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Mike,

When I get back home tonight I will take some photos and send them to you. As I said before I bought the gun a few years ago with the intention of making it a project gun, but I have been working in Asia until the last few months and never really got around to it.

The gun actually has a Mannlicher full length stock with carved cheek piece. The stock has been cut down at some time and then someone added a wooden spacer with a rubber recoil pad to bring the overall length back, I can't say what the length is until I measure it if you like.

The gun is a custom job by "Rex Wolff", I have seen a few of these around over the years and they do bring a high price in good condition. The metal is heavily engraved, the barrel is half octagon/half round with a full length rib. It has a two leaf rear folding site and a thin blade front. The triggers are double set and the set is crisp and very light. I do recall that the adjustment screw for the set is frozen and broken off, but that a simple job to replace if you wanted to, but probably you would not need to adjust in my experience anyway.

Lets see what else, oh the barrel lug screw does not seem to be original to the gun, but tightens down OK. The finish has a lot of patina and I intended to have the metal refinished. The finish is what I have been told is called a French finish, kind of looks like nickel and you can see some flame coloring in places. The wood has been abused for sure, a lot of handling marks and scars, but no cracks that I can recall.

I have shot this gun about 8-10 times and it is a sweet shooter as I would expect from a early Mauser and it groups, points and handles like a dream, weighing in around 7 pounds I believe. The action functions flawlessly and smooth. This gun just needs some TLC and a good scrubbing to bring her beauty back, she is truly a diamond in the rough. You could use this gun as is or make her a project gun.

Mike there is no pressure to sell this gun, I just thought if you are interested in really having a quality rifle rather than some wanta be piece at a bargain basement price than I could help you out. As I said I have $875.00 in this gun and would ask only that I get that out of it. Oh yes I do have dies and some old bullets that came with it as well. The dies came with a surface rust, but I have used them and they seem to work OK. I would let those go with the gun as I don't have another 9.3x62.

Anyhow, I will send pictures tonight and if your still interested get back with me. I'm getting real close to retirement and have several dozen guns that I haven't picked up in years and plan to weed some of them out some time down the road. I don't need the money per say, but figured someone like yourself could enjoy this piece, if not then I will probable send it out to NECG to have the metal work done and refinish the stock myself.

Gary