Mauser by Waffen Lux of Heidelberg
Has anyone some information on the Waffen Lux mausers? I inherited a rifle without any info on it. Can't even tell the chambering yet, but I assume its 7mm or 8mm. Receiver is standard Mauser style with "Gew 98" indicating its an 1898 model, however quite a few variations from the military style models.
Full length stock with MANY decorations. I am pretty sure these are original as my father in law was not the type to do this himself.
Stock is marked in two places with name and address: "Waffen Lux, Heidelberg, Leopold Str(asse) 9"
Receiver looks like it was rebarreled or that the barrel was replaced. I assume it might have been a military receiver that was rebarreled post war.
The top of the receiver has odd stippling on it which I think was used to obscure original markings, perhaps Nazi stuff. I've seen this kind of stippling on receivers when covering "old government" symbols such as on the Arisakas and the Argentine mausers.
Anyone?
Full length stock with MANY decorations. I am pretty sure these are original as my father in law was not the type to do this himself.
Stock is marked in two places with name and address: "Waffen Lux, Heidelberg, Leopold Str(asse) 9"
Receiver looks like it was rebarreled or that the barrel was replaced. I assume it might have been a military receiver that was rebarreled post war.
The top of the receiver has odd stippling on it which I think was used to obscure original markings, perhaps Nazi stuff. I've seen this kind of stippling on receivers when covering "old government" symbols such as on the Arisakas and the Argentine mausers.
Anyone?
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Lot of these Mausers per your description, were made up and sold to GI's after the war. Might have even been possibly sold through the base Rod and Gun Clubs. Best way for us, is if you post some quality photos. Heidelberg was a city in the U.S. occupied zone of Germany. Waffen Lux was either a sporting goods store, or a gunsmith located there. 0 -
plautus,
Please take some time to review the Sticky at the top of the forum regarding Posting Photographs so we can share in the rifle you own. It's really the only way to get an idea of value.
Remove the barreled action from the stock and look for proof marks and maker marks. The chamber should also be described there but it may be in metric. Look carefully under strong light to be sure.
Stippling was used in several circumstances but with Mauser is was to dull the surface and act as decoration rather than obscuring something.
This is the website and contact information for Waffen Lux:
http://www.waffen-lux.de/
Kontakt
Kontaktdaten:
Waffen Lux Heidelberg
Reinhold Lux e.K.
B?chsenmachermeister
Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 9
69117 Heidelberg
Tel. 06221 - 22873
Fax 06221 - 164858
HRA 333088
Ust-IdNer.: DE 156655882
E-Mail
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Internet
www.waffen-lux.de
You can contact them to see if they can help but I think it's doubtful.
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Thanks, I'll get a photo up asap
The stippling is on the top round of the receiver, in front of the chamber. I am pretty sure it is used to obscure something as I've seen proof marks on a lot of 1898 rifles (just never saw one of these before)
Action/barrel is out and soaking in Kroil as it had a little "red fuzz" on it, but there is still nothing marked as to caliber.
I also did email the website mentioned above and they do not sell nor support nor have any info on their old Mausers, apparently they are an unrelated company which bought the name in the 70s.0 -
Pics.. finally.. have been busy... [:(]
But I found out some things about it:
quote:Mr Lux was a gunsmith in Heidelberg, started his business in the 1930s. After WWII he did a nice business, starting in 1949, converting military weapons to sporters. Most of these were sold through the local army post exchanges to American GIs as sales to German nationals were still forbidden. Maybe he bought it from a GI. The stippling is to cut down glare, not cover up any Nazi markings.
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I think the GEW 98 says it all, older German military issue.
The stepped military style barrel leads me to think it is still an 8mm.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Hawk Carse
I think the GEW 98 says it all, older German military issue.
The stepped military style barrel leads me to think it is still an 8mm.
I should have mentioned it's 8mm. Going to have it refinished, it has a brown patina but no pitting and the rifling is sharp.0
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