Guns International #: 102951377
Seller's Inventory #: 7500.00
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Guns International #: 102951377
Category - Custom Rifles
- Evans Antique Rifles
EVANS 6.5 x 54 MS PRE-WAR TAKEDOWN CASED- A 1903 MANNLICHER RIFLE FINISHED & SOLD by EVANS- LONDON PROVED- NEVER DRILLED or TAPPED- ORIG TRUNK CASE
Description: #17301, William Evans, 63 Pall Mall, St. James's, London: An Original Cased William Evans Takedown 6.5 x 54 Mannlicher Schoenauer (256 Rimless or 256 Mannlicher). Finished by Evans in 1935, Total 1903 Mannlicher Schoenauer Barreled Action That was Finished, Cased and Marked by Evans and Proofed in London. The Mannlicher Serial # is 22616 and the Evans # is 17301. Evans engraved their name and address on the barrel along with their serial number on the barrel cylinder, they also engraved "Made In Austria & 256 Rimless" on the barrel cylinder. The London proof marks are on both the barrel and the MS action. Evans added a front sight ramp with a spring actuated fold-over sight protector that has a fold-up night sight. 22 1/2" barrel with 1 fixed standing rear sight marked at 150 yards, Barrel band with a locking cross pin 2 3/4" back of the forend tip, Never drilled or tapped for scope mounts and a scope was never installed, Single trigger, Factory bolt safety, Nice wood with a lot of fiddleback, Original sling eyes on the stock, Bakelite type grip cap, Cheekpiece, 14 3/4" LOP over the original trapdoor buttplate, 7 lbs. 2 oz., This piece remains original, It is cased in its original brass cornered leather trimmed canvas trunk with the proper and correct trade label, The barrel blue is at 95%, The receiver blue is at 96%, The bottom metal remains at 90%, The stock with original finish is at 75% with scattered hunting marks but it remains as solid as a rock, The checkering remains at 94%, The bore has sharp rifling the entire way without any pits, It is grayed in the groove but in near excellent condition. A very neat English/Austrian rifle in a very practical & functional cartridge that will be the ultimate trick for dispatching deer sized animals and excellent for wild hogs. Mr. William Evans worked at both Purdey and Holland & Holland and started at 91a Buckingham Palace Road in 1883, and the firm was Gunmakers to H. R. H. Duke of Connaught. On February 23rd, 1944, just before 10:45pm, a wartime bomb killing 8 civilians and wounding more than 50 others hit Pall Mall. The company's premises at No. 63 were badly damaged and, as a result, the company was forced to move around the corner to 67A St. James's Street where it has remained ever since and still operates to this day as one of the U K s few remaining independent Gunmakers. They are located in the heart of Mayfair on St. James Street a short distance from Jermyn Street and Piccadilly Circus in the heart of London's historic district. Check their great offerings at williamevans. Ferdinand Ritter Von Mannlicher designed this great action and Otto Schoenauer designed the rotary drum magazine. It all started life as the Model 1903 in the great 6.5 x 54mm cartridge that is still used today all across this planet. After WW II, most Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifles and carbines were imported into the U.S. by the Stoeger Arms Corporation. The first M/S's that came to the U.S. after the war was the Model 1950. This unique design is the smoothest of all turn bolt actions. The cost of manufacturing the Mannlicher-Schoenauer action drove the price up and eventually Steyr could no longer afford to produce this great traditional action and then their line was redesigned in 1972 for more economical manufacture. Ernest Hemmingway and W.D.M. Bell both used the Model 1903 Mannlicher-Schoenauer Carbine. Bell used his 1903 Carbine with 160 grain solids on Elephant. Price: $7,500.00 Rifle Caliber: 6.5x54mm Mannlicher-Schoenauer Contact Seller |
Guns International #: 102951377
Seller's Inventory #: 7500.00
Guns International #: 102951377
Seller's Inventory #: 7500.00