- Numbered run of 25 rifles
- Engraved with gold inlay
- Available in four legendary big-game hunting calibers
- Priced at $35K!
“Das Original” is releasing a small batch of Mauser 98 rifles to commemorate the model’s 125th anniversary. The manufacturer’s master gunsmiths built 25 rifles in the style of Mauser’s famous safari guns.
Each uses wood-grade-8 walnut plus steel components decorated with engraving and gold inlay. They’re gorgeous rifles, but before you get too excited, you should know the MSRP for one of these exquisite rifles is an equally stunning $35,000.
The Mauser 98 Standard comes in .30-6 or 8×57 IS, and the Mauser 98 Magnum comes in .375 H&H or .416 Rigby.
“The Mauser 98 action is regarded as the forefather of all modern bolt-action rifles,” said Jason Evans, CEO of the Blaser Group, in a statement from the company. “Built in the millions, copied by the thousands, but never matched. We will have the first 125th anniversary rifle, marked #1 in the series, for sale at the upcoming SCI Convention in Nashville, and it is truly a work of art.”
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These commemorative rifles are beautiful enough to grace a display case alongside historical artifacts and works of art. The rich wood is a sight to behold, but it also harkens back to the days when gunmakers used dense, old-growth walnut for its durability rather than its beauty alone.
The color case-hardened steel has an elegant finish, creating a hard shell while leaving the inner steel more pliable and preventing it from becoming brittle.
Because the best gunsmiths built these rifles at Mauser, you can also rest assured that they’ll drive tacks and stack meat in the freezer if you ask them to.
The Mauser 98 underwent a few design tweaks before its 1898 launch, and the resulting rifle is a legend in the firearm world.
Many manufacturers have taken cues from (or outright copied) this rock-solid reliable and famously accurate design of the Mauser 98 action over the years. Rigby and Springfield owe some degree of success to rifles built on the Mauser 98 design, including the mighty Springfield M1903. No fewer than 11 countries manufactured the Mauser 98 for military purposes.
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Today, Mauser makes no bones about how well these rifles are built.
“From the start it was only about optimization rather than improvement of the best bolt-action rifle ever designed,” the company website reads regarding the Mauser 98. “The best materials, the unbeatable precision of high-end modern manufacturing, state-of-the-art surface technology, masterful assembly and the final touches by our expert gunsmiths — this is what sets the rifle apart.”
If you’re lucky enough to land one of these beauties, I hope you take it into the field at least once. And please, don’t be shy about sharing pictures from the hunt with us.
Mauser 98 125th Anniversary Specs
Price: $35,000
Caliber: .375 H&H, .416 Rigby, .30-06, 8×57 IS
Stock: Wood-grade-8 walnut
Steel: Color case-hardened with engraving and gold inlay
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