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3DogMike
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Re: Jeffery Mannlicher 1903
10/10/20 09:57 AM

I managed to convince Steve (bouldersmith) to part with this beauty, as of today it lives with me.
26" barrel, 7lbs 5oz, and 14 3/8" length of pull.

Action is a Greek 1903 (Steyr 1909) production, 6.5mm London proofs as pre 1925, and an Austrian "T in a circle" indicating special grade steel supposedly used on or after circa 1920.
Bolt release is a button.... thus 1924 or before.
So according to the "T in a circle" on action and barrel, London proofs, and bolt release it most likely was made between 1920 and 1924.

However:
Barrel is roll stamped "Sighted & Shot by W.J. Jeffery & Co. Ltd. 13 King St. St James London SW and serial number".
The 13 King Street address is said to have been closed in 1914

Roll stamped on the barrel with an old stamp? Or?
So.....the date mystery will have to wait for an answer from the business that holds the Jeffery daybooks.

1st thing was clean the bore and go over the details. Bore is unworn bright & shiny from end to end.
The Jeffery peep sight is in perfect working condition along with the rest of the mechanicals.

My major discovery is that this 1903 is not a .256 Gibbs Magnum at all......it is a nice unaltered standard 6.5x54MS.

100 PPU brass and 2 boxes of Privi Partizan ammo are now on order. I have plenty of 160 grain Hornady roundnose to share with my Wm. Evans 6.5x53R.

More to come when I get it shooting.

- Mike

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Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	bouldersmith	03/09/20 06:42 AM
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Re: Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	casper50	03/09/20 11:05 AM
Re: Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	Rothhammer1	03/09/20 11:43 AM
Re: Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	Waidmannsheil	07/09/20 08:40 PM
Re: Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	lancaster	09/09/20 05:14 AM
Re: Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	Louis	09/09/20 09:10 PM
Re: Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	3DogMike	10/10/20 09:57 AM
Re: Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	Rothhammer1	10/10/20 05:26 PM
Re: Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	3DogMike	11/10/20 02:19 AM
Re: Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	Rothhammer1	11/10/20 06:22 PM
Re: Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	3DogMike	12/10/20 12:55 AM
Re: Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	Rothhammer1	12/10/20 09:11 PM
Re: Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	3DogMike	13/10/20 12:41 PM
Re: Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	Rothhammer1	13/10/20 04:32 PM
Re: Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	3DogMike	27/10/20 11:45 AM
Re: Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	AlanD	31/10/20 09:08 PM
Re: Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	3DogMike	01/11/20 12:50 PM
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Re: Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	3DogMike	02/12/20 11:30 AM
Re: Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	Rothhammer1	02/12/20 12:08 PM
Re: Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	3DogMike	02/12/20 12:58 PM
Re: Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	Rothhammer1	02/12/20 01:17 PM
So a 1911 date?..... Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	3DogMike	16/12/20 11:36 AM
Re: So a 1911 date?..... Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	Rothhammer1	16/12/20 02:59 PM
Re: So a 1911 date?..... Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	Rothhammer1	16/12/20 03:11 PM
Re: So a 1911 date?..... Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	Rothhammer1	16/12/20 03:23 PM
Re: So a 1911 date?..... Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	3DogMike	17/12/20 04:29 AM
Re: So a 1911 date?..... Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	Rothhammer1	17/12/20 09:10 AM
Re: So a 1911 date?..... Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	kuduae	18/12/20 07:48 AM
Re: So a 1911 date?..... Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	Rothhammer1	18/12/20 09:44 PM
Re: So a 1911 date?..... Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	3DogMike	19/12/20 02:17 AM
Re: So a 1911 date?..... Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	Rothhammer1	19/12/20 12:07 PM
Re: So a 1911 date?..... Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	3DogMike	19/12/20 01:35 PM
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Re: So a 1911 date?..... Jeffery Mannlicher 1903	3DogMike	20/12/20 04:44 AM
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