Interesting, I've got an 1897 cock on closing sporting conversion Mauser that has the Orange Free State markings on the receiver: 7x57 calibre.
Interesting, I've got an 1897 cock on closing sporting conversion Mauser that has the Orange Free State markings on the receiver: 7x57 calibre.
Nice little rifle. With the sling attachment at the wrist and front sight I’d guess that it was a carbine too- not a converted rifle. (Much rarer)
"That is ever the way of the Highlander. He alters like a clear pool to every mood of the sky, so that the shallow observer knows not how deep the waters are."
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