For Sale Prewar German Mauser Sporting Rifle by H Barella in 9.3x62

Up for sale is a beautiful prewar Mauser Sporing Rifle in the iconic 9.3x62mm caliber made by H Barella of Berlin. This rifle features a 25” barrel with full length Mannlicher style stock of beautifully figured wood featuring carved buffalo horn grip cap and buttplate. There are sling attachment points in the forestock under the barrel as well as the rear stock. The barrel features a guarded silver bead front sight and express style rear sight containing one standing and two folding leaves. The barrel also features a full-length matted rib. There are original factory installed German claw type scope mounts installed ready to be re-fitted with EAW rings allowing easy access to install your preferred optics for hunting. The barrel is half octagon, half round and simply marked with the serial number and “ H. BARELLA, BERLIN” in the top rib. The bolt handle is a low-profile butterknife style with attractive and durable checkering and the trigger features a set trigger option. There is light border engraving around the scope mounts and front ring of receiver. All screws are embellished with engraving as well. The rifle weighs 8.4 lbs and has a LOP of 14-5/8” to the end of the horn buttplate.

The condition of the rifle is very nice overall and totally original. There are still good traces of case colors on the receiver bolt body and floorplate (I had difficulty getting them to show in the pics as well as they look in person) with a nitre blued extractor and bolt release. The gorgeous wood is in excellent shape with only some handling marks from light use. This is a beautiful original example of a classic German sporting rifle ready to be appreciated by a collector and hunter alike. It is ready for many more hunts as desired.



Price is $3,750 plus actual shipping to your FFL.

I think that's the prettiest piece of wood I've ever seen on a pre-war German Sporter. Wow... gorgeous rifle. Good luck with the sale!

Ed Z

Now cross-posted. Thank you for the interest so far.

I have never seen nor heard of a single side-shield as seen to the right of the front sight. Does anyone have a comment on it? Does it fit in a slot? Would be hard to machine it if integral to the barrel.
Also pretty sure the feeding clip cutout is just on a standard action? Never heard of stripper clips for 9.3x62.
Nice looking piece!

It’s not single, it’s an ear on each side of the blade. Very many German mausers are built on ex military or rejected military receivers depending on the era. Finding one built on an actual Mauser Oberndorf action sold to the trade is much less common from Suhl makers, and usually it’s from the bigger names, Sauer, Merkel etc that you see this.

Correct. The front sight blade and bead is protected by blades on both sides of the sight. I believe that you is what you were asking about.

That is a beautiful rifle. I wish I had the funds for it right now.

vette447 said:

Correct. The front sight blade and bead is protected by blades on both sides of the sight. I believe that you is what you were asking about.

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It helps to see both if you zoom in on the front sight.

Beautiful pre-war Mauser action rifle!

Thank you. Those are some gorgeous double guns in that article. I haven’t seen many bolt action rifles made by Barella.

Send the guys there a mail and ask , they have a large archive of info not on the page there .

I have numerous German schuetzen rifles, all have the wings protecting the front sight.
Mike

BTT. Thank you.

BTT. I know someone wants to give this beautiful rifle a new home. Hopefully take it out and do some hunting with it

I wish I could. It is a beautiful rifle.