... well, almost mint.
Disclaimer: No Samurais were lost in this presentation (just a wad of cash).
So, my local shop had a couple of Mauser choices this week. The first was revealed as a K98 Turd. But the next is a Spandau M71/84 which appears unissued - not to be confused with the movie prop guns from "The Last Samurai", which are nicely rebuilt - but this looks like the real deal. Once for the 4th Guards Infantry Regiment.
Just one small spot on top of the barrel where a previous owner got a little carried away with rust removal, otherwise it's a 95-plus% gun. Not enough bandwidth exists on the interweb to photograph all the matching numbers, so I'll need you to trust me on that aspect.
Here are some highlight pics. Enjoy, and thanks for looking.
Disclaimer: No Samurais were lost in this presentation (just a wad of cash).
So, my local shop had a couple of Mauser choices this week. The first was revealed as a K98 Turd. But the next is a Spandau M71/84 which appears unissued - not to be confused with the movie prop guns from "The Last Samurai", which are nicely rebuilt - but this looks like the real deal. Once for the 4th Guards Infantry Regiment.
Just one small spot on top of the barrel where a previous owner got a little carried away with rust removal, otherwise it's a 95-plus% gun. Not enough bandwidth exists on the interweb to photograph all the matching numbers, so I'll need you to trust me on that aspect.
Here are some highlight pics. Enjoy, and thanks for looking.
