Mannlicher-Schoenauer 1903 carbine

Classic Carbine File:Mannlicher-Schonauer.GIF

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Late 1950's rifle variant

Characteristics

17.7 inch barreled fast cycling bolt-action rifle chambered in 6.5x54mm feeding from a 5 shot rotary internal magazine.

The Mannlicher-Schoenauer 1903 rifle or carbine was one of the first bolt action rifles heavily marketed to hunters. It was a fast, short, light handling carbine made by exquisite craftmen. It was exclusively chambered in 6.5x54mm for the first 45 years of production. The Mannlicher-Schoenauer 1903 rifle and carbine is normally found to be full of high end features such as exquisitely grained wood, fine checkering, and engravings on the metal portions of the gun. While there was a factory option for a single trigger, most of these rifles were made with double-set triggers, but then most people buying this high end rifle would be willing to spend extra for that feature.

These rifles were also commmonly found with a full length stock. This style of stock when used by other gun makers is termed 'Mannlicher'. The butter-knife bolt handle is not totally exclusive to the Mannlicher-Schoenauer 1903 carbine, but it is a key identifying feature. This bolt handle is situated a bit further forward than normal, but this was due to the rifle's short-stroke design. This feature made the gun very fast firing.

The carbine version had a 17.7 inch barrel, and even full length stock models weighted only 5 1/2 lbs. Even though the firearm was quite expensive, it's light weight and quality made it very popular. Kilimanjaro Bell, the famed Ivory Hunter, was quite fond of his little Mannlicher-Schoenauer. Another fan of this handy fast hunting carbine was Ernest Hemmingway, who included the rifle by name in his short story The Short, Happy Life of Francis Macomber

History

http://www.eschoder.com/english/englisch-reload.htm?/english/english-jagd-gewehr-waffen.htm

Supposedly this custom gunshop is being run by the last apprentice of the famed Mannlicher-Schoenauer and has a nice history of the gun

Film

Public Enemies (2009)