My good friend located a Breda 1903/14 6.5x54 Mannlicher Shoenauer rifle.
In my preliminary research, it appears that these rifles were made under contract for another country, and Breda is an Italian arms company. It clearly has Breda 1927 stamped on the receiver, and the tag says 1903/14 6.5x54. It looks like this one:
It appears to have the Mannlicher Shoenauer style receiver, with internal rotary magazine. This one has clearly been sporterized, with a curved butterknife bolt handle that cycles very quickly and smoothly. It has this same cross logo on the top of the action:
It has a nice Monte Carlo stock with the cheek piece providing almost perfect sight alignment for me.
I've been looking for an actual Steyr 6.5x54 Mannlicher Shoenauer for a while now, since these rifles were some of the last of the golden age of rifle craftsmanship, designed by highly intelligent men, hand-fitted, with superbly articulating parts that are in a different realm than sloppy Mauser actions.
In my preliminary research, it appears that these rifles were made under contract for another country, and Breda is an Italian arms company. It clearly has Breda 1927 stamped on the receiver, and the tag says 1903/14 6.5x54. It looks like this one:
It appears to have the Mannlicher Shoenauer style receiver, with internal rotary magazine. This one has clearly been sporterized, with a curved butterknife bolt handle that cycles very quickly and smoothly. It has this same cross logo on the top of the action:
It has a nice Monte Carlo stock with the cheek piece providing almost perfect sight alignment for me.
I've been looking for an actual Steyr 6.5x54 Mannlicher Shoenauer for a while now, since these rifles were some of the last of the golden age of rifle craftsmanship, designed by highly intelligent men, hand-fitted, with superbly articulating parts that are in a different realm than sloppy Mauser actions.
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