item details
NameBolt action magazine rifle, Mauser model 1896
ProductionDeutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken; armorer; 1896; Germany
Classificationrifles
Materialswood, steel, brass
DimensionsOverall: 90mm (width), 180mm (height), 1235mm (length)
Registration NumberDM000445
Credit lineGift of Wing Commander Lewis F.P. Taylor, 1964
Overview
Bolt action trifle, Mauser Model 1896, calibre 7.62mm.
Inscriptions:
Marked on breech: SAT
848
Stamped on breech: Deutsche Waffen und Munitions fabriken
Berlin
1896
Stamped on breech and trigger guard: 6913
Stock carved: J.P W[?]AGIE
ZAR 1899 (these letters are inlaid with brass)
Bolt serial number is obscured ?[ - - 6 9 - - ]