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I recently bought a .22 target rifle marked Getaerfabriken Otterup Danmark on top of the barrel. The only other marking is a 4 digit number I believe to be the serial number. It doesn't even have the calibre stamped on it any where. It has a heavy 26" target barrel.
Does anyone know where I could find additional information on this rifle? Google search hasn't turned up anything.
 
Sounds like you might have a Schultz & Larsen rifle

You'll have to translate from Danish and the spelling of Gevaerfabriken you have above should have a v rather than t

https://otterupgevaerfabrik.dk/historiecenter/

Already when Hans Schultz came to Otterup in 1889, he was a well-known marksman. His good results were due, among other things, to own sights, and he was soon in demand as a gunsmith. In 1916 he entered into a partnership with his son-in-law, Niels Larsen. From Emmelev Mølle, they bought a fodder warehouse conveniently located by the station, which was suitable for gun manufacturing. Niels Larsen went to Germany, where after the First World War he could buy weapons for DKK 1 per kilo, and the premises in Otterup were furnished. The company name "Schultz og Larsen, Geværfabrik, Otterup" was registered in January 1919. The two gentlemen Schultz and Larsen were a dynamic couple. Always looking at the shooting ranges. Both keen Olympic participants. In 1920, Niels Larsen even came home from the Olympics in Antwerp with both gold and silver. Through the many international victories, Schultz & Larsen became known for quality and precision, and there was almost no corner of the world that the rifle factory did not export to.

A rifle from Otterup was completely handmade. The pipes were fluted by a slow process whereby they were completely stress-free. That kind of costs. In 1994, the adventure ended in Otterup. Schultz & Larsen – Otterup Geværfabrik – a company that, if anyone, has helped put Denmark's name on the world map, had to close.
 
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NovaNewfie said:
Your link wouldn't work for me. This serial number is 64xx. Being they were made by hand that would be a fairly high number.
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Weird, it won't hotlink.
Google s&l m70 22lr, 3rd link down under Blogger
S/N puts it in the M33 model range
M24 No. 1-2200
M33 No. 2201-13200
M58 No. 13201-17497
M70 No. 17498-24932
M77 No. 24933-27996
 
Thank you.
Besides the the writing on the top of the barrel, and the 4 digit number, there are no other markings on the rifle I can find. There isn't even anything to state what calibre it is. It's not hard to tell its a 22 rimfire, but they are usually marked.
 
NovaNewfie said:
Thank you.
Besides the the writing on the top of the barrel, and the 4 digit number, there are no other markings on the rifle I can find. There isn't even anything to state what calibre it is. It's not hard to tell its a 22 rimfire, but they are usually marked.
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I have a few of the later M70:s and M77s, same thing, they were built for shooting clubs and only 22lr, Dane's were always big on marksmanship.
 
Rod B said:
The S&L rim fires are excellent rifles. I have a M77, it's my only aperture sight rifle. Super accurate with SK Std+
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My daughter shoots 10m precision air rifle. I've been trying to get her a rifle with diopter/globe sights that she can shoot at the fun rimfire competitions at the local club. I've bought a CIL 180 Anschutz, a Savage mark 12 Anschutz, and a new Savage Savage Lakefield Mk Ii heavy barrel. I'll see which one suits here. It's an excuse for me to buy more rifles, lol. I don't need much encouragement.
I have a remington target master single shot that was built in the 30's, it's a very accurate rifle as well.
 
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From what I can gather it's a Shultz and Larsen M33
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The M33 is one model of the relatively simple, ejector-less single shot club rifles made by Schultz and Larsen. These are similar to the M24 and M58 the somewhat more recent M70 and M77 models, all of which are distinguished by the period during which they were made and sometimes only slight differences in stock design, barrel diameter, sight configuration, and trigger.

Below are some examples of either M24, M33, or M58 models. It's hard to know which is which from pictures alone.





As noted, these are similar to M70 and M77 models, which have heavier stocks are themselves are distinguished primarily by the trigger, with the latter having a somewhat more sophisticated trigger design. They had various sight configurations, probably barrel dimensions, too.

Below is an example of a M70 and below it a M77. The receivers have been D&T for scope bases. These models didn't have factory dovetails for either aperture or optics, using a receiver sight instead.





The various triggers used on the M24, M33, M58, M70, and M77 models include variations of those below.

The M24, M33, and M58 models would likely have a trigger similar to the one shown on the top left.


