Neato. However I could do without the Satyr goatman... LOL.
Ain't no fun.
...no need to view the pics. That pretty much says it all right there.
The engraving is rather crude if you ask me - not the subject, the same sort of thing was not uncommon in the 17th-18th century. The artistry is just third-rate.
Ping.
“Happiness is a warm gun...”
I have one of the carbines. I did not pay $19000 for it!
“The Steyr M1895 rifle, also known as Steyr-Mannlicher M95 straight pull rifle, was developed by famous Austrian arms designer Ferdinand Ritter Von Mannlicher. Based on his previous M1890 design, this rifle was manufactured in Austro-Hungarian Empire at state arms factories in Steyr (Austria) and Budapest (Hungary). More than 3 millions of M95 rifles were produced between 1895 and 1918. This rifle was issued to Austro-Hungarian army, and, after the fall of the Empire, to the Austrian and Hungarian armies. Originally produced in 8x50R caliber, in 1924 some of M95 rifles were converted to the German 7.92x57 Mauser (also known as 8x57 Mauser) ammunition. These converted rifles featured shorter 58 cm barrels, were designated as M95/24 and used in Yugoslavia and Bulgaria. This conversion gave away with original Mannlicher en bloc clip, and replaced it with Mauser stripper clips. Since 1930 Austria converted most of the M95 rifles to the more powerful 8x56R M30 ammunition, using the same Mannlicher en bloc clips. These rifles were designated as M95/30, and marked with the letter “S” on the receiver ring. Hungary started to convert their rifles to the same 8x56R ammunition in 1931, with the upgraded rifles being marked with the letter “H” on the receiver ring. Many of the M95 rifles were used during the Word War 2 by the Hungarian, Bulgarian and Italian armies, as well as by some German police forces. “
I have a Steyr-Mannlicher-Daimler-Puch ...40 years old
bolter with leb cedar stock and damascus twisted barrel
in .243 Winchester with hair...very hair...double trigger set
Khales 3.5X 12 illuminated reticle glass
deer tremble when they hear my Lacrosse Grange boots hit the trail
i love that gun...with light grain ballistic tip Noslers it shoots itty bitty groups but they tear up too much meat
I shoot heavier grain Core Locts 100s
Nice gun until you break out the calculator and realize that you could have almost every one of the Kimber lineup!
I saw an unusual firearm in some museum long ago. It was tricked out to be more than a little erotic. The rear sight was a figure of a women on her back with her knees up. That was the V rear sight. Near the muzzle was a figure of a man also on his back with something else straight up. That front sight could be described as a front post.