Step back 17 years and you would find me a young kid who loved to pack a 22 but never knew anything about hunting big game. What a sad state of affairs! Some friends of the family were asked by my Uncle to get me into hunting instead of wasting my life in front of the T.V. 
So the next time we are over for coffee, Mervin asks Mom and Dad if he can take me hunting and see if I like it. They are game and after some convincing a very shy 13 year old kid is talked into what few knew would take over his life.
Neither Dad or I had any clue what to do for a rifle so we asked Merv. He got this silly grim on his face and left the room. A few minutes later he walked back carrying this high powered rifle with a scope on it. Now any gun I saw at that age was very intriguing but this one was better yet. I was used to staring at a No1 MkIII SMLE of Grampa's. No sir, this was no milsurp, I was about to fall in love with a Husqvarna.
"Here, said Merv, this is what you need to get." He handed me the rifle. Keep in mind I was a shrimp at that age. In the typical awkward for age fashion, I fumbled with that big heavy gun and could barely lift it to my shoulder let along aim the thing. At maybe 5' tall and about 95lbs any rifle was a task to hold onto. I never dreamt I could go hunting and it didn't take long to be real keen to the idea, especially if I could carry a rifle like this 1100.
Reality struck, Merv put the 1100 away and told Dad we would have to get our own rifle. That ended up being a full wood 1950 Begium Mauser in 30-06. Darn near as tall as me and it felt half my weight!
I used that gun for three years and hated it more often than not. It was way too heavy for me, two or three hours and I would want to leave it just laying on the ground. All the other folks I was learning with at Merv's place had these fancy blued sporters of all sorts. My parkerized old Mauser was neat but left me feeling totally incompetant as I just could not shoot it.
Then I turned 16. That was a special age in those days because on lunch break a young chap could walk over to the RCMP detachment and fill out an FAC form.... you get the idea, Noel was about to start shopping for his own sporter without telling Ma or Pa.
I spent time at the local sports shop in my hometown for work experince in school and Dave had two Huskies there. One a 1950 High Power and the other an 1100, the fancier version, both 30-06. They were both like new but I could not get used to the strange dark wood grain streaks in the Euro walnut of the 1100 so I bought the 1950 High Power instead with the beechwood stock. That was on parade day for the Sundre Rodeo and boy did I turn heads walking around with a scabbard right after the Parade.
That gun was awesome but the typical tang crack formed a couple years later and for fear of what to do with it I sold it.
I loved that rifle up to that point, my lack of knowledge and no CGN to help me out frustrated me so I dumped it.
Flash forward, I have always missed that rifle, one of the few I truly wished I had not sold as it was my first one that I earned myself. Tonight it all changed. I went to visit my friend Rob. Many here know him by that handle on CGN. A great Gent, four years ago I actually bought my Brno 21H from him and what a great companion gun that has been. Thanks again Rob!
Rob had this 1100 listed for sale about the same time as the Brno but I had not the funds to procure, by the time I did he had given it to his Son. Oh well, "Sa le ve". Another four years pass and I still had yet to find one. His Son never found the time to use it and gave it back to him. The other day I see his ad here and I simply could not resist. I just got back to my folks with it and could not resist sharing my excitement.
This rifle is a beauty, carrying all it's original finish and only a couple real small blemishes. Best of all no cracks.
Another real cool detail is the serial number from my 1950 was 188161. The 1100 within 100 at 1812xx How cool is that. They might have shook hands in the Vapenfabriks factory and sailed together to Canuckland.
If anyone can tell me what year that would be for production I'd be very grateful!
I believe it has the C ring, no military cut out but is a large ring 98 Mauser, bore is a mirror. It will be hard to keep this in the safe and I doubt it will. That's where I need your help.
I want to add on a period set of rings and bases. I hope there is enough interest between you guys here I am sure something will come to mind. Only stipulation is it has to be all steel and polished blue to match the beautiful finish. I am in no hurry and can watch Ebay or Gunbroker but it would be great to have some input. Perhaps you have found a certain riggin that you really liked. It will need to be a Quick Detach system as well. I can't make it too easy for you.
So there you have it. 16 years to find the first rifle of my own, and almost as long to find another that is quite literally the better looking baby brother.