 
A few months ago Ian McCollum on the Forgotten Weapons YT channel had a piece of other Schulz & Larsen rifles he found in Iceland.
 
grauhanen said:
The M33 is one model of the relatively simple, ejector-less single shot club rifles made by Schultz and Larsen. These are similar to the M24 and M58 the somewhat more recent M70 and M77 models, all of which are distinguished by the period during which they were made and sometimes only slight differences in stock design, barrel diameter, sight configuration, and trigger.

Below are some examples of either M24, M33, or M58 models. It's hard to know which is which from pictures alone.





As noted, these are similar to M70 and M77 models, which have heavier stocks are themselves are distinguished primarily by the trigger, with the latter having a somewhat more sophisticated trigger design. They had various sight configurations, probably barrel dimensions, too.

Below is an example of a M70 and below it a M77. The receivers have been D&T for scope bases. These models didn't have factory dovetails for either aperture or optics, using a receiver sight instead.





The various triggers used on the M24, M33, M58, M70, and M77 models include variations of those below.

The M24, M33, and M58 models would likely have a trigger similar to the one shown on the top left.


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Mine has a single "stick" trigger. The ejector is on the left side of the bolt. The receiver is the same size as the barrel. The barrel is 26 1/4"s long, 7/8"ths in diameter. The rear sight is unmarked, just a friction adjustment not clicks. The front sight is a small globe sight 3/8ths of an inch ID with a screw at the front to change the insert. It sits in a dovetail perpendicular to the bore. There is no screw to remove the bolt, just a small steel nipple where the handle glides. You open the bolt pull the trigger and you can maneuver the bolt out of the receiver.
 
grauhanen said:
The M33 is one model of the relatively simple, ejector-less single shot club rifles made by Schultz and Larsen. These are similar to the M24 and M58 the somewhat more recent M70 and M77 models, all of which are distinguished by the period during which they were made and sometimes only slight differences in stock design, barrel diameter, sight configuration, and trigger.

Below are some examples of either M24, M33, or M58 models. It's hard to know which is which from pictures alone.





As noted, these are similar to M70 and M77 models, which have heavier stocks are themselves are distinguished primarily by the trigger, with the latter having a somewhat more sophisticated trigger design. They had various sight configurations, probably barrel dimensions, too.

Below is an example of a M70 and below it a M77. The receivers have been D&T for scope bases. These models didn't have factory dovetails for either aperture or optics, using a receiver sight instead.





The various triggers used on the M24, M33, M58, M70, and M77 models include variations of those below.

The M24, M33, and M58 models would likely have a trigger similar to the one shown on the top left.


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Mine has a single "stick" trigger. The ejector is on the left side of the bolt. The receiver is the same size as the barrel. The barrel is 26 1/4"s long, 7/8"ths in diameter. The rear sight is unmarked, just a friction adjustment not clicks. The front sight is a small globe sight 3/8ths of an inch ID with a screw at the front to change the insert. It sits in a dovetail perpendicular to the bore. There is no screw to remove the bolt, just a small steel nipple where the handle glides. You open the bolt pull the trigger and you can maneuver the bolt out of the receiver.20230812_235202.jpg20230812_235213.jpg
 

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NovaNewfie said:
Mine has a single "stick" trigger. The ejector is on the left side of the bolt. The receiver is the same size as the barrel. The barrel is 26 1/4"s long, 7/8"ths in diameter. The rear sight is unmarked, just a friction adjustment not clicks. The front sight is a small globe sight 3/8ths of an inch ID with a screw at the front to change the insert. It sits in a dovetail perpendicular to the bore. There is no screw to remove the bolt, just a small steel nipple where the handle glides. You open the bolt pull the trigger and you can maneuver the bolt out of the receiver.
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Is the trigger different from the one shown on the top left above or immediately below?



There will be no ejector on these rifles. In fact there were no ejectors on the heavy S&L "free rifles" either. The bolt will have an extractor that will pull the brass out of the chamber when the bolt is worked.







On many, possibly all, M70 and M77 rifles, and perhaps also on some of the earlier M24 and M33 and M58 rifles, there was a bolt stop that prevented inadvertent bolt removal. Some previous shooters may have removed them or had them made or modified. One was a simple screw. The other was a simple lever on the receiver top.



 
I meant to say extractor not ejector.
It is a very simple trigger setup.
From what I can tell it doesn't appear as if there was ever a screw in the receiver to keep the bolt in.20230813_120656.jpg20230813_120608.jpg
 

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