| Rothhammer1 |
| (.400 member) |
| 13/11/22 11:24 AM |
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Re: 8mm Mannlicher
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Hopefully someone can me al little more information on the rifle, the owner does have the scope. Zeiss with a post reticule.
As Kuduae advised, that is an M1950 Mannlicher Schoenauer stutzen (full stocked carbine). If 6.5 and unaltered it should be 6.5X54MS which is still available 'off the shelf', manufactured by Prvi Partisan.
That '52' visible on the barrel above the wood is, indeed, a date per the post WW2 Austrian proof system.
From Stoeger catalog, 1952:
By the way, always trust information from Kuduae.
Article with exploded view from American Rifleman, 1963:
