The Five Battle Mauser Of Burgher J.C.Roux

Burgher Roux was there at the start of the second Anglo Boer War in South Africa. He rode into the colony of Natal with his Commando on the 12/10/1899 and went on to fight in at least five battles during the Natal campaign. We don't know what the fates held for Burgher J.C.Roux after the Boer invasion of Natal, but his carved Mauser carbine lives on to tell us of an extraordinary chapter in the story of the Boer War.
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[@noahcount7132]

The carved rifles and the stories that accompany them are fascinating, educational, and entertaining. Thanks for sharing this history with your followers!

[@carvingsfromtheveldt5945]

Thank you for your kind comments. We hope to deliver more interesting and historical videos for you to enjoy.

[@andyharris2938]

Excellent! Great narrative. I love rifles with history!

[@carvingsfromtheveldt5945]

Thank you kindly for your comments....appreciated..

[@carvingsfromtheveldt5945]

Thanks for your kind comments Andy. We have a few more stories in mind for future videos.

[@tomhirons7475]

i have a 71.84 mauser given to me by my Grandfather from the Boer war, it has carvings, i must dig it out and send you pictures.

[@olympicblackpowderrifles3155]

Have you?

[@vadenummela9353]

This is the best video so far! So good!

[@carvingsfromtheveldt5945]

Thanks for your kind comments - very much appreciated. We will try to deliver more of the same quality.

[@jwhiskey242]

The books are awesome - get them while they are still available.

[@carvingsfromtheveldt5945]

Hi there. My apologies for the delay. I am 72 and Not 'pc Savvy'...so I did not know "Where" to see your reply!! Thanks for watching and for your kind comments about my books - which were a "Labour of Love". Thanks and Cheers, Dave G.

[@Mizzle420420]

I really love learning about these battles, in the last few years I’ve picked up the hobby of researching south african history having never known anything about it and it is a very cool subject.

[@carvingsfromtheveldt5945]

Thank you kindly for your comments....appreciated.....more to follow in the next week or two.

[@Mizzle420420]

Carvings from the Veldt Awesome I can’t wait to see more of these. Im also super excited to buy your books in the (hopefully) near future.

[@antrog1895]

You probably know this but in England before proper football stadiums were built several grounds had a hill that was called Spion Kop, I'm sure it wasnt spelled with an 'e'. Most have been lost down the years but a couple still keep the name 'Kop'. Cheers

[@jojom1989]

I love all of your videos on these Boer rifles, thank you for all the information and cool stories! I have noticed alot of the rifles the boers used have quite dark stocks. Was this something the boers did to their rifles? Or is this just from over time? I also noticed alot of the metal on the mausers have been blued like the bolts and bands. Where pictures of others I've seen they are in the white? Was this also something common with the boers? I have a Chilean Mauser that would love to imitate that beautiful Boer look. I'm just wondering what they may have used! Thanks again!

[@998-y4t]

On the original Boer contract Mausers, the bolts were left in the white, but everything else was blued. This was done at the factory. The wood has darkened over time. There are some real mint condition Boer Mausers that still have the original lighter color to the wood.

[@carvingsfromtheveldt5945]

Hi Joe. Glad you enjoyed the videos. My apologies for the delay. I am 72 and not 'pc Savvy'...so I did not know "Where" to see your reply!! I see that No. 99 has replied about the colour. I have one Boer Mauser that is still a lovely 'Light' Honey colour. The rest are mostly dark. Thanks for watching and for your kind comments, Cheers, Dave G.

[@Foche_T._Schitt]

I got a Mosin captured in the korean war with 36 names and a date. I think a USMC platoon, but I haven't pinned it down yet. Once I do I'll be able to look up what was going on that day.

[@Vlaid65]

I'd love to see pictures of that rifle.

[@Foche_T._Schitt]

@@Vlaid65 You can find it on the RMNF but you need an account to see the pictures.

[@carvingsfromtheveldt5945]

You have a Cool weapon there!

[@keanur6541]

Hi dave,if you want to make more videos. Why not make videos about the boer war from the start till the end. Short videos about the battles and even general stories of things of interest. That is if you have the time and run out of rifle stories. Regards, a boer from south africa.

[@carvingsfromtheveldt5945]

Hi, thanks for your comments. As I am sure you are aware, this all takes a lot of time., I am initially concentrating on stories about (mainly) named weapons, or weapons that tell a story. These stories are in line with the contents of my three books.

[@Mizzle420420]

I unfortunatly just had to sell my last Mauser rifle, it was a German 98K Carbine stamped 1660 (I’m assuming thats the batch number), it was used during WW2 and had 4 Nazi Eagles stamped on the metal and stock. Got a decent price for it at least 600$ USD.

[@Mizzle420420]

These are so awesome, would love to come to south africa some time and check em out in person. unfortunately at the moment im a broke ass american replacement window installer 😂 maybe one day 😎🤙❤️

[@carvingsfromtheveldt5945]

Many thanks

[@Mizzle420420]

Carvings from the Veldt You have some amazing pieces of functional art there my friend. I love seeing stuff like this, I have a tendency to doodle on my gun stocks and guitars (also make ceramic pottery and draw). I never imagined such wonderful art on mausers before I found you through Ian from Forgotten Weapons. I’m a huge mauser fan/collector, fan of weapons in general, huge history buff, and a multi-medium artist so these are like a dream come true. I will for sure be buying your all three of your books when I can afford to do so. I truely love your collection, please do more videos showing them off, Im sure your channel will get a ton of attention (I have a feeling if you keep posting regular content your channel will become huge, thus earning you some extra income to buy more mausers). (p.s. I have some guitar songs of mine (original and covers) on my channel if your interested (I do also hiphop/rap original songs and production but I have a feeling the guitar and rock type stuff is more up your alley). I got my first Mauser when I was like 7 years old as a gift from my dad and have loved them ever since, so seeing these is like a dream come true. ~Stay cool my friend, Josh Miser (aka Mizzle420420) 🖤😎🤙❤️