A pair of custom Mannlichers for Africa

[Jefferry404]

Beautiful, practical,

Personally I would prefer a non fold down rear sight, unless the sight interferes with the scopes.

Rear sight is 1 fixed with 1 folding leaf, best of both.

 

[MS 9x56]

OMG you just made me drool all over my phone. I know what I will ask Santa for Christmas now. The absolutely perfect safari pairing that could be imagined. I am so jealous I may have to go to confession over these.

 

[Jefferry404]

Thanks! I told my gunsmith he shouldn’t have built this pair as I would never need to build anymore from him. Has now been over 5 years.

 

[Jefferry404]

MS 9x56,
To add fuel to your fire, the buttplate black is
actually inlaid Gabon ebony

 

[MS 9x56]

Perhaps this is too American a saying but "your killing me Smalls". Google the movie The Sandlot watch it and you will know what I mean. Those rifles will never be whole until they have been to Africa on Safari. "Simply marvelous darling".

 

[steve white]

Tasteful selection, excellent execution, perfectly balanced choice of calibers, all the boxes checked, even down to alpha glass...and in no way to disparage, but mannlicher STOCKED, not Mannlicher-as in-Schoenauer...

 

[F. Vaccaro]

Beautiful, two classic calibers too!

 

[Jefferry404]

I should note the reason for using Talley CZ rings they are wide to fit the CZ bridges and this allows the GMA bridges to be machined wide vs regular Talley rings are narrow to fit their scope bases, as seen on this machined square bridge. Better aesthetics.
Talley CZ bridge

Talley Regular, about 0.2 to 0.3 narrower

 

[Hififile324]

Wow. Those are not only superb rifles, they are masterpiece art works. May I ask who your gunsmith is that made these masterpieces??

 

[steve white]

Gotta love the case colors!

 

[Bullthrower338]

True gun porn!

 

[Brian Rothhammer]

...mannlicher STOCKED, not Mannlicher-as in-Schoenauer...

Stutzen is the proper term for a short rifle stocked to the muzzle.

 

[Lance Hopper]

Just saw this. Thanks for resurrecting this thread. Those rifles are as close to perfection as I have seen lately!

 

[Jefferry404]

@Brian Rothhammer
Thanks, Sir.
my pair of Stutzen rifles classic with modern twists.
Steve

 

[cmk]

Agree that this was a good resurrection. Very beautiful rifles. And you should take them to Africa. Perhaps even better - take them on a European hunt. Perfect for deer stalking and driven boar/stag. They have a that continental twist to them, without being overly germanic.

 

[Brian Rothhammer]

@Brian Rothhammer
Thanks, Sir.
my pair of Stutzen rifles classic with modern twists.
Steve

Indeed.

These were available through Stoeger in 1939:

There was also the 'DIY' version:

 

[Zinz]

Wow… stunning rifles. I consider myself very lucky when I won a Rock Island auction several years and collected this pair…

Both are Mausers, top one is 8x57, bottom one is 6.5x57. Both shoot well, though I have failed to take any game yet with either.

Lucky me… the auction description failed to mention all the engraving.

Sculpted rosewood Schnabel tip and stippled metal work

Both are classic German works of gunsmithing art.

Ed Z

Ed Z

 

[Jefferry404]

@Zinz
WOW…. Yes, very lucky! Superb rifles

 

[Grandpa Moose]

Near perfection hope they provide a lifetime of hunting memories

 

[Datchew]

Gorgeous