M1888-95 Mannlicher

[Aragorn243]

It arrived, over an hour late, in a busted box.

I can't say I'm pleased with this one, but it isn't a complete disaster. It has the rear sight slide where they stated most were missing. It is missing the safety lever, but the screw is present. The firing pin is clipped, That I'm most disappointed with. The exterior on this one is the worst I've gotten from them. quite a bit of pitting on the barrel, the bands are rusted pretty bad. The bore has strong rifling but is pitted particularly towards the muzzle. The stock actually looks pretty decent and has no cracks and is cleaner than most.

The good news is, I purchased an 1888-90 a couple years ago and bought some spare parts I ended up not needing as mine had what most didn't. This included the safety lever and the middle barrel band. These parts appear to be non-existent now.

It came apart easily enough, no screws were rusted solid. I've started sanding the barrel down, not worried about the finish, the finish is pure rust. This one's going to take some time.

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