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Im a stranger to this board..(Lee Enfielder) but have a question you knowledgeable gents may be able to answer.
Apparently Japan bought STEYR rifles...an example I have seen was said to have been captured in the Pacific Islands during WW2. It is (apparently) in a 6.5mm cal..so maybe 6.5mm Jap...has that Mannlicher look with a protruding magazine with a slot in the bottom for the clip to fall through. Marked 'STEYR 1886' on left side of the action. No japanese marks are apparent but the outside finish is not that good and I havent had a chance to carefully clean it and look for other markings.
So yeah...rifle has a 'paper trail' from the soldier who captured it...appears very genuine.
My question was did Japan have/use many of these rifles??? in the clip loading version??? I had found reference on the net to the Japs having STeyrs in the tube magazine config....and can those clips still be obtained somewhere??? I'd like to shoot it when I finally get my hands on it.
Im a stranger to this board..(Lee Enfielder) but have a question you knowledgeable gents may be able to answer.
Apparently Japan bought STEYR rifles...an example I have seen was said to have been captured in the Pacific Islands during WW2. It is (apparently) in a 6.5mm cal..so maybe 6.5mm Jap...has that Mannlicher look with a protruding magazine with a slot in the bottom for the clip to fall through. Marked 'STEYR 1886' on left side of the action. No japanese marks are apparent but the outside finish is not that good and I havent had a chance to carefully clean it and look for other markings.
So yeah...rifle has a 'paper trail' from the soldier who captured it...appears very genuine.
My question was did Japan have/use many of these rifles??? in the clip loading version??? I had found reference on the net to the Japs having STeyrs in the tube magazine config....and can those clips still be obtained somewhere??? I'd like to shoot it when I finally get my hands on it.