Details of Lot 5
JOHN RIGBY & CO.
A VERY EARLY .275 BOLT ACTION SPORTING RIFLE BY MAUSER, NO. 1096-91

25-inch stepped barrel with ramp foresight and graduated tangent rearsight, the receiver ring signed, Waffenfabrk Mauser Obendorf 1898, bolt with flag safety, magazine with detachable base plate, half length stock with straight hand grip and steel butt plate, 14 1/2-inch pull, 7lb. 2oz, German nitro proof

The rifle retains much original finish and appears little used. Its Mauser serial number (91) and action date indicate that this is one of the earliest rifles built in the classic model 98 action. Retailed by John Rigby & Co., who were Mauser's English agent, the rifle retains all of its distinct Mauser features.
Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns
Olympia, West London
12 December 2006
Commission is 25% ex. VAT. Artist's Resale Right may apply