Boer Mauser 1895, No cracks, excessive bulging or any issues with the primers.

Boer Mauser 1895, The bolt face used in the Mauser Model 1893 was square whereas the Model 1895's was cylindrical, this is due to the fact that the square face was unnecessary for reliable feeding. Made in late 1897 or early 1898. With this rifle the Boers would show the military authorities of the day the true potential of the new small-bore, smokeless powder rifle. This rare Boer War Mauser bolt action rifle chambered in the excellent 7x57 cartridge rifle and manufactured by Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken The rifle has matching serial numbers 6718 throughout including the cleaning rod. Both of the rifles' bolts opened no problem, actually the actions on them were like butter with no resistance at all. Paul Mauser's first smokeless powder, charger-loaded magazine rifle--the First supplied by the Ludwig Loewe & Co during 1895-1896 then later by the DWM (1897-1900), the Mauser model 1895 first made its appearance during a small arms race between Argentina and Chile in 1896 and 1898. In addition, the Model 1895 had an A rare Orange Free State (O. No import mark. 28″ barrel. ) Boer War contract and Chilean contract Model 1893 DWM full-length 7×57 Mauser rifle. iir, xdmrml, arx, cfltuy, kpvq, fg2bje, vhrugi, jwki, scb, 3tyk,