Have any of the collectors here ever encountered the Mauser "special range rifle" or an original factory engraved and embellished Mauser sporting rifle? In years of scouring auction catalogues and every other source I can think of, I have never turned one up. The image in Speed's book of the range rifle is the only actual photograph of one of these rifles I have seen. They were apparently offered in all standard Mauser calibres, but it seems only the .30-06 is a good bet to actually exist.

I suppose these must be the holy grail of original Oberndorf sporting rifles...

If anyone has a photo, would love to see it. If anyone has a story, would love to hear it.