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I bought this gun from an estate of a friend. Austria mauser. It has handling wear, but it is still very sound. Unfortunately the previous owner was small and shortened the stock!

Gun is marked Waffen Dschulnigg Salzburg Austria. Claw mount scope. Ivory inlays. A lot of carving, and set trigers. Interesting floor plate release. Has two safeties. The standard and a thumb safety. The scope is mounted too low to use the normal safety. Chambered for 30/06, although I don't know if this was a re-chamber. Cheek pc and slings Ebony grip cap and forend. 3-7 Pecar scope marked Berlin

Can you tell me something about it?

It is in need of some clean up. Should I just "clean it up" or is it worth proper restoration? Approximate value?

Thanks in advance. Hopefully this will give us something to talk about. I have had the gun for a bit. I enjoy this form and have been learning a lot from you guys.










Thanks

Jerry

It depends on your own aesthetic taste. If that type of carving appeals to you along with that style stock (which was typical of Austrian makers in the '60s) then restoration would be a good idea.

You might Google the name I think there are several rifles by them for sale at any given time. If it has a serial number your might check for their web site and if none drop them a note at.

Waffen Dschulnigg
Bayerhamerstr. 12B
5021 Salzburg
AUSTRIA
011 43 662 870891
011 43 662 873866 Fax

Michael,
Is it common to see two safeties on a gun?

Was it a military action converted over?

Is this a 60's gun as joelblack88 said?

Jerry

Jerry,

It's hard to tell a military action sometimes when most of the markings have been removed. Look on the bottom flat of the action and see if there are any numbers there. I've seen a lot of German/Austrian rifles with two safeties. Might also post any proof marks or caliber markings from the underside, if any.

I would say that the rifle is post war, the front scope mount is moved off the receiver and the scope has both elevation and windage, white spacer in the pistol grip, butt may have had one and the nifty white diamond in the side look post war to me.

There's definately a touch of the 'Weatherby' inlay and white line spacers there. A great pity that some 'short arse' got a hold of it and cut the stock down.

Reconstructing the stock is going to be very difficult indeed. Perhaps it would be better to have a completely new stock made.

I'm no fan of bolt action rifles, being a single shot or double rifle man, but I might just make an exception here.

Harry

I'd say your rifle is definitely from the 1960s or very early 1970s based on the vintage of the scope and style of the stock, with the white line spacer and "streamlined" grip and cheekpiece. The oak leaf and game carvings are a traditional Austrian or South German feature, in a style dating back at least a couple of centuries. Since the original maker is still in business, you might be able to find more exact date and sales data from them.

As for features, having two safeties (tang and wing) on an Austrian bolt rifle is not at all uncommon. I've had the same thing on Mauser sporting rifles made by Joh. Springer (Vienna) and other Ferlach gunmakers.

As for stock restoration, it appears as if the previous owner cut into the edge of the carved game scene on the butt end, which dramatically complicates any restoration effort. The cheapest option would be having a nice, thick leather-covered recoil pad added to bring it as close as possible to normal length, and calling it good. Having a piece of matching wood spliced onto the end and re-carving the edge of the game scene would be very difficult to do invisibly, and even then would leave you with a reconstructed stock in a period style that has fallen out of fashion. On that basis, I would be tempted to follow Harry's advise and have a completely new stock fitted, albeit in a more conservative style.

As for metal refinishing, whatever you do, please don't have the gun buffed and dunk blued by your local gunsmith. Too many engraved Germanic Mausers have been ruined this way, so either find a quality restoration shop to do the work, or just leave it alone and enjoy the artistry as-is.

Cheers,
Peconga in Boise, Idaho

The California touches are pure Dschulnigg. They completely bought into that style.

I agree with Boise; add a nice pad and enjoy.

The "California Style" may be "so, like, totally OVER", but it IS history, just like the "Art Nouveau" style on some '20s-'40s guns. Deserves to be preserved even if you don't much like it, IMO. (Usually you can find somebody who DOES like it, anyway).

I agree leave it alone, don't restock, it is what it is. Use a thick pad or if you must lengthen the stock read this.

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