Puska 43m

[fat tony]

The bolt action military rifle at its finest, even though it is a Hun rifle?

Combined features of the Manlicher, Lee Enfield, and Mauser 98.

This is the last in a line of Hungarian rifles first developed after WWI. The earlier version used the interesting 8X56r. The rifle in the clip is supposed to be 8X57mm. It seems the Huns were sufficiently impressed with the Lee Enfield to copy some of it's characteristics.

35m sniping rifle (8X56r)

43m service rifle, 8X57mm

 

[PanzerIV]

Thats really neat! How rare/expensive are these in canada?

 

[CanadianAR]

The 43m became the German g98/40. With a jvh coded receiver in 8x57mm.
The g98/40 in original gean trim are rare up here. Not sure on the gun version but I've not seen one for sale.

 

[H Wally]

Wow... I saw one of these yesterday for the first time ever and had no idea what it was.... I really hope I didn't miss out on a deal!

 

[sail32]

A Hungarian Mannlicher Model 1935 Infantry Rifle (Gyalogsagi Puska 1935. Minta (35M)); shows up for sale periodically, at the Burnaby monthly gun show.

 

[fat tony]

^Ammo is available from Privi Partisan. 205 grain spitzer shaped bullet at around .303 British velocity. Not bad at all.

 

[David1974]

I've only ever seen one G98/40 for sale. It was in excellent condition and I think the person was asking $800 for it. This was about 7 years ago.

 

[fat tony]

^Another thing about the G98/40 is that it was mainly used by notorious 'anti partisan' / police units.

In all I heard about 200,000+ of them were made.

The butt socket piece is not a part of the receiver like the SMLE. It fits between the receiver tang & the rear trigger guard screw from what I have read.

 

[Nyles]

I've been looking for a 35M or 43M for many years without success. I've only ever seen one 43M in Canada in many years of looking.

 

[hacer2]

So many good looking rare milsurps out there that are unknown to the common milsurp collector

 

[Lee Enfield]

My buddy had all 3. They went thru Milarm about 15-17 years ago.

 

[Dosing]

Wow... I saw one of these yesterday for the first time ever and had no idea what it was.... I really hope I didn't miss out on a deal!

Funny, there was one at the Calgary gunshow this weekend, I don't recall the price, but I do recall thinking 'hahahaha' when I saw it.

 

[Andy]

My buddy had all 3. They went thru Milarm about 15-17 years ago.

Two of the three went directly to me (the 35M and 43M). I got my M98/40 from elsewhere.

 

[Horilka]

A-ha! Finally I know what is that strange rifle I have

 

[Kman303]

That's a really nice rifle Horilka, definitely uncommon. Cool bayonet too! Quite the mounting assembly, not to mention the blade itself is a departure from the norm.