Mount on the ring,and a one sided mount on the reciever at the LHS rear ..........the mounts meant for a Mannlicher Schoenauer will fit ,and once were standard with makers ...The bolt handle may need to be modified ,or the scope mounted high .......obviously the clip wont fit from the top any more.

 

If I am not mistaken, that is a Romanian 1893. I know some people who would pay for even a sporterized example. I definitely would reconsider adding a scope. Even if you would, you would have to contend with the enbloc loading.

 

Thanks for the input! I appreciate it. I think I am going to give up on the idea of scoping this rifle. I mostly just shoot targets these days anyway, so I'll just keep it to 50-75 yards to see how it shoots.

 

Both BSA and W.J.Jeffrey used the 1893 Mannlicher as a basis for a sporter .

 

I worked at a gunshop in the 70s that imported a bunch of Mannlicher action sporters from England made on military actions from Romania. How the owner got them through customs back then I don't know. I bought a Chas Lancaster Obendorf mauser .280 Ross safari rifle from him that came in with the other sporters.

 

I had a Lancaster .280 when I lived in Scotland, back in the 80s. Great rifle. Impossible to get ammo for over here.

 

Mine had express sights, square bridge receiver, the floor plate lever...the whole package. It had an oval bore which I thought was shot out when I first saw it.

Ammo was not available when I bought it so I sold it on.

 

I was fortunate enough to live in Scotland in the mid-80s and early 90s. At that time, no one wanted the old rifles because they were in obsolete calibers. I once bought a Westley Richards .318 with scope and 600 rounds of Kynoch ammo for $900. The Lancaster .280 cost me $450. The guy I shared the cottage with had an RFD (brit FFL) so I could basically buy anything I wanted, then get it put on my firearms certificate at my leisure. I had a trunk full of Kynoch ammo. Life was good.

 

you have different options

the vienna snap mount, not in production anymore

the suhler mannlicher schönauer 3 feet einhak

fits the M 92/93 and also the carcano action fine

also the M 88, the Vergueiro and the M 98/40

you need a good gunmaker, the SEM is available by eaw Claw mounts • EAW

another option is the EAW sidemount, have it on a M 92

the british had some unique side mounts for this rifles standing with a small scope realy on the left side of the action so can load the clip

this is a H&H rifle

and this is my own H&H mannlicher I am still in work with

build the the parts alone because the rifle came without a scope

 

Thanks! Very useful! I have e-mailed EAW and hope to hear from them soon.

That Holland's is amazing.

 

There's always one of these, with which clip-loading is still possible:

Vintage Gun Scopes — Pachmayr Lo-Swing Scope Mounts

www.vintagegunscopes.com

I used one of these on a sporterized 7.7 Jap Type 99 rifle, back in the '60's, and I still used strippers to load it, just swing it up and out of the way, load and swing it back into position with a slap.

 

I think I have one of those in a box of old mounts/rings somewhere. I will dig it out and see if it fits.