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his has ....what appear to be Germanic engraved "stock pins" or "stock re-enforcement" screws/device near the front of the horn cap. They are very high quality and look factory, but I am unaware of any rifles leaving the factory as such. When I asked the dealer he was unfamiliar with it too and he is a stand up guy. Anyone see this before? Also, if anyone knows of a type A for sale on the market let me know please!

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The "stock pins" are wedges, originally used on muzzle loading rifles to secure the barrel to the stock. Some German gunsmiths, for reasons best known to themselves, put them on modern rifles evidently for decoration. They serve no useful purpose that I am aware of.

I don't believe that the receiver ring is stepped. I think what appears to be the front of the receiver ring is actually part of the barrel. I have only seen stepped receiver rings on slant box Magnum actions, like this one, intended for the 400/350 Rigby cartridge.



Neither the barrel nor the stock appear to be factory. The front ramp appears to be a Williams.

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Not an A-type nor any other Original Mauser, Oberndorf commercial rifle any more, as it is now. Most likely put together quite recently from mostly old parts. The stock is not Oberndorf, but rather Suhl/Zella-Mehlis style. Such cross keys in foreend usually came with half-octagon, ribbed barrels. There is no sense with the round barrel. The open sights are modern, non-German. The scope is attached with a 1920 ex - Reichswehr (Versailles treaty 100 000 men army)sniper mount. These were surplused and sold off about 1930. There is no stepped receiver ring. What you see is the flange of the barrel, in front of the receiver ring. Here in Germany such a pasticchio would be about Euro 500.- at best.

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