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Duffle cut 1876 Steyr Kar 71

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Hi all,

I've been a little absent as of recent so I thought I would post a few photos of my Kar 71. I've had this since I believe 2018? It was my 3rd milsurp rifle purchase, and at the time I was just starting to get into the 1871 mauser lineage of rifles. It's a all matching carbine minus the bolt stop washer and screw. When i first purchased it, it had a hardware screw and washer in place. I was lucky and able to find a spare Kar 71 bolt for sale and borrow the original washer and screw from it. It's unit marked to the 21st Dragoons (2nd baden). They took place in some early battles of ww1 and took part in Passchendaele later on. Interestingly it's been duffle cut, I don't believe I've ever seen a Kar 71 duffle cut which is unique and a little odd since they are so short anyways! Enjoy the pics! I added a pic with it's brothers, hopefully I can find a jägerbüchse at some point.

Thanks Nathan
 

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The condition of the wood and cartouches offsets the cut. Many I’ve have seen are sanded heavily. Nice carbine!
 
Any paperwork for the soldier who brought it home? How long was it such that it was cut? Also raises the issue which was never resolved: Were Mauser 71s issued to the Volksturm? I know the Germans issued all sorts of things in 1945 but never saw any documentation or photographic evidence that the 71 was pressed into service. I did read of a flintlock armed altemann (old man) who shot at a GI. The officer heard it and couldn't identify the sound (soldiers learn to recognize the sound of different firearms) and investigated. The GI disarmed the old German who was dressed as a forester, broke the gun against a tree and told the German to go home. Poor jager rifle. :eek:

I read that Audie Murphy shipped his sniper rifle to his sister but hand carried the scope back. Once back in Texas, he reuinited the scope and rifle. Makes me wonder about trophies and the policies for the GI to keep them. I read about another GI who captured one (German patrol spotted and shelled) and the GI recovered the rifle and ammunition. His captain let him play with it before surrendering it to Ordnance.
 
Blackpowderresearcher said:
Any paperwork for the soldier who brought it home? How long was it such that it was cut? Also raises the issue which was never resolved: Were Mauser 71s issued to the Volksturm? I know the Germans issued all sorts of things in 1945 but never saw any documentation or photographic evidence that the 71 was pressed into service.
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Much, much more likely it was a WWI bringback, when 71s were still used occasionally. That angled cut is very common on Gewehr 98s.
 
Great carbine Nathan..people get twitchy about duffel cuts, but I love them..I don't even feel a need to repair them like some people do. (If I feel compelled to shoot, I have a lot of other options.)

Cool unit mark too.
 
I think the Kar 71s are the most attractive of the 11mm Mausers and this one certainly is a nice one! Congrats on picking this one up!
 
Blackpowderresearcher said:
Any paperwork for the soldier who brought it home? How long was it such that it was cut? Also raises the issue which was never resolved: Were Mauser 71s issued to the Volksturm? I know the Germans issued all sorts of things in 1945 but never saw any documentation or photographic evidence that the 71 was pressed into service. I did read of a flintlock armed altemann (old man) who shot at a GI. The officer heard it and couldn't identify the sound (soldiers learn to recognize the sound of different firearms) and investigated. The GI disarmed the old German who was dressed as a forester, broke the gun against a tree and told the German to go home. Poor jager rifle. :eek:

I read that Audie Murphy shipped his sniper rifle to his sister but hand carried the scope back. Once back in Texas, he reuinited the scope and rifle. Makes me wonder about trophies and the policies for the GI to keep them. I read about another GI who captured one (German patrol spotted and shelled) and the GI recovered the rifle and ammunition. His captain let him play with it before surrendering it to Ordnance.
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I sadly don't have any paperwork regarding this rifle on bought it on gunbroker from a seller a long time ago if there was paperwork on it its been lost to time. I would probably assume it was a bringback from ww1, although I guess anything is possible! I do remember hearing about mauser 71s in the volksturm but I don't know if that's just a rumor or not.
 
chrisftk said:
Great carbine Nathan..people get twitchy about duffel cuts, but I love them..I don't even feel a need to repair them like some people do. (If I feel compelled to shoot, I have a lot of other options.)

Cool unit mark too.
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Thanks Chris! I'm kinda glad this one was never repaired I think they add some character to it. I dont ever plan on repairing it either. I will say it sometimes makes disassembling the rifle quicker lol.
 
chrisftk said:
Great carbine Nathan..people get twitchy about duffel cuts, but I love them..I don't even feel a need to repair them like some people do. (If I feel compelled to shoot, I have a lot of other options.)

Cool unit mark too.
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Agreed on the duffel cuts. In a perfect world I'd prefer them without, of course, but if nothing else it's a good sign the gun came back with a GI, which means it's a lot more likely to be in as-issued condition rather than suffering however many additional decades of service, storage, neglect, upgrades,etc.
 
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