Greifelt Mauser 98 7x64 Brenneke $3295
Pre-War Greifelt & Co. Suhl Model 98 Mauser in the great 7x64 Brenneke retailed by Gebruder Kuffer, Dresden & Prague with a 23" half round / half octagon barrel with a raised file cut solid rib with a quarter rib profile. Bore is excellent with a 1:8.75 twist. Integral ramp front sight and single blade rear sight. Mauser 98 receiver with claw mounted Zeiss Diatal 6x42 rail mount scope with heavy post and crosshairs and very good optics. Bolt knob with two checkered panels. Double set triggers, lever release floorplate, Mauser flag safety, and Greener type side safety. Horn trigger guard that extends to the steel grip cap. Reicever, bolt shroud, and floorplate are color case hardened with traces of color remaining. Both are lightly engraved with "Greifelt & Co. Suhl" on left siderail and Greifelt logo on floorplate. Stocked in the Mannlicher style in a very nice piece of European Walnut with excellent contrasting mineral streaks and heavy fiddleback figure. Shadow line pancake cheekpiece and ebony forend tip. LOP is 14 1/4" over a checkered horn buttplate. Weighs in at 8lb 4oz as scoped.
Greifelt was an iconic pre-War German maker of fine rifles and shotguns located in the great historic gunmaking center of Suhl. Griffin & Howe used Greifelt actions on some of their small bore rifles. The 7x64 Brenneke is an outstanding and popular cartridge almost identical to, but not interchangeable with, the .280 Remington. Ammo and brass are readikly available. The stock on this fine pre-War rifle has been faithfully restored with recut checkering, oil finish, and a new horn buttplare by the owner. New scope claw mounts were machined. Action was pillar bedded for strength and accuracy. This gun is field ready and a nice addition to any German Mauser collection.
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