| Rothhammer1 |
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| 30/07/18 04:00 PM |
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Re: 1903 blonde Mannlicher
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My little carbine was proofed in 1921. It is a takedown with the pop up tang sight and butt plate compartment with cleaning rod. It has the lightest colored stock I have seen, looks like maple to my eye. The stock is original, numbered to the gun, but the forend tip was missing so a horn tip was fitted. Just curious to know if any of you have seen a blonde stock like this one.
An old post, I know, but here's a couple of images from that ol' 1939 Stoeger. Notice among the cost- options was "stock of specially selected pretty wood... $20.00".
That was among the more expensive options, the "special folding peep sight" being an extra $12.00. The Takedown Model option added $15.00 more:
The peep sight:
There should be no 'forend tip', as far as I know, unless that's the "horn cap at the muzzle of sporter type" option offered for $8 extra. One would think "at the muzzle" would indicate a Stutzen, but this image of the 'High Velocity' (M1925) is identified as a "sporter half stock":
