Welcome to right now’s Photo of the Day! Here we’ve one more Mauser 1896 firearm. This specific one is an precise manufacturing mannequin. I say that because the one beforehand lined on Photo of the Day was the prototype used to doubtlessly wow navy officers (particularly the cavalry). Unlike the opposite one or the pistols, this one has a forend to go together with its lengthy barrel. Obviously, this could be essential for higher stability and a precaution to sizzling barrels. The inventory remains to be detachable for higher portability. This is an early mannequin denoted by the ring on the hammer and the lengthy extractor type.
“This is an exceptional example of a very rare early production Mauser Model 1896 large ring hammer flatside carbine complete with its original matching detachable shoulder stock. This carbine was originally from the Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess collection. These early carbines were actually intended as a short rifle substitute, the same as the early Luger Carbines. They are very rare as so few were manufactured with the very unique detachable shoulder stock. To accomplish this the rear underside of the receiver was machined with a large lug, in lieu of the traditional pistol grip. The shoulder stock had the lower pistol grip section attached to a slightly longer buttstock section. This makes the carbine easy to disassemble and store in a small leather case for travel. This carbine is very desirable due to its low serial number and early transitional features, such as the early “long chamber” space which is roll-stamped on prime: “WAFFENFABRIK/MAUSER/OBERNDORF A/N” in three traces with the serial quantity “242” marked on the left facet. These all had a heavier body rail with no milling cuts, to assist the burden of the higher receiver, as a result of longer barrel. This instance has the shorter 11 3/4 inch size barrel and as famous is fitted with a ramp entrance sight base and a early Mauser manufacturing unit globe entrance sight with the small pin-head bead contained in the globe. It is fitted with the right early transitional tangent rear sight that’s marked: 50-500 meters that’s accurately numbered “242” on the underside of the tangent. It has the early Mauser antler firing proof on the precise facet of the chamber. This early-production instance has the fascinating “flatside” with no body panels. “
Lot 573: Mauser 1896 Large Ring Flatside Carbine – Rare Early Mauser Model 1896 Flatside Large Ring Hammer Semi-Automatic Carbine Serial Number “242”, with Custom Case. (n.d.). Rock Island Auction Company. {photograph}. Retrieved January 5, 2023, from https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/79/573/mauser-1896-large-ring-flatside-carbine.
