Need help iendtifying this 30-06 parker hale rifle

Pics are poor. It it looks like a midland. Looks like a mauser action and the converted bolt from the Springfield 1903? to fit those receivers. Any other stampings on the barrel?
 
finstr said:
Pics aren't easy to see but looks like an Enfield P17 to me. I had a similar one with a birds eye maple stock that shot real well. Parker Hale made a business out of sporterizing surplus military actions
Does it have a stamp that says Eddystone or Winchester on the receiver?
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I can see midland gun co made in england on the barrel and says parker hale on the trigger group under the stock also has some crown stamps here and there, I am pretty sure it is a k98 mauser action has the same bolt and reciever as my k98 byf 43 not much info on these rifles good quality I just refinished the stock with birchwood casey tru oil and a satin finish steele wool scrub lookin good if i dont say so myself!.
 
leojlafrog said:
Pics are poor. It it looks like a midland. Looks like a mauser action and the converted bolt from the Springfield 1903? to fit those receivers. Any other stampings on the barrel?
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Midland gun co made in england on the barrel! never had a 1903 but it has a single extractor as opposed to my k98 that has a dual extractor not much info on these, would be nice to know a model number date of manufacture etc looks like a quality deer rifle to me.
 
It is a PH Midland.
This was an economy rifle assembled by PH.
The receiver is a casting designed to accept a PH 98 Mauser commerical magazine unit; a slightly modified 98 Mauser sporter barrel; a PH Mauser trigger group with a different sear; and a military surplus US M1903A3 bolt assembly, with handle altered. The wing safety was deleted, and a plug installed to fill the hole.
The receiver is configured to fit an Italian Sile 98 Mauser sporting stock.
The bolt stop/ejector assembly is retained on the left side of the receiver by a single screw.
It is a clever use of readily available parts to produce a budget priced rifle.
I believe the model numbers were 2100 and 2600.
 
The barrels were probably Spanish Santa Barbaras, same as on the PH Mausers. The PH Mausers had Spanish actions. Most folks report that the barrels shoot well. The threaded shank portion is longer than on a '98 barrel.
Spanish barrel; Italian stock; WW2 surplus US bolt assembly; magazine and trigger groups from ?; receiver cast and machined as needed in Spain?. Final assembly in the UK.
 
tiriaq said:
The barrels were probably Spanish Santa Barbaras, same as on the PH Mausers. The PH Mausers had Spanish actions. Most folks report that the barrels shoot well. The threaded shank portion is longer than on a '98 barrel.
Spanish barrel; Italian stock; WW2 surplus US bolt assembly; magazine and trigger groups from ?; receiver cast and machined as needed in Spain?. Final assembly in the UK.
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Quite cosmopolitan, I would say!! LOL. :)
Eagleye.
 
Some PH's had SB actions and barrels, some did not. Depends on when it was built. Post war a lot of surplus 98 actions were used (I have owned maybe a dozen or so over the years), then they used some FN actions, then some of the Yugo (and maybe some Czech) actions, and eventually the Spanish actions. The PH Midland rifles were yet another mix of parts, not as well finished as the 98 based rifles generally. My personal favorites are the early commercial Safari and Super Safari rifles, but they are all good serviceable guns. - dan
 
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