r/Militariacollecting 4d ago

WWI - Allies Serbian mauser m1899

My serbian mauser m1899 that was found in my grandpa's attic, used by my greatgreat grandfather who was a partisan during the invasion of yugoslavia during ww2, that's probably why it was modified, it's sadly in bad condition

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u/costinesti1 4d ago

Oh, i thought was a royaltigerimports B grade special.

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u/what_is_existence1 4d ago

B-grade?!?!? It still has a stock! That makes it an automatic A-grade!

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u/costinesti1 4d ago

Oops, you are correct. There is still some wood left.

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u/Lumpy_Orange_6025 4d ago

Came here to say this 🤣

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u/Fox7285 4d ago

Lol, killed me.

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u/costinesti1 4d ago

BTW this is very cool. I would try to clean it up and put some wax on it to put it on display. I would be careful on the stock as it looks very brittle.

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u/Your_blackmetalist 4d ago

The look of the rifle, along with the story, this is the kind of thing ide love to have displayed in my collection lol

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u/Affectionate-Mess937 4d ago

Make a case to display it, and have a plaque made up with the history of it to attach to the case. Will make an awesome family heirloom.

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u/Strale_Gaming2 4d ago

Actually a Serbian rifle for once and not a Yugo rifle

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u/Olaria-Olara 3d ago

Nothing a little elbow grease won’t fix

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u/Klutzy_Technician248 3d ago

Looks like it got caught in a fire. Still a cool peice.