**Rare** Mannlicher Schoenauer M1903 Austrian Turn of the Century Sporting Rifle

Description:
The 1903 Mannlicher rifles and carbines were the last designs of Ferdinand Ritter Von Mannlicher, who died the next year, and his friend Otto Schönauer who designed the exceptional rotary drum magazine intrinsic to all Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifles. Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifles and carbines were exclusively manufactured at Oesterreichische Waffenfabrik Gesellschaft Steyr in Steyr, Austria. The Model 1903 rifle as the first of the famous M-S Rifles and Carbines and it established the basic design of all the models that were to follow. The rifles were equipped with flat “butter knife” bolt handles and rotary magazines.
Adopted by the Greek military and later by the Ando-Hungarian forces, it became known for its reliability and accuracy; having seen extensive service during the Balkan Wars, World War I, and World War II. 

This rifle would be a nice addition to any collection of early German bolt action sporting rifles and would make just as excellent a hunting rifle today as it did a century ago.


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Rifle Caliber: 6.5x54mm Mannlicher-Schoenauer
Manufacturer: Mannlicher Schoenauer / Oesterreichische Waffenfabrik- Gesellschaft Steyr
Model: M1903
Serial Number: 23230
Bore Info: good
Chambers: 1
Condition: VG
Metal Condition: VG smooth Blued Steel
Wood Condition: VG
Bore Condition: good
Barrels: 1 Blued Steel
Barrel Type: rifled
Action: Bolt Action Rifle with Internal Rotary Magazine
Triggers: 1
Stock: VG/wooden German Walnut
Stock Heel: cheek pad
Fore End: checkered inlay
Butt Pad: metal
Finish: gloss
Sights: front sight Lyman brass beaded blade, rear sight is a 2 leaf express sight
Manufacture Date: 1903 - 1924
Item Location: New Hudson MI
Proof:Nitro: Nitro Proved
Grips: pistol grip checkered pattern German Walnut
Optic: NA

Price: $2,499.00
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