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VERY RARE DANZIG 11MM M71/84 CUTAWAY RIFLE.

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 4,500.00 USD
VERY RARE DANZIG 11MM M71/84 CUTAWAY RIFLE.
SN 2. Cal. 11mm. Gewehr 71/84 cutaway model to illustrate the workings of the mechanism for demonstration and training. Various factory cutouts at the receiver top, sides, stock and magazine, with mixed SN's on all small parts. Manufactured in 1887. Receiver in the white, bbl nicely blued, and bbl top flat marked with a crown and "DANZIG" overstamped with "A", which also appears in various other locations to indicate "Ausschuss" (“reject” – these cutaways were made up from parts that had failed inspection for service use). Left side receiver marked "J.G.Mod 71/84.". Mechanics and action are crisp. Full-length stock is in very nice condition with single crown over Fraktur "P". Buttplate in the white with single crown "G" proof. Includes three inert wood bulleted exercise cartridges. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Overall very good to excellent. Bore is very good with strong rifling. Stock has occasional light handling marks, but overall very good to excellent condition. 4-53123 DW63