FELLOW BROTHERS OF THE STEEL: I picked this up this week and it has obvious Germanic influences.
Maybe a "cigarette gun" but I also think IT WAS BUILT BETWEEN THE WARS AS IT IS A 1903 MK I. The man I got it from was told, it was built for a U.S.ARMY military attache' at the Austrian Consulate in the mid to late 1930's. Notice the custom treatment of the bolt release and the shield on the receiver ring appears to be a pre-war style, U.S.Army Eagle with shield. It has not arrived yet but the seller said the wood was 98% and the bluing only a percent or two less [97%+-1]. The bore he said is excellent,hardly shot. The only thing that puzzles me is, it has a low scope safety and a bolt forged and ground to accomodate a scope yet it doesn't appear to be D&T'ed FOR ONE, EVEN A SIDE MOUNT...WONDER WHY? SUGGESTIONS...OPINIONS? Warmest Regards Jerry
