Mauser Patrone 22LR

[BP84]

 

[BP84]

Do we have any Mauser experts here? I don’t have a lot of information on this rifle. I know there are some variations of this rifle but not sure what I have or what value it has. I have had this rifle for a few years now, picked it up off of GunBroker but listing it was pretty vague.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Paging @mkgr22 ... Mauser Mike to the white courtesy phone please...

 

[BP84]

Paging @mkgr22 ... Mauser Mike to the white courtesy phone please...

I’ll take a Mauser Mike over a Hi-Point Harry.

 

[mkgr22]

I'm not well experienced with the pre-war commercial .22's, but from the photo I think it is an ES340B.

It is a single shot, correct? I don't see a magazine.

 

[BP84]

Yes sir. Single shot.

 

[mkgr22]

Yes sir. Single shot.

By the way, Doggy Daddy has probably done more research into milsurp rifles than I have in the last 10 to 15 years.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

By the way, Doggy Daddy has probably done more research into milsurp rifles than I have in the last 10 to 15 years.

No sir! You are, and will always be Mauser Mike!

 

[BP84]

So were these basically just training rifles? Were these based off the 98s?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

So were these basically just training rifles? Were these based off the 98s?

Contrary to mkgr22's compliment, I don't know that much, but I would say no (but I may be wrong). The checkering on the stock leads me to believe they were just a commercial single shot rifle. Rock Island Auctions and a few other sites describes one as a "target rifle".

Mauser Es340b-Rifle 22 LR

Mauser Model ES 340B Bolt Action Single Shot Target RifleSingle shot action with Mauser banner and inverted V front sight on checkered ramp, adjustable rear barrel sight, and grooved receiver for scope mounting. Serrated trigger, checkered trigger guard, and checkered pistol grip stock with...

www.rockislandauction.com

 

[atticachert]

Definitely a training rifle. These were pretty nice well-built guns with nice adjustable sights. And also not something you see all the time. Not sure on production numbers but you will usually see them priced $600-800. Depending on condition.

 

[mkgr22]

I always felt that the sporter rifles like BP84 has pictured were made for civilian, commercial sale, while the training rifles were the KKW's and so on made by several factories, designed to imitate the K98k.

 

[indiucky]

I always felt that the sporter rifles like BP84 has pictured were made for civilian, commercial sale, while the training rifles were the KKW's and so on made by several factories, designed to imitate the K98k.

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That is correct sir.....there were numerous "hunting clubs" around Germany between wars...now did the guys shooting these rifles end up packing K 98 rifles and try to kill papaw years later in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy???

Yes....

But were they training rifles????

Nein...

they were sporting arms for sporting clubs....


It was sort of a "wink...wink...nudge...nudge....know what I mean" not training rifles.....

"Is your rifle a training rifle?? nudge...nudge...know what I mean??? say no more...."