Original German M1891 Argentine Mauser Rifle by Ludwig Loewe made in 1893 - Matching Serial E 1083 Barrels the revolving recoil shield allowed

the revolving recoil shield allowed for the ejector and center pin to work together

and it was discontinued in early 2018 by Browning Arms

The transit chest with steel lid is nicely stenciled and retains rope handles to one side

This may also indicate that it was an "Artillery Model"

- Original German WWII War Merit Cross without swords in Bronze

Original German M1891 Argentine Mauser Rifle by Ludwig Loewe made in 1893 - Matching Serial E 1083 Barrels the revolving recoil shield allowedOriginal Item: Only one available. This is an excellent lightly used example of the Model 1891 Argentine Mauser rifle, one of many "export" models made for foreign governments, all based on the Mauser Model 1889. This example, like all of the Argentine Mausers made before 1897, was made by the renowned Company LUDWIG LOEWE of BERLIN, which from 1887 onward was actually part owner of Mauser Waffenfabrik. It has fully matching serial numbers, with E