DmacD
AH enthusiast
- Joined
- Jun 16, 2016
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- Ontario, Canada
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- Canada, U.S.A., Namibia, England, South Africa
I replied to an ad for a gentleman selling an over/under 20g shotgun near me. Went to his house, checked out the shotgun and it was in great shape, so we made a deal and I handed over the money. Making small talk, I asked if he had any other firearms for sale. He said there were a couple more he didn't really use, so, I asked if he would mind showing me what he had. The first one was an old sporterized Mauser of some kind, a little rough, and I was not interested. When he brought out the next one, I got a little more excited. He told me he had bought it off of "an old German guy" many years ago, but that he could never find any ammunition for it in the stores around here so he put it away in the safe. I left his house, but could not stop thinking about that Steyr. It was in great shape, the bore was spotless, and after doing some research on getting some ammo, I went back to the man and made an offer two weeks later.....
This is what I brought home. Carbine length, fullstock with a cheekpiece, double triggers, with intergrated scope mount and scope. There is one standing rear sight and one flip down sight marked for 300 meters. The front bead is gold. In addition to the wing safety, there is also a tang mounted safety, and they both work to stop trigger pull. I had a gunsmith take a look at it, and he told me that it looked to be in fine shape for shooting. He removed the stock as well, and found a layer of dried out grease, which he removed and then oiled everything again before puttting it back together. The bullets are on order, and I would like to take it deer hunting this fall.
I did however have a few questions regarding this rifle. First is the year it was born. I was wondering if anyone out there had any knowledge on these rifles as to what the serial numbers might indicate.
Serial number on the breech and barrel above the wood: 15921
Serial number on the breech and barrel under the wood: 1325.22
There is a -05, an "R" in a circle, a 2, and what looks like an NPv on the breech under the wood.
There is a +5, a C6.5, and another set of shapes stamped on the underside of the barrel.
This is stamped on the left side.
The integrated scope mount has been installed over top of the factory markings in the rifle. Does anyone know if this would be a factory scope mount, or perhaps one that was installed at a later date?
The scope itself is marked "Kahles" over top of "Wien". Underneath that is stamped "Heliavier". It looks to be in good shape with some bluing wearing of of the edges. It has a Duplex reticle and seems bright enough to me. There is adjustment for 100, 200 and 300 meters, and serial number is 21995. Looks like maybe a 4 power fixed?
I would appreciate any and all knowlegde that any forum members might have. Whether it be info on the serial numbers, options installed, or even your experiences in shooting and hunting with these rifles.
Thanks
This is what I brought home. Carbine length, fullstock with a cheekpiece, double triggers, with intergrated scope mount and scope. There is one standing rear sight and one flip down sight marked for 300 meters. The front bead is gold. In addition to the wing safety, there is also a tang mounted safety, and they both work to stop trigger pull. I had a gunsmith take a look at it, and he told me that it looked to be in fine shape for shooting. He removed the stock as well, and found a layer of dried out grease, which he removed and then oiled everything again before puttting it back together. The bullets are on order, and I would like to take it deer hunting this fall.
I did however have a few questions regarding this rifle. First is the year it was born. I was wondering if anyone out there had any knowledge on these rifles as to what the serial numbers might indicate.
Serial number on the breech and barrel above the wood: 15921
Serial number on the breech and barrel under the wood: 1325.22
There is a -05, an "R" in a circle, a 2, and what looks like an NPv on the breech under the wood.
There is a +5, a C6.5, and another set of shapes stamped on the underside of the barrel.
This is stamped on the left side.
The integrated scope mount has been installed over top of the factory markings in the rifle. Does anyone know if this would be a factory scope mount, or perhaps one that was installed at a later date?
The scope itself is marked "Kahles" over top of "Wien". Underneath that is stamped "Heliavier". It looks to be in good shape with some bluing wearing of of the edges. It has a Duplex reticle and seems bright enough to me. There is adjustment for 100, 200 and 300 meters, and serial number is 21995. Looks like maybe a 4 power fixed?
I would appreciate any and all knowlegde that any forum members might have. Whether it be info on the serial numbers, options installed, or even your experiences in shooting and hunting with these rifles.
Thanks