Purchased this rifle from a local shop for $600.00 Think it is made by Paul Jaeger. The rifle is built around a 1915 Mauser Oberndorf model 98.Workmanship of the rifle build looks very nice.The scope mount is marked Paul Jaeger Jenkintown PA. My questions are: did I do ok on the price and are the Jaeger mounts any good?

Thank you in advance

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Yes & yes.

Sharp rifle!!!

Looks like a quality unit, but not like other Jaegers I have seen. The one I owned was stamped on top of the barrel, Jaeger Jenkintown, PA.

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Here is a picture of your rifle.



That's not a lot if you like it.

The scope mount is cool.

This.

I think of Jaeger rifles as being built pretty strictly in the English style, so the white-line spacers are a little bit off-key for that. So is the bolt. For one thing, I'm pretty sure that the bolt handle is a style that was designed by Leonard Brownell for military Mausers. Also, most Mauser bolt shrouds have a safety and yours doesn’t--I think it’s from a post-war Interarms Mauser. That’s not a bad thing, just odd. I think your rifle has a Timney trigger with the safety incorporated into it, so that particular bolt shroud makes sense. The trigger would have been added in the 50’s or later, and the shroud was probably switched out when that was done.

There is nothing wrong with Jaeger mounts. They’re not as common as they once were, and unlike a lot of other similar systems, they use split rings that will accommodate any modern scope with a 1” tube. The rings and mounts are probably worth $200 by themselves if they’re in good condition.

The upshot is that you have a very nice rifle on a genuine Mauser action chambered for one of the world’s best general-purpose big-game cartridges. The woodwork and metal work are both very nicely done, with some very nice touches like the cross bolt.

$600 was a steal for that.


Okie John

Thank you all for your input. As stated above, the rifle has a Timney trigger with the safety incorporated. As an aside, the salesperson wanted to talk me out of buying this rifle. He thought it was a "project gun" for fix - er - up purposes. Wanted to sell me something better. HA! Actually got it for $500 OTD. Not marked Jaeger on the barrel but is probably marked on the chamber underneath. Maybe - maybe not. The cheekpiece style looked like Jaeger to me from pictures seen online. Don't see a real need to take the action out of the stock. Saw the need to buy a box of ammo though.

Thanks again for your input.

Bud, you must have been living clean. You got a great deal on a cool rifle with class.