Newton's Rarest Models: Model 1914 German Import Group

The history of the Model 1914 Newton rifles of the first German import contract is very incomplete. These rifles could have been made by several German gun makers, including Mauser, Sauer and Haenel. They would be calibered in .256 Newton or one of the calibers developed by Newton and Fred Adolph, a gunsmith from Genoa, New York. The Adolph calibers would be .30, 8mm, .33 or .40 Adolph. It is not documented which of the pictured variations were imported. The rifles made in the Adolph calibers were probably made by Fred Adolph and not imported in those calibers. One shipment made up of 2 or 3 variations of Mauser rifles was imported by Newton, all in .256 Newton caliber. The Haenel style may have been rebarreled to .256 Newton in the US under the direction of Charles Newton.

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