| Rothhammer1 |
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| 17/10/17 06:25 PM |
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Re: Mauser Long Arms in the 1939 Stoeger Catalog
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Rothhammer1, Thanks for posting this information here.
I have had a copy of this same catolog since I was a young lad of 12 or 13 years.
It has always had a prominent space on my bookshelves.
The pages of the Mauser sporting rifles have always been my favorites.
This would probably explain my long facination with Mauser sporting rifles.
I came about it from the opposite angle. I had viewed poor scans of a couple of Mannlicher Schoenauer relevant pages of '39 and '40 Stoeger catalogs while perusing Ebay, decided to buy one to 'deconstruct' for the purpose of scanning and / or framing the MS pages. The first one I got was just too nice to peel apart, so I bought another from which I removed the cover, pulled the staples and disassembled the folio for flat scanning.
I've long been a 'fan' of the Mannlicher Schoenauer pre WW2 rifles and carbines, as my Grandfather had one that he bought in Ceylon while stationed there as a buyer of rubber for Goodyear. The MS was later loaned to my Dad while he was doing 'radio work' on Santa Cruz Island in the 1950s.
This is my Grandfather with his M1910 (9.5X57 or .375 Nitro Express Rimless 2.25") Takedown. I have the rifle, fitted case, and claws of the leopard.
John F. Easton, center, with M1910 Mannlicher Schoenauer Takedown
BR.