![]() ![]() So then these particular rifles were resold on the international market as you note when the Boer cause failed. Part of the mystique of this is that many of the rifles never made it to South Africa due to British diplomacy threatening those countries supporting the Boers. ![]() Robert Ball's works on Mausers, especially his priceless pictures in his book are also well worth consulting as is the older Olson book. ![]() I would use the search function first before asking questions as this topic has come up on the boards before. There is a fair amount of information out there on OVS mausers, in particular, check the gunboards forum as a lot of the Mauser expert collectors probably because one of the Dean of them hangs around there-John Wall among others. OVS status is difficult to authenticate if you are trying to establish this as a collector's piece so I would advise consulting the experts. ![]()
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