Hope you enjoyed the tangent. Will post pics tomorrow.
So the next time we are over for coffee, Mervin asks Mom and Dad if he can take me hunting and see if I like it. They are game and after some convincing a very shy 13 year old kid is talked into what few knew would take over his life.
Neither Dad or I had any clue what to do for a rifle so we asked Merv. He got this silly grim on his face and left the room. A few minutes later he walked back carrying this high powered rifle with a scope on it. Now any gun I saw at that age was very intriguing but this one was better yet. I was used to staring at a No1 MkIII SMLE of Grampa's. No sir, this was no milsurp, I was about to fall in love with a Husqvarna.
"Here, said Merv, this is what you need to get." He handed me the rifle. Keep in mind I was a shrimp at that age. In the typical awkward for age fashion, I fumbled with that big heavy gun and could barely lift it to my shoulder let along aim the thing. At maybe 5' tall and about 95lbs any rifle was a task to hold onto. I never dreamt I could go hunting and it didn't take long to be real keen to the idea, especially if I could carry a rifle like this 1100.
Reality struck, Merv put the 1100 away and told Dad we would have to get our own rifle. That ended up being a full wood 1950 Begium Mauser in 30-06. Darn near as tall as me and it felt half my weight!
I used that gun for three years and hated it more often than not. It was way too heavy for me, two or three hours and I would want to leave it just laying on the ground. All the other folks I was learning with at Merv's place had these fancy blued sporters of all sorts. My parkerized old Mauser was neat but left me feeling totally incompetant as I just could not shoot it. Then I turned 16. That was a special age in those days because on lunch break a young chap could walk over to the RCMP detachment and fill out an FAC form.... you get the idea, Noel was about to start shopping for his own sporter without telling Ma or Pa.
I spent time at the local sports shop in my hometown for work experince in school and Dave had two Huskies there. One a 1950 High Power and the other an 1100, the fancier version, both 30-06. They were both like new but I could not get used to the strange dark wood grain streaks in the Euro walnut of the 1100 so I bought the 1950 High Power instead with the beechwood stock. That was on parade day for the Sundre Rodeo and boy did I turn heads walking around with a scabbard right after the Parade.
That gun was awesome but the typical tang crack formed a couple years later and for fear of what to do with it I sold it.
I loved that rifle up to that point, my lack of knowledge and no CGN to help me out frustrated me so I dumped it. Flash forward, I have always missed that rifle, one of the few I truly wished I had not sold as it was my first one that I earned myself. Tonight it all changed. I went to visit my friend Rob. Many here know him by that handle on CGN. A great Gent, four years ago I actually bought my Brno 21H from him and what a great companion gun that has been. Thanks again Rob!
Rob had this 1100 listed for sale about the same time as the Brno but I had not the funds to procure, by the time I did he had given it to his Son.
Oh well, "Sa le ve". Another four years pass and I still had yet to find one. His Son never found the time to use it and gave it back to him. The other day I see his ad here and I simply could not resist. I just got back to my folks with it and could not resist sharing my excitement.This rifle is a beauty, carrying all it's original finish and only a couple real small blemishes. Best of all no cracks.
Another real cool detail is the serial number from my 1950 was 188161. The 1100 within 100 at 1812xx
How cool is that. They might have shook hands in the Vapenfabriks factory and sailed together to Canuckland.If anyone can tell me what year that would be for production I'd be very grateful!
I believe it has the C ring, no military cut out but is a large ring 98 Mauser, bore is a mirror. It will be hard to keep this in the safe and I doubt it will. That's where I need your help.
I want to add on a period set of rings and bases. I hope there is enough interest between you guys here I am sure something will come to mind. Only stipulation is it has to be all steel and polished blue to match the beautiful finish. I am in no hurry and can watch Ebay or Gunbroker but it would be great to have some input. Perhaps you have found a certain riggin that you really liked. It will need to be a Quick Detach system as well. I can't make it too easy for you.
So there you have it. 16 years to find the first rifle of my own, and almost as long to find another that is quite literally the better looking baby brother.
Hope you enjoyed the tangent. Will post pics tomorrow.
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