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3DogMike
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update - William Evans .256 MS
23/02/20 03:10 AM

Just aquired this William Evans Steyr 1893 in 6.5x53R Dutch (.256 Mannlicher).

Serial number is circa 1898; I have an email in to Wm. Evans to see if they can provide anything more on this rifle.

26" barrel, 4 groove and 1:7.9” (200mm) twist. Weighs 7lb 7oz with 14 1/2" LOP. Horn forend tip and Horn grip cap with steel buttplate.
Interestingly the only proof marks are pre-1904 Birmingham proof and there is no calibre marking or bore dimension mark anywhere. There are no Austrian or German proof marks.....only a few production and inspectors marks on the barrel under the wood.

Barrel is engraved "Sighted & Shot By William Evans (From Purdey's) 63 Pall Mall St. James London"

The steel crosspin just above the trigger is actually an unusual modification that blocks the forward travel of the military 2 stage trigger, eliminating the the 1st stage, and makes it a single stage trigger. Doubt it originally left Evans with this rather un-asthetic looking bit of gunsmithing but it does work well.

Waiting for Winter weather to cooperate and 2+ feet of snow to melt before I can take it out to shoot at targets.
-Mike

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William Evans .256 MS	Kammerherren	04/10/17 08:48 AM
Re: William Evans .256 MS	Kammerherren	06/10/17 07:33 AM
Re: William Evans .256 MS	HistoricBore	06/10/17 09:02 AM
update - William Evans .256 MS	3DogMike	23/02/20 03:10 AM
Re: update - William Evans .256 MS	DarylS	23/02/20 05:01 AM
Re: update - William Evans .256 MS	Louis	23/02/20 06:58 AM
Re: update - William Evans .256 MS	3DogMike	23/02/20 07:19 AM
Re: update - William Evans .256 MS	Waidmannsheil	23/02/20 10:45 AM
Re: update - William Evans .256 MS	3DogMike	23/02/20 01:21 PM
Re: update - William Evans .256 MS	Waidmannsheil	23/02/20 03:41 PM
Re: update - William Evans .256 MS	Louis	23/02/20 06:45 PM
Re: update - William Evans .256 MS	NitroX	23/02/20 09:16 PM
update - William Evans	3DogMike	24/02/20 07:05 AM
Re: update - William Evans	paradox_	24/02/20 04:41 PM
Re: update - William Evans	Parabola	15/01/21 09:12 AM
Re: update - William Evans	Parabola	26/04/24 02:30 AM
Re: update - William Evans	Waidmannsheil	26/04/24 10:31 AM
Re: update - William Evans	pjaln	07/03/20 08:20 AM
Re: update - William Evans	DarylS	07/03/20 12:35 PM
Re: update - William Evans	DarylS	07/03/20 12:36 PM
Re: update - William Evans	pjaln	08/03/20 10:14 AM
Re: update - William Evans	3DogMike	07/03/20 12:10 PM
Re: update - William Evans	Waidmannsheil	08/03/20 08:46 PM
Re: update - William Evans	3DogMike	09/03/20 01:42 AM
Re: update - William Evans	Waidmannsheil	10/03/20 07:10 AM
Re: update - William Evans	3DogMike	10/03/20 07:44 AM
Re: update - William Evans	Vladymere	10/03/20 11:46 AM
Re: update - William Evans	3DogMike	10/03/20 01:40 PM
Re: update - William Evans	3DogMike	24/04/20 06:01 AM
Re: update - William Evans	Rolland	16/07/20 10:17 AM
Re: update - William Evans	lancaster	24/04/20 01:44 PM
Re: update - William Evans	Kammerherren	16/07/20 08:58 AM
Re: update - William Evans	93x64mm	25/02/20 11:56 PM
Re: update - William Evans	3DogMike	28/02/20 02:45 PM
Re: update - William Evans	Waidmannsheil	05/03/20 06:32 AM
Re: update - William Evans	3DogMike	05/03/20 07:30 AM
Re: update - William Evans	Waidmannsheil	05/03/20 08:03 AM
Re: update - William Evans	3DogMike	05/03/20 09:00 AM
Re: update - William Evans	Waidmannsheil	05/03/20 11:10 AM
Re: update - William Evans	3DogMike	05/03/20 01:13 PM
Re: update - William Evans	JDL	25/02/20 12:02 AM
Re: update - William Evans	kuduae	25/02/20 07:02 AM
Re: William Evans .256 MS	Kammerherren	04/10/17 08:55 AM
Re: William Evans .256 MS	bwanabobftw	04/10/17 09:09 AM
Re: William Evans .256 MS	Marrakai	04/10/17 10:57 AM
Re: William Evans .256 MS	Waidmannsheil	04/10/17 11:02 AM
Re: William Evans .256 MS	93x64mm	05/10/17 07:22 AM
Re: William Evans .256 MS	Kammerherren	05/10/17 08:56 AM
Re: William Evans .256 MS	Waidmannsheil	05/10/17 11:08 AM
Re: William Evans .256 MS	Rothhammer1	04/10/17 06:11 PM
Re: William Evans .256 MS	HistoricBore	04/10/17 10:33 PM
Re: William Evans .256 MS	cordite	05/10/17 12:42 AM
Re: William Evans .256 MS	Louis	05/10/17 03:29 AM

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