The Carbine had a full length walnut stock with a graceful semi pistol grip and a short 17.7" barrel.Īll models came with a flat "butter knife" bolt handle that was located well forward of the trigger guard. There was also a take-down version of the rifle.
Rifles were supplied with half stocks and 23.5" barrels. The Model 1903 was the first of the famous M-S Rifles and Carbines and it established the basic design of all the models that were to follow. 30-06 Springfield, the history of the M-S Carbine in inexorably linked to the 6.5x54mm cartridge. Although M-S rifles and carbines were chambered for many other calibers, including such popular numbers as the. 30-30 cartridge and the Winchester Model 94 carbine, the 6.5x54 and Mannlicher-Schoenauer Carbine are a classic combination.
This was no doubt due as much to the excellence of the Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifles in which it was chambered as to the low recoil, excellent accuracy and adequate killing power of the 6.5x54 cartridge itself. Within a very short time the 6.5x54 Mannlicher-Schoenauer became a popular sporting cartridge in Europe and Africa. Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifles and carbines were exclusively manufactured at Oesterreich Waffenfabrik Gesellschaft Steyr in Steyr, Austria. The 1903 Mannlicher rifles and carbines were the last designs of Ferdinand Ritter Von Mannlicher, who died the next year, and his friend Otto Schönauer who designed the exceptional rotary drum magazine intrinsic to all Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifles. Austria and Greece adopted the 1903 military rifle and the 6.5x54 cartridge that same year. The Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifle dates to 1903 when the 6.5x54mm cartridge and both military and civilian rifles to shoot it were introduced. Commercial hunting rifles often featured scope mounting points on the receiver.A Brief History of Mannlicher-Schoenauer Rifles,
Military rifles featured straight bolt handle with round knob carbines had bolt handle bent down, Rifles were equipped with iron sights graduated up to 2000 meters, carbines had sights marked up to 1800 meters. Receiver has split rear bridge to allow passage of the bolt handle, conveniently located at the middle of the bolt. Safety is positioned at the rear of the bolt. Loading is achieved through the top of the action, with single rounds or stripper clips. Rotary magazine, designed by Otto Schenauer, is fitted flush with the stock, and can be removed from the bottom for maintenance or repair. Its bolt is based on German Gew.88 design, with dual locking lugs t the front of the bolt body and a detachable bolt head. Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifle is manually operated, rotary bolt action rifle. Mannlicher-Schoenauer hunting rifle, early model Those classic rifles are still popular among many hunters and collectors, despite being long out of production. Easily recognized by their characteristic flattened “butter-knife†bolt handle, Mannlicher-Schoenauer hunting rifles often were equipped with dual set triggers. Sporting Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifles were produced by OWG and later by Steyr actories in Austria until early 1970s, in numerous versions and calibers. Recognizing merits of the Mannlicher-Schoenauer system, manely the smooth bolt action and compact and reliable magazine, OWG introduced commercial hunting rifles based on the M-S action as soon as 1905. Last military Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifles were produced in Austria by Steyr in 1930.
GREEK 6.5 X54 MANNLICHER SCHOENAUER RIFLE LICENSE
During 1920s, military rifles for Greek contract were produced under license in Italy, by Breda factory. Prior to WW1 production of the Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifle was carried by OWG. Greek Mannlicher-Schoenauer M1903/14 rifle In 1903 this rifle was adopted by Greece, and used in rifle and carbine forms until after WW2. It is named after famous Austrian gun designer Ferdinand von Mannlicher and technical director of the Osterreichishe Waffenfabrik Gesellschaft (OWG) factory, Otto Schoenauer. Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifle was designed and patented in 1900.