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#661615 06/08/25 09:48 PM
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I saw this on gunbroker,

243 Mauser

I don't know too much about these, I think the proofmark is from Ferlach, it looks pretty high quality, was I an idiot for letting it pass by?

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Yes, Ferlach from 1964. I would say the scope & mounts were worth that??? But remember that Russian Hunters had been prevented from hunting since say 1937. So when they occupied the Suhl - Zella-Mehlis area of mechanics, ALL of Germany's sporting weapons went either for repartitions or to Russia for eagerly awaiting Russian Hunters. This created a HUGE weapons void and Ferlach attempted to fill it. GECO, etc all were pressing Ferlach stating circa 1950 for any & all. By law, Austrians were not supposed to make rifles until 1953, but that was circumvented 1st by scatterguns for British Officers and the rest followed So in Austria in the 1950s & 1960s, gunmaking was the name of the game....

Indeed, I would say remorse......

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"Idiot" might be pretty strong but that sure is a lot of rifle for the money.

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Yeah, I thought it was a lot of rifle for the money too.

Say, if anyone is thinking “next time you see something like that, please let me know”, I’d be happy to do so. I’d rather see a member of the forum get a good deal than a stranger.


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