headoftheholler
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I have a quirky taste in firearms, always drifting towards the older, better made, blued steel and walnut.
This one is no different.
What we have is what is commonly referred to as a "Guild Gun" from Germany. Guild guns were built by several masters of the various
firearms arts, bluing, woodwork, ect that all prepared seperate pieces that were assembled to form a rifle. Usually telltale signs of a guild
gun are the nice but functional checkering patterns, "butterknife" style bolt handles, dropped cheekpiece, and sometimes dual set triggers.
This rifle started life in 1894 in Efurt germany as a model 88 Commision rifle carbine, most likely post WWI it was converted as so many others
were from tools of war into tools for the field, sold to other countries sportsmen as private ownership of firearms was verbooten till 1956 in Germany.
The 88 rifle used many Mannlicher rifle traits, it uses a split bridge reciever, and a packet style clip to charge the magazine.
This rifle was rebarreled to .257 Roberts, a caliber I've been lusting after for a bit, witha 20 inch barrel and a nice walnut stock.
As for restoration, all this one needs is a few smalls reblued and the stock will be stripped and redone in an oil finish (there is nice tiger striping hiding)
Hope you enjoy.
This one is no different.
What we have is what is commonly referred to as a "Guild Gun" from Germany. Guild guns were built by several masters of the various
firearms arts, bluing, woodwork, ect that all prepared seperate pieces that were assembled to form a rifle. Usually telltale signs of a guild
gun are the nice but functional checkering patterns, "butterknife" style bolt handles, dropped cheekpiece, and sometimes dual set triggers.
This rifle started life in 1894 in Efurt germany as a model 88 Commision rifle carbine, most likely post WWI it was converted as so many others
were from tools of war into tools for the field, sold to other countries sportsmen as private ownership of firearms was verbooten till 1956 in Germany.
The 88 rifle used many Mannlicher rifle traits, it uses a split bridge reciever, and a packet style clip to charge the magazine.
This rifle was rebarreled to .257 Roberts, a caliber I've been lusting after for a bit, witha 20 inch barrel and a nice walnut stock.
As for restoration, all this one needs is a few smalls reblued and the stock will be stripped and redone in an oil finish (there is nice tiger striping hiding)
Hope you enjoy.
