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RARE HOPKINS AND ALLEN BELGIAN 1889 MAUSER

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
RARE HOPKINS AND ALLEN BELGIAN 1889 MAUSER
SERIAL NUMBER: 2654M. BARREL: 31". CALIBER: 7.65MM. MANUFACTURED: 1916. Made during WW1 on contract for the Belgian government. The receiver is marked "HOPKINS & ALLEN ARMS CO./NORWICH CONN U.S.A.". Only about 12,000 were shipped to the Belgian military. No import marks found. Matching serials on the barrel and receiver. Bolt and magazine are not matching. Standard sights. Military blued finish and oiled wood stock. Stock is duffel cut in front of the rear band. CONDITION: Metal is good overall, with general wear and gray patina. Magazine spring is weak. Wood has minor handling marks, scrapes and scratches. Bore is frosted with strong rifling retained. Mechanically fine. A very rare rifle in the U.S. today. C&R