Mannlicher Schönauer 'Prewar' M1900, M1903, M1905, M1908, M1910, M1924, 'M1925' or 'High Velocity'

[Mufasa]

A truly exciting and unique topic. MS "Old ladies" have an unparalleled charm for me.

I have three Mannlicher Schoenauer, two recent ones, an MC and an MCA in 270 and 6.5x68, and, my favorite, this one! a 1903 take- down with (optional) adjustable peep sight.

 

[Mufasa]

details...

 

[Mufasa]

An interesting option for where the rifle was sold at the beginning of the last century: the importer's shop "J. GRAHAM & C. LTD INVERNESS" is engraved on the barrel. For an English red deer hunter, no scope! (it's not sporting!) only with iron sights.

 

[MS 9x56]

Mufasa if you remove the action from the stock and get some pictures of the proof marks on the underside of the barrel someone here can tell you the year it was manufactured and the proof house that tested it. She is lovely.

 

[grand veneur]

It is always interesting to see where such rifles were proofed. I own a Model 1905, but it is caliber 8x57IS. It should normally be caliber 9x56 MS, but the proof marks indicate an initial proofing in Austria in the 1920s and an additional proofing in Belgium in the 1930s, where a barrel change certainly took place.

 

[grand veneur]

As I have mentioned on the Forum several times before, I also own a rare Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifle caliber 9,3x64, but a Model GK not pre-war.

 

[grand veneur]

The Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifle caliber 9,3x64 Brenneke, but I did not shoot the buffalo in the background with it.

 

[Brian Rothhammer]

As I have mentioned on the Forum several times before, I also own a rare Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifle caliber 9,3x64, but a Model GK not pre-war.

Do tell.

 

[grand veneur]

Steyr Daimler Puch manufactured a lot of Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifles in various calibers, but according to several catalogs from the past, never one caliber 9,3x64 Brenneke.

An inquiry by Steyr was without results, as no one there seems to know anything about what was produced previously. Therefore, an original Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifle caliber 9,3x64 is a rarity. However, I am not the only one; another member of the Forum also owns one and there appear to be a few other Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifles caliber 9,3x64 Brenneke worldwide.

 

[Mufasa]

Mufasa if you remove the action from the stock and get some pictures of the proof marks on the underside of the barrel someone here can tell you the year it was manufactured and the proof house that tested it. She is lovely.

Thanks! It obviously has English desks. It should be 1931(31) right?

 

[Mufasa]

 

[MS 9x56]

I believe so yes.

 

[Mufasa]

I'm asking for help from anyone with a 1903 takedown. I always have trouble getting the pin out on mine (I have to unscrew the two screws). Is there a small piece or something missing on the right pin? Thanks a lot.

 

[Mufasa]

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[steve white]

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Just don't lose it!!....

 

[Mufasa]

No, the pin is absolutely not lost. But looking at other takedown photos it seems like there was a tab behind the pin that isn't there in mine.

 

[Sarg]

Yes bud, a tab that pushes in a leg or small lock lever .

Is yours broken off ?

 

[Mufasa]

Great! A special thank you!! This detail is missing and lost... If you can take a slightly more detailed photo, even at some dimensions, so I can reconstruct it, I'd be very grateful!

 

[Mufasa]

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[steve white]

Steyr Daimler Puch manufactured a lot of Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifles in various calibers, but according to several catalogs from the past, never one caliber 9,3x64 Brenneke.

An inquiry by Steyr was without results, as no one there seems to know anything about what was produced previously. Therefore, an original Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifle caliber 9,3x64 is a rarity. However, I am not the only one; another member of the Forum also owns one and there appear to be a few other Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifles caliber 9,3x64 Brenneke worldwide.

WWII was devastating on the records, lamentably. Custom orders could always be had.