| Stephen_Palos |
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| 31/07/12 06:09 PM |
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Mauser ES (Sorry! MS) 350 B .22 rifle
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Hi All,
I recently had the luck to acquire a lovely rifle in very good original condition.
What makes it unusual (to me at least?) is the sight setup. There is a tangent type rear sight which runs in dovetail grooves along the barrel with numbered positions. There is also a cutout where the whole sight can be removed.
There is also a dovetail on the receiver top which at first one would think is for a scope, but the bolt handle is not designed for scope use, so could this have been for a peep sight or some such? (I've since seen pictures of Mauser raised scope rings with holes to see the iron sights through them as well as a diopter sight set-up which work on these dovetails)
The engraved writing consists of:
PATRONE 22 LONG RIFLE
Serial no is: 123143
Proof marks are crowns over B U & G
Mauser Werke AG Oberndorf An.
And letters that seem to be DRP DRGM.
Any further info would be appreciated!
Pictures below:
| mauserand9mm |
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| 31/07/12 09:03 PM |
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Re: Mauser MS 550 B .22 rifle
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Isn't that an ES350B?
http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=129744&an=0&page=5
| Stephen_Palos |
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| 31/07/12 10:13 PM |
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Re: Mauser MS 550 B .22 rifle
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Quote:
Isn't that an ES350B?
http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=129744&an=0&page=5
Er.....Yes! Sorry
| mckinney |
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| 01/08/12 02:34 AM |
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Re: Mauser MS 550 B .22 rifle
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The rifle in this thread is a Mauser MS350B, not an ES350B. The latter is a single shot rifle, while the MS is the much rarer repeater. The MS350B is very hard to come by in unaltered condition, a very rare piece. I have 3 of them, but they all have an extra hole here or there, or non-original sights, etc. These are great rifles. Congratulations on your acquisition!
| Stephen_Palos |
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| 01/08/12 06:24 PM |
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Re: Mauser MS 550 B .22 rifle
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Thanx All!
I am rapidly learning more & more about my lucky find. It seems that finding original Mauser see through scope mounts is going to be even more luck than I can hope for?
My youngster wanted to go on a "walk & stalk" after Minah birds with it. That was even before I had a clue of its true value. I guess he'll be stuck with the Remington pump action for a while yet....
| underlever |
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| 01/08/12 08:18 PM |
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Re: Mauser MS 550 B .22 rifle
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Looks as though it has also served time in the South African Army. The "U" with the broad arrow stamped in the wood behind the guard is there ownership mark I believe.
| Rolf |
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| 22/08/12 08:32 PM |
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Re: Mauser MS 550 B .22 rifle
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Hello Stephen,
as I collect Mauser .22 lr rifles, I have some of the rifle information collected in reports together with information and photos.
If you are interested, I can send you some of the "reports" (maybe the wrong name...).
best regards
Rolf