believe the standard 245 grain Kynoch load mainly as well as the DWM ammo when available.

Those are great pics.

I also like the way it demonstrates that middle of the road cartridges are under rated. By today's standards, that cartridge wouldn't be adequate for rabbit, lol.

Thanks.

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ErikD: Those are probably the coolest pictures posted on AR in a long time.

Ditto! More!

Sigh ...

sometimes the "Good Old Days" REALLY were!!!

Thanks for the wonderful pics.

Your ol' dad was a fine figure of a man and an obvious adventurer.You must be very proud.
The Tiger picture is stunning.

It is almost hard to believe that man of such obvious strength and vitality could ever grow old and become sick.

Thank you for sharing.

reddy375 thanks for sharing the photos of your dad & his trophies with us. I really enjoy seeing vintage black & white photos. If you care to post more i would certainly appreciate it.

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Originally posted by reddy375:
I believe the standard 245 grain Kynoch load mainly as well as the DWM ammo when available.

Thank you. One last question: is he carrying a Colt auto tucked into a British garrison belt?


Okie John

Great Pictures & thanks for sharing them. When I look at pics like these and some of my family pics it reminds me we are only here for a short time so we might as well go out,hunt and enjoy it whilst we can.

reddy375.
Two things,
Your spelling Sambhur is not one I have come across before, is that how the name is spelled in India.
The Sambhur (Sambar as we have it) in New Zealand, which were introduced, have only six points. Is it common for them to have eight?
Are ours of a different strain, are there a number of strains?
Once again, thank you for showing us the photographs.

To answer a few different Qs.

Yes it is a Colt 32 pocket pistol.

Maybe I spelt Sambur wrong! I know there are different sub species though and they vary in size from India to Philipines, etc. Not sure which one they took down under!

oldun,

"Sambhur" was the traditional spelling and it is how the word is pronounced in most Sanskrit based Indian languages. "Sambar" is how we spell the name of a lentil based stew that is eaten with rice.

Reddy 375,

Thanks again for the beautiful pictures.

Hi Mehul,
Thanks for the clarification, I was sure I spelt it right. Sambar is not too bad either from time to time

Reddy375

reddy375

Great pictures, got more to share?

Those were the day's

Cheers
/ JOHAN

mehulkamdar.
Thank you for telling us the Sambhur is the Indian spelling. I like knowing, what I shall from now on think of as the correct spelling, ie as it is spelled in India.

Absolutely great thread and thanks to all for the photos and contributions.....BFaucet, a hearty thanks for the link.....great reading

This makes me want a 9 X 57 Mannlicher...say 18" barrel and of course on a Mauser '98!!!

Wonderful pictures! Thank you very much for sharing with us.

John

Absolutely fantastic photos!! Thanks for sharing. Unfortunately,I don't have a 9X57 Mauser '98 but, I have a close cousin, a .358 Winchester Model 70 I think I'll dust off and use. Too bad there's no tigers about to try it on but, it will take elk cleanly.

Amazing pictures! Thanks!!

reddy375:
The pictures you shared with us are incredible.They stir the hearts of all hunters, young and old. Thank you.

Paul K