Once the oldest sporting goods/import house of New York, Von Lengerke & Detmold was bought out by Abercrombie & Fitch around 1928. Blade front and thousand-yard tangent rear sights, with the Mauser banner on top of the chamber and the Oberndorf address on the right side of the frame, "crown/crown/U" on the left side of the chamber, and "VON LENGERKE/& DETMOLD/NEW-YORK" on the left side of the receiver. Matching numbers are present on the barrel, floor plate, bolt, rear sight, takedown stud, small ring hammer, hammer housing, frame and grips, with "493" on the receiver beneath the rear sight, a niter blue safety and extractor, and 33-groove grips. Includes a hardwood stock with matching numbered mounting iron and a modern brown leather El Paso Saddlery holster with shoulder strap.

Very fine, with 85% plus of the original blue finish, showing a mixed brown and gray patina on the grip frame, mild edge war and light handling marks. The grips show some mild pressure dents. The highly figured stock is fine, with cracks and dings, and the holster is very good, with some mild cracking. Mechanically excellent.