Original German Mauser Karabiner Mod. 71 Converted in France to Uruguay Daudeteau / Dovitis Carbine dated 1876 - serial 2712 Russian Issue Equipment someone painted the wood grip

someone painted the wood grip base with black enamel

The weapon comes with a folding butt stock and bipod and is mounted on an original Anti-Aircraft Tripod commonly referred to as the "Music Stand" (for obvious reasons)

which kept the gun's trail and wheels perfectly still during the firing sequence

Complete with early brass long dividers every third round

Original German Mauser Karabiner Mod. 71 Converted in France to Uruguay Daudeteau / Dovitis Carbine dated 1876 - serial 2712 Russian Issue Equipment someone painted the wood gripOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of the rare "Dovitis" carbine, which is a French conversion of the German Model 1871 Carbine. We have had several of carbines before, but they were all converted from the infantry rifle. This is the first example we have had that was converted from an original carbine. The receivers for both were identical, so most likely they were mixed somewhat indiscriminately. This example bears Serial