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i have a m 1905 mannlicher-schoenauer in 9x56. right in front of the trigger guard is a wing lever deal that i can't figure out what it is for. sorry bout the lack of pics the ex took the camera and i can't manage to find a pic online anywhere of exactly what i'm talking about. so right in front of the trigger guard is this wing style lever, there is a grove machined into the trigger guard to accomadate this device, it is orrientated straight up and down. i can't figure out what this does if anything at all if anyone can help it'll be much appreciated.
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more than likely it is a ' take apart ' rifle, I have one in 9.5 Mannlicher and Ken Waters did an excellent article in Rifle magazine about how they work. Basically the entire action comes out of the stock at the tang area. With that lever turned to the rleft of the action you will find play in the trigger grouping and to the right, the trigger group will "tighten " up. And you should not a definite mating juntion at the tang where the two pieces fit together.
 
I have a 1905 9X56 Carbine with double-set triggers. I don't have a lot of info. on these rifles but believe that the 1905 model only came as a Carbine (19 1/2" barrel) and only in 9X56 calibre. As far as I know, no other MS was ever produced in this calibre. My Carbine does not have the projection that yours does. I have never seen or heard of such an item. Perhaps it is special order or an aftermarket trigger guard with attachment. Your best bet might be to ask the question on:
http://www.mannlicherschoenauer.com/used_guns.htm
There is a photo of the 1905 there that looks the same as mine - minus all the fancy engraving and gold work.

If you look at http://www.mannlicherschoenauer.com/mannlicherfacts5.htm you can see a diagram of what the trigger group looks like. Note that there is a bolt projecting downward from just ahead of the trigger guard but ends about flush with the outside of the receiver. Could yours have some sort of modified threaded bolt that projects far enough downward that it forms a projection in front of the trigger guard?

If you find out, please post the info.
 
Got your pics.
How exactly does that tab forward of the trigger guard take the rifle apart? My thought was that it allowed the rifle's magazine to come out. I know on my 1903 the magazine floorplate swings to one side allowing the mag to come out of the action.
Nice "flip-up" peep by the way!
 
its a rotating lock pin and notch system. one side of the pin sticks out and locks into a notch in the reciever. the other side of the pin, when you rotate it, is flat allowing the action and barrel to be removed with the removal of the fore end pin. the trigger guard and back portion of the tang (with the flip up peep) is left on the stock
 
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that is a take-down. with a pencil one of those buttons on the floorplate can be depressed and the floorplate rotated 90 degrees and removed. the screw in the forend can be removed and the rifle then taken apart.

too bad about the stock.
 
MiG25 said:
that is a take-down. with a pencil one of those buttons on the floorplate can be depressed and the floorplate rotated 90 degrees and removed. the screw in the forend can be removed and the rifle then taken apart.

too bad about the stock.
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The button on the floorplate is utilized by removing the chambered round then using the tip of the cartridge to push that button to remove the clip. The small rectangular button located at the ejection port is for the purpose of manually removing the cartridges form the top of the magazine. Nice gun!
 
yeah they are but after taking it to a smith to have the bore slugged only to find out that it is pretty well shot out to about .360 at the worst i'm more concerned about that then the stock and recoil pad
 
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