9.3x62

[Huvius]

The rear bridge on the Oberndorf 9.3 isn’t the usual rear square bridge.
I’ve seen some actions with only the front square bridge machined in the action like this.
I don’t know why that is but it’s a beautiful original example for sure.

 

[Markinnz]

The rear bridge on the Oberndorf 9.3 isn’t the usual rear square bridge.
I’ve seen some actions with only the front square bridge machined in the action like this.
I don’t know why that is but it’s a beautiful original example for sure.

Hi,yes it is very rare,apart from being a double square bridge solid wall it was fitted with mounts and Zeiss by Mauser. In John Speeds second book,I found a old glass plate neg pic of one done the same,and around 1936.Cant wait to shoot it as the bores like new. The other thing is the secondary side safety..I thing the new Rigby vintage big game should do this and revert back to the original wing safety..

 

[Huvius]

Can you tell if the rear bridge is soldered on or machined square in a different manner as the usual rear square bridge?
I’ve never had one in hand to look at but am interested in how it was done.

 

[Markinnz]

Hi Huvius,it looks like it's machined down and square,never seen one like that. Ill get those screw heads sorted too.

 

[Markinnz]

Side pic

 

[Huvius]

I suppose this was for a customer whom preferred this style rear mount as opposed to the Mauser push button style.

 

[Clodo Ferreira]

Agree! The Sporting Rifles Department at the Mauser Factory was a semi custom one! Starting from the basics A, B, S, M models, almost any variation could be ordered.

 

[Huvius]

Clodo, you’re surely correct.
The typical TypeA has the ubiquitous express sights with folding leaves but I recently saw a TypeA with the standard military style rear sight and everything else in the TypeA style.
That’s what really made the original Oberndorf Mauser sporting rifles so special.
There were so many standards variations but there were also special order rifles that broke the mold.

 

[Markinnz]

Your right on with that,each caliber was fitted with the magazine size for it,even stripper clips made for each caliber. All sizes of actions and even stocks were scaled up and down. Here's a Pic of the 9.3 compared to a 1928 type b in 3006,you can see how the action design has evolved.

 

[Amalric]

Mauser 98 LH Zastava. Canon de 56 cm (22 pouces). Lunette Luepold VX6 1-6x28 montée sur anneaux et embases S&K. Sécurité à trois positions type modèle 70. Crosse refaite par mon ami Pete Underwood. Tire des munitions NF 286 grains (molles et balles perforantes) à 730 m/s (2400 fps) et groupe les impacts dans un seul trou.

Tis est juste magnifique !

 

[Amalric]

You have an nice stock

LH Zastava 98 Mauser. 22 inch barrel. Luepold VX6 1-6X28 scope in S&K rings and bases. Model 70 style 3 position safety. Restocked by good friend Pete Underwood. Shoots NF 286grn softs and solids at 2400fps into tiny 1 hole ragged groups.

The quality of your rifle stock wood is magnificent
What grade is it?

 

[Clodo Ferreira]

Clodo, you’re surely correct.
The typical TypeA has the ubiquitous express sights with folding leaves but I recently saw a TypeA with the standard military style rear sight and everything else in the TypeA style.
That’s what really made the original Oberndorf Mauser sporting rifles so special.
There were so many standards variations but there were also special order rifles that broke the mold.

Hi Huvius,

Yes! The only Mauser that has yet to appear is a left-handed model mentioned in the latest catalogs. No one is known to exist. Even Jon Speed is waiting to see one...
From a search about it:
"Late pre-WWII commercial catalogs from Mauser-Werke in Oberndorf offered true left-handed Model 98 sporting rifles on a special-order basis. Because they required completely reversed tooling, receivers, bolts, and extractors, they carried a steep extra cost and required a delivery delay of several months."

 

[Clodo Ferreira]

More:

Leading reference works on commercial Mausers, such as Jon Speed's Original Oberndorf Sporting Rifles, note that researchers have never definitively authenticated an original pre-war Oberndorf left-handed M98 action, making it the single missing variant in major collections.