Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact
NitroExpress.com: 1903 Mannlicher

View recent messages : 24 hours | 48 hours | 7 days | 14 days | 30 days | 60 days | More Smilies


*** Enjoy NitroExpress.com? Participate and join in. ***
You are not logged in. [Login] Main Index · Search · Active Topics
New user · Who's Online · FAQ · Calendar

Shooting & Reloading - Mausers, Big Bores and others >> Mannlicher Discussion forum & Archive
Previous thread Previous   View all threads Index   Next thread Next   Flat Mode Flat  

kuduae
.400 member


Reged: 13/01/10
Posts: 1792
Loc: middle of Germany
Re: 1903 Mannlicher
      16/06/10 07:51 AM

From March 13, 1938 to April 1945 Austria was part of Hitler's 3rd Reich,hence the inscriptions "Made in Germany" and "Waffenfabrik Steyr". Of course German rulings were to be followed by Steyr too. The German 1940 proof law required, for the first time, all guns being marked with the cartridge designation instead of model numbers or cryptic bore dimensions. So Steyrcalled their old proprietary 6.5 and 8mm cartridges Normal to tell them apart from the "high velocity" chamberings of the M1925, where they stamped "8x60 Magnum" even in the years before.There ought to be German eagle/N proofmarks and a proof date below the woodline too.
The stock of this rifle with higher comb and more curved pistol grip already resembles the later M1950 design. The sliding tang safety is certainly an aftermarket addition. The parted foreend seems to be a quite well repaired GI duffle cut. Note that Steyr used the old-style bolt-stop on M1903 actions up to 1945. They had to put the new, rectangular design on the long-cartridge models 1924 and 25 because they had to open up bolt travel to the rear. The old bolt-stop design would have ended up with it's rear end hanging out in the air, so they had to change the design to mount the spring in front of the bolt stop cut in the receiver.

Post Extras Print Post   Remind Me!     Notify Moderator


Entire topic
Subject Posted by Posted on
* 1903 Mannlicher Farkey 10/05/10 02:48 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher 88MauSporter   10/05/10 05:23 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher lancaster   10/05/10 02:02 PM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher Mike_Bailey   10/05/10 06:10 PM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher CptCurlAdministrator   10/05/10 08:54 PM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher malco   11/05/10 12:05 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher CptCurlAdministrator   15/06/10 07:34 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher Peconga   15/06/10 12:26 PM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher malco   15/06/10 02:25 PM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher Igorrock   15/06/10 05:25 PM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher kuduae   16/06/10 07:51 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher CptCurlAdministrator   16/06/10 10:01 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher CptCurlAdministrator   16/06/10 10:07 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher heers68   23/08/10 06:55 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher CptCurlAdministrator   11/09/10 10:54 PM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher RigbyUser   14/08/10 06:22 PM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher pjaln   28/06/10 10:19 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher malco   28/06/10 01:50 PM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher pjaln   29/06/10 05:52 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher kuduae   29/06/10 11:36 PM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher pjaln   30/06/10 12:52 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher CptCurlAdministrator   01/07/10 08:09 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher NitroXAdministrator   02/07/10 02:59 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher malco   07/07/10 01:33 PM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher CptCurlAdministrator   07/07/10 09:19 PM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher malco   15/07/10 10:16 PM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher CptCurlAdministrator   19/07/10 12:54 PM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher malco   12/09/10 12:16 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher CptCurlAdministrator   12/09/10 12:27 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher Rule303   01/07/10 11:25 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher tinker   01/07/10 02:51 PM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher CptCurlAdministrator   17/06/10 11:18 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher Carpetsahib   17/06/10 11:31 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher malco   17/06/10 01:05 PM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher CptCurlAdministrator   23/06/10 12:58 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher malco   23/06/10 12:00 PM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher CptCurlAdministrator   19/06/10 09:04 PM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher kuduae   20/06/10 08:07 PM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher malco   21/06/10 12:55 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher CptCurlAdministrator   21/06/10 12:17 PM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher kamilaroi   17/06/10 02:57 PM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher Phillip   18/06/10 10:04 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher Peconga   16/06/10 01:45 PM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher Farkey   12/05/10 01:00 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher dons   12/05/10 03:29 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher CptCurlAdministrator   14/05/10 10:06 PM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher KurtC   14/05/10 11:21 PM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher Farkey   15/05/10 12:00 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher KurtC   15/05/10 01:16 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher malco   15/05/10 02:44 PM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher TexasJohn   16/05/10 12:42 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher KurtC   16/05/10 03:13 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher kuduae   16/05/10 04:37 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher CptCurlAdministrator   16/05/10 12:39 AM
. * * Re: 1903 Mannlicher Rule303   14/05/10 07:34 PM

Extra information
0 registered and 87 anonymous users are browsing this forum.

Moderator:  CptCurl 



Forum Permissions
      You cannot start new topics
      You cannot reply to topics
      HTML is disabled
      UBBCode is enabled

Rating:
Thread views: 25050

Rate this thread

Jump to

Contact Us NitroExpress.com

Powered by UBB.threads™ 6.5.5


Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact


Copyright 2003 to 2011 - all rights reserved