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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 NitroXAdministrator   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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