Original Rare Imperial German Mauser Model 1879 G.A.G. Border Guards Rifle by Spangenberg & Sauer Dated 1880 - Matching Serial 375 Japanese Marines " First produced in 1860

" First produced in 1860 by Christian Spencer of the Spencer Repeating Rifle Company

The right receiver wall is bare and the upper tang is marked KJØBENHAVNS TOIHUUS 1874 (Copenhagen Arsenal) with serial number 45318 on the barrel

the Air Forces

which is about mid way through production

but for political reasons

Original Rare Imperial German Mauser Model 1879 G.A.G. Border Guards Rifle by Spangenberg & Sauer Dated 1880 - Matching Serial 375 Japanese Marines " First produced in 1860Original Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of the rare Mauser Model 1879 G. A. G. Border Guards rifle, one of only approximately 4,000 that were manufactured in 1880. As the name implies they were intended for Prussian border guard use, and they utilized a unique 11. 1537. 5mmR cartridge, a trimmed down version of the full power military cartridge. These were pretty much a slightly scaled down Model 1871 Mauser rifle, and they are not