*FINE CUSTOM BUILT MANNLICHER BOLT ACTION SPORTING RIFLE.

*FINE CUSTOM BUILT MANNLICHER BOLT ACTION SPORTING RIFLE. Cal. 7X57. NSN. Built in November 1940 and so dated by the chamber area. This spectacular little rifle was probably created for a high raking Nazi official. It has 22-1/2″ tapered rnd bbl with ramp front sight and a fixed, pedestal mounted rear sight with factory claw mount scope bases, missing the scope. Right side of the bbl root & receiver have the eagle “N” proofs of WWII Nazi Germany. It is mounted in a wonderful, extremely thin, full length stock with checkered forestock & semi-pistol grip butt, 13-3/4″ over a solid red pad. It has dbl set triggers, a thin cheekpiece & factory installed sling loops. Trigger guard & trigger plate are unlike anything ever observed by this cataloguer on a Mannlicher rifle. Floorplate & lever locking hinged magazine floorplate are extremely narrow with an hourglass shaped pointed finial at the front end. It has a spoon handle Mannlicher style bolt & bolt release with a straight line box magazine. Receiver, bolt handle, trigger guard & floorplate are beautifully factory engraved with oak leaf & arabesque patterns with punch dot background. Floorplate & trigger bow have vignettes of raebuck. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl, receiver, bolt & trigger guard retain most of an exceptionally fine professionally restored finish. Trigger plate & floorplate are case colors turned silver. Wood is sound with minor nicks & scratches, a repaired crack & a missing chip from the bbl channel and retains most of a professionally restored finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-56489 JR703 (1,500-2,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1051	$2,070.00	FINE CUSTOM BUILT MANNLICHER BOLT ACTION SPORTING RIFLE. Cal. 7X57. NSN. Built in November 1940 and so dated by the chamber area. This spectacular little rifle was probably created for a high raking Nazi official. It has 22-1/2″ tapered rnd bbl with ramp front sight and a fixed, pedestal mounted rear sight with factory claw mount scope bases, missing the scope. Right side of the bbl root & receiver have the eagle “N” proofs of WWII Nazi Germany. It is mounted in a wonderful, extremely thin, full length stock with checkered forestock & semi-pistol grip butt, 13-3/4″ over a solid red pad. It has dbl set triggers, a thin cheekpiece & factory installed sling loops. Trigger guard & trigger plate are unlike anything ever observed by this cataloguer on a Mannlicher rifle. Floorplate & lever locking hinged magazine floorplate are extremely narrow with an hourglass shaped pointed finial at the front end. It has a spoon handle Mannlicher style bolt & bolt release with a straight line box magazine. Receiver, bolt handle, trigger guard & floorplate are beautifully factory engraved with oak leaf & arabesque patterns with punch dot background. Floorplate & trigger bow have vignettes of raebuck. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl, receiver, bolt & trigger guard retain most of an exceptionally fine professionally restored finish. Trigger plate & floorplate are case colors turned silver. Wood is sound with minor nicks & scratches, a repaired crack & a missing chip from the bbl channel and retains most of a professionally restored finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-56489 JR703 (1,500-2,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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