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Thanks for the pics of the 1900 & 1909 (Steyrs(?)
I have one of each and was lead to believe they were Model 1900 or 'New Model' Steyr rifles.
A failed Military contract for China,,the remaining actions remodeled into sporters.
Whatever,,they are unique and beautiful sporting rifles.

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B--ls--t! These are not "Steyrs made for export", nor are they "remodeled into sporters"! The M1900 and M1909 sporting rifles were built from scratch by C.G.Haenel, Bahnhofstr.16, Suhl, Germany! Even most Suhl made sporting rifles on M88 actions are not converted ex-military actions, but are legitimate commercial sporters the same as original Mauser Oberndorf commercial sporting rifles, Lee-Speeds or Remington model 30, 30S and 720. Of course, Haenel strived for military contracts too, but only succeeded to sell a few M1909 rifles in military configuration to Paraguay and China.

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