The stock and handguard are in fair to good condition containing numerous dings and scratches, there are the remnants of an old cartouche and serial number on the left and right sides of the stock respectively. The stock and handguard are solid, however, the handguard appears to have an old crack which has since been repaired. The rifle contains approximately 70%+ of its original blue finish which has started to turn to a brown patina on the barrel. The receiver has been scrubbed of its original Greek crest and looks to have been re-blued and re-serialized on the right side. The bolt and butt plate are correctly in the white and retain most of their polished finish. The action and magazine function properly, this rifle has been test fired successfully. The bore rates 4/10 with darkness and moderate pitting but retains strong rifling. Overall, this rifle retains 70%+ of its blued finish and maintains a solid stock with plenty of handling marks acquired over its service life. This rifle does not have any serialized matching parts, but most parts retain their cross of St George indicating acceptance into Greek service. The crest has been scrubbed which is common of rifles captured during the many Balkan wars and border conflicts of the 20th century. The Mannlicher-Schoenauer system was the final evolution of the action designed by Louis Schlegelmilch for the German Gewehr 88. Which was then paired with a unique rotary magazine system designed by Otto Schoenauer who was controller of the OEWG factory commonly referred to as Steyr from its location in Austria. The rotary magazine solved the issue of a controlled feed which was a major criticism of earlier Steyr produced turn bolt rifles such as the Romanian M.93 or Dutch M.95. The system is highly regarded for its buttery smoothness and as a result, many of these rifles were sporterized making rifles in their original military configuration somewhat rare as only approximately 150,000 were ever produced for military contracts. During the Great War, many of these rifles were sequestered in Austria-Hungary before they could be exported and were issued primarily to Polish troops fighting for the Hapsburgs. Polish Hapsburg troops primarily fought on the Italian front after it was opened to eliminate any reservations of fighting other slavs on the eastern front. There are claims that the rifles produced in 1927 at Breda included Mannlicher Schoenauers that the Italians captured fighting the Polish. Like many rifles from other Balkan nations, the Mannlicher Schoenauer was featured in the many regional conflicts and re-fielded Bidders are welcome to preview items in person during our normal operating hours Tuesday through Saturday 11am-6pm. Estimated shipping parcel size (LxWxH) 48 inches x 8 inches x 8 inches. Please note, shipping estimates are provided for LiveShipping calculations only and may vary based on weight and location. The auction house will combine multiple lots to reduce shipping cost. Please inform the auction house prior to paying your invoice for special shipping requests. Our primary method of shipping is via UPS Ground.

• Model: Mannicher Schoenauer
• Condition: Good to Very Good
• Low Estimate: 1000.00
• Year - Range: 1920s-1930s
• High Estimate: 1200.00