This is a Thomas Burgess custom rifle, built on a highly desirable prewar Mauser Model 98, "STANDARD-MODELL" marked action. Thomas Burgess was certainly one of the more famous Giants of the postwar custom gun making industry, who was especially well-know as a master metalsmith. This excellent rifle has a custom turned barrel chambered in 7mm Rem Mag, with an integral front sight ramp that is fitted with a Redfield front sight blade. The rear of the barrel/top of the receiver has a custom made one-piece, rear sight base/front scope mount base with a matching rear scope base, (without scope rings) However the bases are similar to Redfield scope bases so rings can be easily acquired. The bolt knob has two, hand-checkered panels with a side swing safety lever with a jeweled bolt body and follower. The top of the barrel is marked "THOS. M. BURGESS RIFLEMAKER". The rifle has been beautifully stocked in a very dark, straight grained English walnut with nice figure in the forend with the straight grain running through the pistol grip. The stock has been meticulously hand-checkered on the pistol grip area and forend with a super small 22 or 24 lines per inches checkering. The stock is fitted with an old Redhead, basket weave pattern, red rubber recoil pad.

Very fine as custom built with 98% of the rust blue finish with some thinning in areas. There is minor pitting at/below the stock and action line where moisture has seeped in. The stock is fine plus with minor handling marks on the sides in a few places from light use with a small hairline crack just starting at the rear of the trigger guard. The checkering is crisp overall. It is missing the lower sling swivel stud. Mechanically excellent.