Al Biesen & Roger Biesen custom Mauser 98 7×57. Wearing a 23.5-inch barrel (“Featherweight” contour, .570-inch muzzle diameter, sling swivel stud), serial 3379 features a jeweled bolt body and extractor, custom bolt handle (two-panel checkered and bordered teardrops on the knob), custom shroud with two-position wing safety, custom steel bottom metal (contoured, inside-the-bow release) and a Timney trigger. Metal finish is rust blue. WOOD: Shaped to the contour of a proper mountain rifle, the AAA-grade walnut is appointed with an ebony forend tip, 24 lines-per-inch borderless wrap checkering accented with the Biesen fleurs, scalloped cheek rest with shadow line, checkered steel grip cap, inletted sling swivel stud, timed screws and a Pachmayr Decelerator recoil pad. The action is glassed at the lug and the barrel along its channel. DIMENSIONS: Weight is 7.4 pounds and the length-of-pull is 13.9 inches. CONDITION: The bore is strong and bright. Metal finish is approximately 97 percent. Wood is the same, with one minor impression in the forearm checkering field (bottom) and another at the point of the comb (bolt kiss).