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GK
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Re: Steyr 6.5x53R - info on this wanted as well
11/12/11 12:38 PM

The Dutch had more variations of mannlichers than any other country. According to my reference there were at least 13 versions of Dutch carbines and an additional 5 versions for the KNIL (Royal Dutch East Indies Army). If I had to guess its closest to a Karabun M.95 No.4 OM or NM (the differences are stocks and fittings etc.).

However as it does not have a bayonet lug I would gues that this example is more likey to be a KNIL carbine than a Dutch example. The rifle vesions proved too long for the small statured East Indies soldiers so they were issues carbines while the rifles were kept for the European soldiers. The lack of a bayonet lug is because the native soldiers were issued cutlasses for hand to hand fighting and for use as bush knives.

If the bore is good and all parts are matching I would agree with Lancaster and say that its propably too good and original to convert into a sporter. There are heaps of Dutch carbines around that have bad bores and really bad woodwork.

George

Edited by GK (11/12/11 12:39 PM)

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Steyr 6.5x53R - info on this wanted as well	NitroX	11/12/11 03:57 AM
Re: Steyr 6.5x53R - info on this wanted as well	lancaster	11/12/11 04:19 AM
Re: Steyr 6.5x53R - info on this wanted as well	Igorrock	11/12/11 05:17 AM
Re: Steyr 6.5x53R - info on this wanted as well	GK	11/12/11 12:38 PM
Re: Steyr 6.5x53R - info on this wanted as well	NitroX	11/12/11 05:56 PM
Re: Steyr 6.5x53R - info on this wanted as well	darwinmauser	11/12/11 08:54 PM
Re: Steyr 6.5x53R - info on this wanted as well	NitroX	16/12/11 12:30 AM
Re: Steyr 6.5x53R - info on this wanted as well	NitroX	04/04/20 11:08 PM
Re: Steyr 6.5x53R - info on this wanted as well	Rothhammer1	02/12/20 08:14 AM
Re: Steyr 6.5x53R - info on this wanted as well	Rothhammer1	02/12/20 10:00 AM
Re: Steyr 6.5x53R - info on this wanted as well	Rothhammer1	02/12/20 03:01 PM
Re: Steyr 6.5x53R - info on this wanted as well	Hoot	02/12/20 09:36 AM
Re: Steyr 6.5x53R - info on this wanted as well	Rothhammer1	02/12/20 07:03 AM
Re: Steyr 6.5x53R - info on this wanted as well	lancaster	05/04/20 04:02 AM
Re: Steyr 6.5x53R - info on this wanted as well	NitroX	01/12/20 12:04 AM
Re: Steyr 6.5x53R - info on this wanted as well	NitroX	01/12/20 05:23 PM
Re: Steyr 6.5x53R - info on this wanted as well	Spud303	04/12/20 08:10 PM
Re: Steyr 6.5x53R - info on this wanted as well	NitroX	04/12/20 11:19 PM
Re: Steyr 6.5x53R - info on this wanted as well	Rothhammer1	06/12/20 08:31 AM
Re: Steyr 6.5x53R - info on this wanted as well	DarylS	05/12/20 04:59 AM
Re: Steyr 6.5x53R - info on this wanted as well	Waidmannsheil	05/12/20 06:06 AM
Re: Steyr 6.5x53R - info on this wanted as well	Marrakai	01/12/20 10:59 PM
Re: Steyr 6.5x53R - info on this wanted as well	3DogMike	02/12/20 04:07 AM

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