Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this head turning bolt-action rifle today for a penny-start auction, this is the Spandau Arsenal I.G. Model 71/84!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Spandau Arsenal
Model: I.G. Mod 71/84 (1871/1884)
Serial: 7981
Date of Manufacture: 1888
Caliber: 11x60mm Black Powder
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 31 1/2"
Optics/Sights: Blade Front with Adjustable Flip Up V-Notched Ladder Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut
Action: Bolt-Action
Markings: The top of the barrel shank is marked “crown / SPANDAU”. The left side of the barrel shank is marked with serial number “7981” and “crown / F.W.” and with two “crowned letters.” The right side of the barrel shank is marked with 3 “crowned letters”. The right side of the receiver is marked “1888”. The left side of the receiver is marked with the serial number and “I. G. Mod 71/84.” (I.G. for Infanterie Gewehr or Infantry Rifle.) Most of the metal parts, down to the screws, are marked with “crowned letters”. The top of the buttplate has a regiment marking on it. It reads “3.G.R.R. / 201”. The underside of the grip and the right side of the buttstock is marked with 2 “crowned letters”.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Mauser Model 1871, known as the Gewehr 71 or Infanterie-Gewehr 71 (marked as "I.G.Mod.71" on the rifles), was the first in a notable series designed by Paul and Wilhelm Mauser at the Mauser company and later mass-produced at the Spandau arsenal. Unlike its predecessor, the Dreyse needle gun used in the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71), which had several shortcomings, the Gewehr 71 featured a newly developed "wing" type safety lever. This conventional bolt-action rifle was chambered for 11mm black powder cartridges and initially designed as a single-shot with a bolt guide rib as its only locking lug. Following troop trials in 1882 and 1883, the design was revised in 1884 to include an 8-round tubular magazine created by Alfred von Kropatschek, marking the introduction of the German Army's first repeating rifle. This updated model, the Gewehr 1871/84, saw over a million units produced.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: I.G. Mod 71/84 (1871/1884)
Serial: 7981
Date of Manufacture: 1888
Caliber: 11x60mm Black Powder
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 31 1/2"
Optics/Sights: Blade Front with Adjustable Flip Up V-Notched Ladder Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut
Action: Bolt-Action
Markings: The top of the barrel shank is marked “crown / SPANDAU”. The left side of the barrel shank is marked with serial number “7981” and “crown / F.W.” and with two “crowned letters.” The right side of the barrel shank is marked with 3 “crowned letters”. The right side of the receiver is marked “1888”. The left side of the receiver is marked with the serial number and “I. G. Mod 71/84.” (I.G. for Infanterie Gewehr or Infantry Rifle.) Most of the metal parts, down to the screws, are marked with “crowned letters”. The top of the buttplate has a regiment marking on it. It reads “3.G.R.R. / 201”. The underside of the grip and the right side of the buttstock is marked with 2 “crowned letters”.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Mauser Model 1871, known as the Gewehr 71 or Infanterie-Gewehr 71 (marked as "I.G.Mod.71" on the rifles), was the first in a notable series designed by Paul and Wilhelm Mauser at the Mauser company and later mass-produced at the Spandau arsenal. Unlike its predecessor, the Dreyse needle gun used in the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71), which had several shortcomings, the Gewehr 71 featured a newly developed "wing" type safety lever. This conventional bolt-action rifle was chambered for 11mm black powder cartridges and initially designed as a single-shot with a bolt guide rib as its only locking lug. Following troop trials in 1882 and 1883, the design was revised in 1884 to include an 8-round tubular magazine created by Alfred von Kropatschek, marking the introduction of the German Army's first repeating rifle. This updated model, the Gewehr 1871/84, saw over a million units produced.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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