Barrel length 65 cm, stock length 34 cm, year of manufacture 1963, Austrian proof, condition apart from defects 3-4. Octagonal barrel with transition to concentric barrel, ramp front sight laterally adjustable, wide matt rail with adjustable rear sight, recesses for mounting rifle scope in the rail and provided with place holder, extractor, opening lever, right-hand hammer, pop-up diopter on the butt neck, German set trigger, receiver with edge engravings and remnants of color hardening, Right recessed hammer lock with flower bouquet, dolphin-shaped hammer (tip broken off) fully stocked (butt) with two-part forend and horn end, semi-pistol grip, checkering, metal butt plate with compartment for three cartridges. Chipped area on the wood left in front of the receiver, patinated finish. Beautifully decorated rifle in the style of an Ischler Stutzen. The semi-pistol handle, which is typical of the Rieder gunsmith, is often referred to as the wound hammer handle. Caliber indication by data of the gun register - therefore probably only 8 x 58 R. No exact stamping (8.1).
Category: Other Rifles