Zim,

I was reading this old thread and noticed that your question about claw mounts for a Mannlicher never got answered.

I think what was meant was the special mount used on Mauser 88's and Mannlicher-Schoenauers, which both have split bridges, with the bolt handle passing through the split when the action is cycled.

This means, of course, that the rear mount socket has to be offset to the left, rather than being placed squarely in the middle of the bridge, as with Mauser and similar actioned rifles.

Bill Warren