| paradox_ |
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| 23/06/17 01:47 PM |
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Gentlemen
Awaiting delivery of a Mannlicher carbine from around 1910. It has a rounded grip and I am wondering how common this was and for what period of time this festure was available.
Thank you in advance
Best
Eric
| DORLEAC |
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| 23/06/17 03:38 PM |
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Stocked to the muzzle carbines made before WW1 sport a rounded grip and don't have the mention "Made in Austria" engraved on the front receiver ring.
DORLEAC
www.dorleac-dorleac.com
| paradox_ |
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| 23/06/17 07:19 PM |
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Ahhhh, thank you very much, will post pictures of a nice Purdey retailed example soon.
Best
| DORLEAC |
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| 23/06/17 08:08 PM |
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| sharps4590 |
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| 23/06/17 08:55 PM |
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Has there ever been a more beautiful carbine than the early M/S? I think not.
| Waidmannsheil |
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| 23/06/17 10:36 PM |
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Hard to beat, extremely nice.
Waidmannsheil.
| DarylS |
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| 24/06/17 12:27 AM |
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That is nice - it's hard to get the checkering perfect around such rounded surface, ie: bag-butt/pistol grip - but, as you can see, not impossible.
That's just lovely, Joel.
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| 24/06/17 12:47 AM |
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Here's mine:
Curl
| Louis |
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| 24/06/17 02:58 AM |
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Very nice rifle, Curl.
Louis
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CptCurl
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| 24/06/17 04:56 AM |
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Thanks Louis. A few years back I posted detailed photos of that rifle on this forum:
http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat....3&fpart=all
Curl
| lancaster |
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| 24/06/17 05:16 AM |
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Quote:
the rounded grip had tradition in steyr, here is a pic of an early Mannlicher 1886 hunting stutzen
| TexasJohn |
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| 24/06/17 05:35 AM |
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I have a very early 1903 MS that has a grip cap. So apparently either style was available.
John
| DarylS |
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| 24/06/17 10:37 AM |
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Those round grip MS's are NICE!
Just in case you thought that was a modern shape! Here is an S.Hawken Rifle from St. Louis, made special order, by Sam himself.
Here's the bench copy made by my brother for a fellow in Alaska.
| Huvius |
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| 24/06/17 11:36 AM |
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Wow!!
Your brother pretty much nailed that build.
On the Hawken (s), the grip is really robust, thick through the wrist. I don't think I would like that on most guns but on that one in particular it looks right at home.
| paradox_ |
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| 24/06/17 03:42 PM |
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One of the most underrated .....and under values vintage rifles around, only took me 30 years to start appreciating them.
If retailed and cased by an English they become even more special.
| DarylS |
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| 25/06/17 12:22 AM |
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Yes - it is very robust through the wrist - used in hard, trying times, yet the original is in fine shape. Due to the aperture sight, may have been built for a target shooter. There were a number of such 'clubs' through out the States in the mid 1800's - becoming more popular as time went on.
| Huvius |
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| 25/06/17 01:02 AM |
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It does strike me as something like the sporting match rifles from the U.K. It was common for sportsmen to use one rifle for hunting and friendly competition.
Back to the OP, the rounded grip (Prince of Wales or "bagged" as Westley called it) seemed to be quite popular on the earlier 6.5mm Steyrs. My Fraser has a rounded grip and a good looking H&H just sold at RI which is very similar.
I suspect Steyr may have had a pattern rifle they sold to the British trade to be finished as they are all so similar other than the sighting.