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fjrdoc
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New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle.
      13/05/23 08:41 AM

Hi Gang
I recently won an auction for a Steyr 1893 stalking rifle. Today was the day that I was able to pick it up and give it a thorough inspection. I hoped that this will end up being a "diamond in the rough" and my initial inspection suggests that it will be. I'm going to have to do a complete conservation of the rifle going forward.
This rifle is chambered in 6.5x53R and appears to be Birmingham proofed. There are no markings to give any indication as to who made the rifle but it is well constructed. The bore is in excellent condition.
The wood and metal have been covered in some form of preservative that was thickly applied. So far, I've tried NAPTHA and Turpentine but neither one softened the material. I can see hints of tiger stripe on the left side of the buttstock. I'm going to try mineral spirits tomorrow. I suspect that I will need to boil the metal parts to assist in removal as well as rust conversion. Pitting of the metal is only present on areas that were under the forearm.
I've included pictures of the proof marks and stampings under the receiver. If anybody has any information regarding the proof marks or other stampings on the receiver, I would love to learn more info about this little rifle.
I will post more pics as I start down this rabbit hole. Thanks for looking.


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* New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. fjrdoc 13/05/23 08:41 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. Rothhammer1   14/05/23 11:13 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. fjrdoc   14/05/23 08:54 PM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. fjrdoc   14/05/23 11:27 PM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. Waidmannsheil   15/05/23 05:17 PM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. fjrdoc   15/05/23 11:29 PM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. DarylS   16/05/23 01:35 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. kuduae   16/05/23 03:55 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. Waidmannsheil   16/05/23 06:46 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. DarylS   16/05/23 08:17 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. fjrdoc   05/06/23 09:52 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. Rothhammer1   05/06/23 11:47 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. fjrdoc   25/05/23 10:57 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. Marrakai   16/05/23 09:56 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. Waidmannsheil   16/05/23 10:23 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. kuduae   16/05/23 08:11 PM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. fjrdoc   17/05/23 09:11 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. Marrakai   17/05/23 05:35 PM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. fjrdoc   16/05/23 04:55 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. Huvius   13/05/23 08:54 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. fjrdoc   13/05/23 08:56 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. Waidmannsheil   13/05/23 11:03 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. Huvius   13/05/23 11:38 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. fjrdoc   13/05/23 12:42 PM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. LRF   13/05/23 09:41 PM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. kuduae   13/05/23 09:44 PM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. fjrdoc   13/05/23 10:25 PM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. Huvius   13/05/23 11:13 PM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. fjrdoc   13/05/23 11:56 PM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. LRF   14/05/23 01:05 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. DarylS   14/05/23 01:16 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. fjrdoc   14/05/23 04:26 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. kuduae   14/05/23 05:24 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. Rothhammer1   05/06/23 12:10 PM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. fjrdoc   05/06/23 09:08 PM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. 93x64mm   06/06/23 06:25 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. JDL   12/06/23 05:25 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. fjrdoc   12/06/23 08:25 PM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. 9.3x57   12/06/23 10:27 PM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. fjrdoc   18/06/23 01:40 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. Rothhammer1   18/06/23 06:14 PM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. fjrdoc   18/06/23 10:13 PM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. fjrdoc   12/12/23 11:48 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. 9.3x57   13/12/23 05:37 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. Waidmannsheil   14/12/23 10:45 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. 93x64mm   12/12/23 10:37 PM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. fjrdoc   13/12/23 04:51 AM
. * * Re: New Steyr 1893 Project Rifle. 93x64mm   18/06/23 06:25 AM

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