I guess I'm behind the times but I just discovered that there is a Mannlicher forum here. so I thought I'd show off my 1903. This one is an unrestored original gun that I bought from Westley Richards about 8 years ago (a mannlicher collector sold a couple of rifles to them). At the time I paid a pretty penny for it but I wanted the best 03 that I could buy. I think its worth far more than I paid for it now.
This one honestly looked unfired when I got it, maybe it was shot a few times as it had some old kynoch still in the butttrap. Westley Richards thought it was unfired. The rifle is a long bbl, special model with a 19" bbl (using my measurements), case hardening is still slightly visible on trigger guard. Bore is perfect. I have since shot the gun and its shoots as nice as it looks.
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