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LOT 451
Egyptian Contract Fabrique Nationale FN-49 Semi-Automatic Rifle with Bayonet - Serial
no. 31718, 7.92 mm Mauser cal., 23 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured c. 1949-1952 in Belgium on contract for Egypt,
this rifle bears the Egyptian crest on top of the receiver ring. The rifle also has the standard battle sights and bayonet lug. It is mounted with a walnut pistol
grip stock with brass stock disk and a brass buttplate. Non-matching Egyptian Arabic serial numbers visible on the receiver and top cover.
Includes a bayonet with metal scabbard, and an oiler inside the butt compartment.
CONDITION: Fine, retains 95% refinished blue finish with a few patches of minor pitting visible underneath the finish. Stock is very good
as sanded and re-oiled, with a few spliced repaired cracks visible on top of the handguard, and some light handling marks. Mechanically excellent. Bayonet and scabbard are fine.
Estimate: 1,500 - 2,250
LOT 448
Swiss “ZK31” Variant
K31 Straight Pull
Bolt Action Sniper
Rifle with Kahles Scope
- Serial no. Z.K.109, 7.5 mm Swiss cal., 26 inch round bbl., blue finish, hardwood
stock. Hard data on this variant is limited, but according to legend during the Israeli War of
Independence an order was placed for 200 marksman variant K31 rifles, evenly split between rifles fitted with diopter
iron sights (known as the FK31) and rifles with Kahles 4x scopes (the ZK31 variant), to be delivered via clandestine means due to arms import
embargoes then in effect. Reportedly, Hammerli made the rifles on the pretense of fulfilling a Nicaraguan contract, loaded them on a transport ship
that then went down somewhere off the coast of Egypt, and later identical rifles were seen in the hands of IDF snipers. This specific rifle later passed through the proof house at Birmingham and later through the importer
Woodcock Hill, the former adding their marks to the left side of the receiver and underside of the barrel, the latter using the underside of the barrel and left side of the rear sight base. Blade front and tangent rear sights, with no
Swiss military markings on the receiver exterior, straight pull stock, and a leather sling. A pair of bolts have been added to the left side of the receiver to act as the mounting points for the scope, with appropriate cuts made for
the mount in the wood. The base is numbered to match the receiver on the exterior, with Israeli nomenclature on the underside, windage adjustment integrated into the rear sight, leather lens caps, and “K. Kahles/Wien/H/4x60”
marked scope.
CONDITION: Very fine, with 85% of the original blue finish, showing areas of brown patina, edge wear, minor handling marks, and a few polished areas on the barrel. The stock is fine, with scuffs, dents
and varnish loss. Optics are clear. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000
LOT 450
Rare French MAS Model 1949-56 MSE Semi-
Automatic Competition Configured Sniper Rifle with Scope and
Accessories - Serial no. G17878, 7.5 mm French cal., 23 inch round bbl., parkerized
finish, birch stock. This MAS Model 1949-56 MSE (Modified St. Etienne) sniper configured
variant resembles the 900 reportedly made in 1971 by St. Etienne specifically for international competition
shooting by French military teams, utilizing a refurbished Model 1949-56 rifle with sniper upgrades.
Originally manufactured c. 1957-1965, the MAS 1949-56 was used in various French conflicts around the world. This example is fitted with a post-
1966 FR-F1 type sniper buttstock assembly with pistol grip, and a 3.85 power APX L.806 scope numbered “No16.233” on the tube. Matching number
“G17878” marked on the receiver, top cover, and left wrist of the buttstock. Import mark and boxed “P66” and “P68” rebuild stamps on the left side of the receiver. Includes a brown leather sling, a
brown leather scope case, small tools, extra scope lenses, a French sniper lapel pin, compass multitool, and various manuals.
CONDITION: Very fine as arsenal refurbished and upgraded to sniper configuration, retains 99% parkerized finish. The wood is also very fine with minimal handling evidence. Mechanically excellent.
Scope is also very fine, with some minor edge wear and spotting on the base, and crisp clear optics.
Estimate: 2,250 - 3,500
LOT 449
Exceptional Documented Antique Chilean Contract Ludwig Loewe & Co. Model 1895 Mauser Bolt Action Rifle
from The Paul Mauser Collection with Letter and Book - Serial no. H8046, 7 mm Mauser cal., 29 inch round bbl.,
blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured c. 1896-1897 in Germany by Ludwig, Loewe & Company under contract for the
government of Chile, prior to the manufacturer markings on the receivers being changed over to the reformed Deutsche
Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken (DWM) markings later in 1897 to the end of production. Features a dovetailed blade front sight and
folding ladder rear sight (graduated from 600 to 2,000 meters on the ladder), Chilean crest retained on top of the receiver ring, along with
“triangle” arsenal stamps on the rear sight base and bolt stop (indicating that the rifle was arsenal updated for use with spitzer bullets). Fitted
with a smooth oiled walnut handguard and stock with “1895” dated Chilean crest stamp on the left side of the butt. Matching visible serial numbers on the receiver, bolt
assembly, trigger housing, magazine floor plate, stock, and cleaning rod. Includes a “DEUTSCHE WAFFEN-and MUNITIONSFABRIKEN/KARLSRUHE” marked hang tag around
the trigger guard, a hard-copy of “Mauser: Military Rifles of the World (Fourth Edition)” by Robert Ball with the rifle pictured on page 78 along with the caption “This
particular specimen was never issued, and was kept in the collection of Paul Mauser.”, and a February 21, 1996, dated letter from Dr. Leonard M. Goldfarb identifying the
rifle by serial number as one of several rifles from the Paul Mauser Collection that he purchased from firearms dealer Al Freeland in the early 1960s.
CONDITION: Excellent/near new, retaining 98% plus blue finish with some limited edge wear, limited cycling wear, a few minor patches of freckling on the bolt, some
dried grease in protected areas, limited minor handling evidence, and crisp markings. The stock is also excellent with attractive raised curvy grain and crisp stamps and is
certainly among the best condition stocks you’ll find on any Mauser military weapon. Mechanically excellent. The hanging tag is fine with some light fraying and minor
staining. Overall a highly attractive example of a pre-DWM manufacture antique Chilean Contract Loewe Model 1895 Mauser rifle from The Paul Mauser Collection!
Provenance: The Paul Mauser Collection; Al Freeland; The Leonard M. Goldfarb Collection; The John Deeks Collection; Property of a Gentleman.
Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500
As pictured & described in
Mauser: Military Rifles of the World
(Fourth Ed.) by Ball