TGR
Active Member
Been looking for a Winchester Model 70 Mannlicher for a while. Im familiar with the history of this subset of Model 70s and what to look for, but was wondering if there are any Mannlicher experts out there in MDS land?
Found one in 30/06 with a serial number dating it to 1971. Has the matching bolt hand etched with the serial number. The stock looks correct and the barrel markings look good, with no markings that it might have come from another model. One question I have is the bolt handle is smooth, not Knurled. The way I understand the history of these is that only the first year (1968) had smooth bolt handles, and that the Knurled handle was introduced in the second year.
Can anyone help with determining if this is a real production Mannlicher? Anything else I should look for?
Id post pics, but having issues doing it.
Thanks
Found one in 30/06 with a serial number dating it to 1971. Has the matching bolt hand etched with the serial number. The stock looks correct and the barrel markings look good, with no markings that it might have come from another model. One question I have is the bolt handle is smooth, not Knurled. The way I understand the history of these is that only the first year (1968) had smooth bolt handles, and that the Knurled handle was introduced in the second year.
Can anyone help with determining if this is a real production Mannlicher? Anything else I should look for?
Id post pics, but having issues doing it.
Thanks