Ulfhere
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There is a custom built, English-styled 6.5x53Rmm Dutch Steyr-Mannlicher sporting rifle on GunBroker:
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=314554942
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lancaster
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excellent work










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Edited by CptCurl (19/11/12 12:22 AM)
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Caprivi
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Very nice rendetion, but I am a American, so know little of Classics. Needs only a Coker bolt handle for my taste :):)
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NitroX
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That's a beautiful rifle. For some reason I love those custom rifles on that model. And the buy now price is less than the cost to customise it, so I would sell off my own mil rifle and never do the job and buy this one, if it was in Australia. But alas.
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Caprivi
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John, I have exported many guns to Oz over the years. I have used High Bridge Arms in San Francisco, near exclusively.
http://www.highbridgearms.com/english.htm
There is a Ozzy on the WeatherbyDK forum who I did some work for as well as exported and his group used a expeditor out of Washington state I believe. Sorry I don't remember his name or Tag.
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StephenCoker
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Yes Caprivi, there is a Fraser or Dickson styled Dutch Mannlicher somewhere underneath that metal and wood! I still contend that the DM's make the absolute, most svelte of sporting rifles.
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NitroX
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For future info:
Description for Item # 314554942
This is a custom built British-style sporting rifle built on a Hembrug Arsenal 1917 manufactured Model 1895 Steyr-Mannlicher (aka Dutch Mannlicher) barreled action with all matching serial numbers. It was built by my brother, a perfectionist who is never satisfied with anything. It is chambered for the 6.5x53Rmm, which is the rimmed and otherwise identical predecessor to the rimless 6.5x54mm Mannlicher-Schoenauer cartridge (ie, same performance & load data). Its the famous "256 Mannlicher" touted by great hunters like F. C. Selous, Sir Edmund Loder, Sir Alfred Pease, John G. Millais, Maj. R. L. Kennion, P. H. G. Powell-Cotton, Maj. C. H. Stigand and Blayney Percival, all of whom evidently regarded the .256 Mannlicher as their favorite arm.
Note: this is not a Model 95 straight pull Mannlicher, it is a completely different design
Metal work on the barreled action-- The metal work is hand polished and slow rust blued NECG Masterpiece banded front ramp and bead NECG Masterpiece adjustable rear island sight NECG red pad Dressels steel grip cap Vacant (no initials) nickel silver oval Talley barrel band Small parts fire blued
Stock work-- Completely reshaped from a commercial sporter stock in plain good-grained American black walnut Ebony forend tip AcraGlass bedding of action NECG swivel studs and Blackhawk all metal sling swivels (big upgrade over Michaels) Recoil crossbolt Hand rubbed, wet sanded London oil finish
Note 1: The forearm is not checkered - rear grip is checkered Note 2: The original stock fit around the bolt release was awful (prior stockfitter's job) - a wood patch had to be repaired in this area. It is discernible, but a significant improvement (see last photo).
All in all its a great barreled action (my brother thinks it may be his best metal work) on a functional but not fancy stock that needs checkering on the forearm. But for the metal alone its worth the price that he is asking. If you look at the cost of custom parts and the labor involved in restoring and building a custom sporting rifle, you could not touch a project like this for under $3000.
Started at $2,100.00 Buy bow $2,300
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mehulkamdar
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Didn't know that you customized rifles too, Harold. Beautiful work!
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DarylS
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That rifle is very nicely 'done'. It is a rifle I'd be happy to hunt with. A lovely rifle.
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darwinmauser
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This rifle is showcased in this article.
http://www.rathcoombe.net/sci-tech/classics/mannlicher-1895/classic_mannlicher.html
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