Seeing as I got such a positive response to the pictures of my handguns in the handguns thread, I thought I’d start another one where I could post some pictures of my rifles.

This first one is espescially for Colt 1911A1, who had so much to say about my pistols. It’s a Greek Mannlicher Schoenauer Y:1903/14 in 6.5 x 54mm Schoenauer, made by Breda in 1927. It’s missing the piling hook and has a mismatched bolt, but is otherwise in very nice shape. Interestingly, it has a trench art cross and the initials scratched onto the butt. I can’t know for sure when or by whom this was done, but given as the cross is a Greek national symbol, I like to think it was done by Greek hands.

I’ve never actually shot this rifle, as I can’t seem to find 6.5mm Schoenauer ammo for love or money. Ironically when I first started collecting the 2nd rifle I bought was a Carcano, and I could find Schoenauer ammo easily enough but no Carcano. Now I have one and I can’t find any! The gun shop where I work as dies for loading it, but they’re $90 and I can’t justify that expense when I can’t even find cases.

More pictures to come, I just moved and need to unpack my camera and figure out where to get the best light in my new house.