I have one of the first 70 Mausers built for the 6.5x55mm Swede, on an 1893 Mauser action used for the 7x57 Spanish Army. Mine is a sporting rifle with a 25-inch barrel, straight stock, schnabel forend. About half of the batch were military rifles. They were for the King of Sweden to give out to friends and military officers for evaluation.
Mine has been refinished by the owner, grandson of the original owner, a second rear aperture sight (Lyman) installed to replace the first (Redfield), and the front sight replaced to match the height of the aperture sight. I will put in on a good background and take a photo to post.
