Today I saw a similar Mauser Type S (8 mm) made in 1914. The rifle was similar to this rifle and I held it in my hand, such a light weight rifle and a real beauty. I had never seen a full stock Mauser sporter rifle before and wanted to learn more about type S, so thought lets check on Nitro Express and see if there is any information available there. Don you have the real "GEMS". Collection Extraordinaire.