..Another long stiff vintage case...
These continue to emerge occasionally. This time a rifle case
with 99 cm overall length.It dates from before WW 1.
Label stamp of "Joh. Springer's Erben" with their imperial
appointment on the inside of the cover.
Due to solid saddler work survived the test of
decades/century.
Given the length of 99 cmm, the only item to fit in there
an unscoped Mannlicher Schönauer carbine.
45 cm barrel length, fully stocked, steel cap at the stock, the
mark from it showing on the label.
An all-steel/walnut product, no plastic, no alu, no leather...
These vintage Mannlicher in 6,5x54 MS continue to appear.
There seem to be afficionados/collectors for these rifles.
Handling these elegant, sleek thouroughbreds, with the
smooth click/clack, balancing like a lightweight English
birdgun, its understandable why these vintage rifles
beauties never remain unsold.
Even a scope fitted with a small dovetail into the
action-body, which renders it unsuitable for Austrian
reproof, does not any harm.
Mannlicher and case from the same vendor.
A late collegue of mine had what he considered the
greatest Mannlicher collection on earth.He had
to change his mind once seeing an US collection.
Case photo
http://www.jpgbox.com/page/62045Label photo
http://www.jpgbox.com/page/62044Photo of stylish small lock
http://www.jpgbox.com/page/62052...
A heretical postscriptum to this short rifle case:
A skilled saddler should be able to extend it with
a stepped cuff/sleeve to make it usable for a shotgun.
..
Same Springer label on a vintage cartridge magazine
before WW 1.
An all-leather product.
http://www.jpgbox.com/page/62046...
Photo of the "Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher"- mansion,
taken from the adjoining Bio-Spaehren-Park.
It was/is on the market.
I am wondering if a Russian biz-man emptied/will empty
his petty-cash or reduced/will reduce a little bit his
gold ingot/coin collection.
Photo mansion
http://www.jpgbox.com/page/62051....
OT:
In a previous post I included a photo of a wild-fruit
Kornell-cherry in blossom, the first spring-time
messenger, at the outset of the first lockdown in this
country.
Here is a photo of the autumn-time fruits.
And the shrub is full of buds for the next
spring-blossom-season.
Photo fruits
http://www.jpgbox.com/page/62047..
All my planned birdshoots to the neighbouring contries
cancelled or illegal to attend.
Not system relevant activity.
The third lockdown has started yesterday and the
first vaccins have arrived.
An annus horribilis is coming to an end.
...
Once upon a time a wine-maker used to have one harvest
in the vineyard, one in the cellar and one on the
bank-account. Once upon a time....
Today, with the shutdown of the restaurants/inns, this
distribution channel for the wine-maker fraternity
has collapsed.
So topgrade red Austro-cuvees are being discounted
to reduce stock.
Lets wait and see if this "Little-Chinese-bat-flu"
will realize something similar to vintage Purdeys.
...
Stay healthy and get ASAP a vaccination..
..
FN
