^Lot 3145 PRE-WWI JP SAUER MODEL 98 REPEATING BOLT ACTION

SPORTING RIFLE. Cal. 9.3x62. S# 171492. Half rnd., half oct. 26" barrel with rib; bottom of barrel marked "8.9mm". Bead front sight & 2 leaf rear sight. Claw mounts hold Certar 4 1/2 German post reticle scope. Military Mauser style action w/ assembly # "07", claw extractor, wing safety, clip guide & thumb recess. Action features dbl. set triggers, Greener style safety, lever release floorplate & butterknife bolt handle. Wedge fastened Mauser style walnut stock w/ side panels, point pattern wrist checkering, steel grip cap, Bavarian left side cheekpiece, & hard rubber buttplate. CONDITION: good fading blue with brown patina, scratches & peppery oxidation. Good wood finish with handling marks & grain cracks right side; sm. cracks behind top tang. Fair worn rifling. (26-50/MD). CURIO. $1,200-1,800.