![]() ![]() This rifle is made in the graceful pre-war style and features traditional continental double set triggers and an equally traditional Mannlicher style full stock. It is a beautiful continental style Mannlicher-Schönauer in 9.5×57, a cartridge with some British connections. The second rifle on offer is one for the Mannlicher-Schönauer collector although this one can be reloaded for and brought into action. You will find the Bonhams auction page for this rifle if you click here. It is an example of the preferred original Mannlicher-Schönauer action in a modern sporting rifle and would make an unbeatable deer stalking rifle. This rifle is expected to sell for around £300 – £500. The were excellent and a favourite of professional kangaroo shooters in Australia. Pecar rifle-scopes are not seen nowadays except on older rifles. ![]() The rifle is mounted with a Pecar 4x rifle scope. The open sights are set for 200 and 300 yards and the front sight has a hood. The first, and for some the cream of the crop is a Mannlicher-Schönauer MCA in 270 Winchester.Īs you will see from the picture above the rifle has the traditional flag safety catch at the rear of the bolt, but it also has a tang safety much as one finds on a double barrelled shotgun. At the Bonhams “Modern Sporting Guns” auction coming up in London, UK, on 2nd December there are four reasonably priced Mannlicher-Schönauer rifles on offer. ![]()
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