Mannlichers....
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The problem with the standard slot-head DST adjustment screws is that you cannot approach them straight-on with a normal screwdriver because the trigger guard is in the way. You have to angle the screwdriver and over time the heads tend to get mutilated.
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There are a lot of great details on that circa 1908 Sauer...for instance, I have never seen a more precisely machined feed ramp on any Mauser...and I am comparing it to numerous Oberndorf Mauser sporters. I don't know whether it left Mauser that way or was re-machined at Sauer, but it is remarkable. This poor photo doesn't do it justice.
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I notice Dorleac changed the set trigger adjustment screw to the common slot screw type. This photo shows the original....just has a hole through it...I like it and find it easier to adjust than the slot-head type.
It actually has two holes drilled right through at right angles to one another, so there is always one hole accessible from the side of the trigger guard.
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That's a beautiful mauser!
I haven't seen much information about the grades and various finishes of the walnut on Oberndorf Mauser sporters. I assume you could special order higher grades of wood. (I know you could with Mannlicher-Schoenauer.)
For instance, both these Mausers (see photo below) are in excellent condition, with nearly 100% blue and both give every indication of being the original factory finishes. Both are from the mid-1920s, yet the wood finish is different. The finish on the Model M is something like the "piano finish" varnish on older Sakos. The finish on the Model S is more of a traditional oil finish. I have only one Mauser catalog, the 1964 Stoeger reprint of a 1920s catalog, and all it says is that "the stock is of best quality well-seasoned walnut." No other information regarding the source of walnut, available grades of wood, choice of finishes, etc.
Does anyone know a source for this information? I don't see anything about it in Speed's books either, but I may be missing it.
For instance, both these Mausers (see photo below) are in excellent condition, with nearly 100% blue and both give every indication of being the original factory finishes. Both are from the mid-1920s, yet the wood finish is different. The finish on the Model M is something like the "piano finish" varnish on older Sakos. The finish on the Model S is more of a traditional oil finish. I have only one Mauser catalog, the 1964 Stoeger reprint of a 1920s catalog, and all it says is that "the stock is of best quality well-seasoned walnut." No other information regarding the source of walnut, available grades of wood, choice of finishes, etc.
Does anyone know a source for this information? I don't see anything about it in Speed's books either, but I may be missing it.
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Sure look like the rifle at the front is of a different “grade”, inlaid but plate, double set triggers, butter knife bolt handle, rear sight island, forehand cap, trigger guard floor plate release! I’d take that one hahahaI haven't seen much information about the grades and various finishes of the walnut on Oberndorf Mauser sporters. I wonder if you could special order higher grades of wood. (You could with Mannlicher-Schoenauer.)
For instance, both these Mausers (see photo below) are in excellent condition, with near 100% blue and no indication of having ever been refinished in any way. Both are from the mid-1920s, yet the wood finish is different. The finish on the Model M is more like a varnish finish, something like (but not as extreme) as the "piano finish" on older Sakos. The finish on the Model S is more of a traditional oil finish. Both give every indication of being original factory finishes. I have only one Mauser catalog, the 1964 Stoeger reprint of a 1920s catalog, and all it says is that "the stock is of best quality well-seasoned walnut." No other information regarding the source of walnut, available grades of wood, choice of finishes, etc. Does anyone know a source for this information? I don't see anything about it in the Speed books either, but I may be missing it.
