recoil pad is parkerhale marked and nice and soft
Need help with Parkerhale rifle identification
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"It is a commercial 98 but these should be Santa Barbara actions IIRC."
That was just one of the 98 actions utilized by PH.
They used surplus milsurp actions for many rifles, but the 1200 series, which is likely what the OP has, used purpose built "commercial" actions, without finger cut outs on the left side of the receivers. I've seen them with different adjustable trigger types as well.
Those actions were built by different companies in Belgium, France, Yugoslavia, and Spain. They may have even been built in other places.
Whatever, they are excellent actions and very well built rifles, no matter where the actions were made. PH did all of the finishing and fitting in the UK, to some very high standards.
That was just one of the 98 actions utilized by PH.
They used surplus milsurp actions for many rifles, but the 1200 series, which is likely what the OP has, used purpose built "commercial" actions, without finger cut outs on the left side of the receivers. I've seen them with different adjustable trigger types as well.
Those actions were built by different companies in Belgium, France, Yugoslavia, and Spain. They may have even been built in other places.
Whatever, they are excellent actions and very well built rifles, no matter where the actions were made. PH did all of the finishing and fitting in the UK, to some very high standards.
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- Western Manitoba
Some years ago, I had some Voere brand rifles - if you removed the wood, you could see the word "Spain" stamped or etched into the left side of the receiver tang edge. Something tells me they were Model 2155 and Model 2165 - they had a sliding tang safety, like a shotgun. With some reading, apparently Voere (an Austrian gun maker) made some of their rifles using Santa Barbra actions. So, I suspect at that time - there was many barrelled action makers in competition with each other - I think FN in Belgium also made and sold actions to other rifle makers. From somewhere, I think the British Company "Rigby" had the British import rights for Mauser actions made in Germany - so no doubt Parker Hale figured out a way to work around that - Mauser rifles, but not made in Germany.
Frequently you can see where the "Spain" was ground out on the left side of the tang.
PG stocks were from Sile in Italy.
I observed four patterns of PH Mauser actions.
-reworked military.
-commercial sporting, full "C" inner receiver ring collar.
-commercial sporting, two "U" inner receiver ring collar.
-commercial sporting, no inner collar. Firing pin has '96 rather than '98 pattern collar. Mauser gas handling features abandoned. Bolt stop and ejector of the type used on the econo Midland 2100 actions.
I consider the second type the best, the fourth the least desirable.
PG stocks were from Sile in Italy.
I observed four patterns of PH Mauser actions.
-reworked military.
-commercial sporting, full "C" inner receiver ring collar.
-commercial sporting, two "U" inner receiver ring collar.
-commercial sporting, no inner collar. Firing pin has '96 rather than '98 pattern collar. Mauser gas handling features abandoned. Bolt stop and ejector of the type used on the econo Midland 2100 actions.
I consider the second type the best, the fourth the least desirable.
