I bought an 1895 Dutch Mannlicher action yesterday and my plan is to build a clone of Bell's Gibbs .256 Mannlicher. I have been scouring the net and have yet to find a picture of it. If anyone knows where to find one please send me in the right direction.

Cool but not Bells.

http://www.rathcoombe.net/sci-...ssic_mannlicher.html

Here is something which maybe helps you; It seems that Bell owned two different Mannlichers; that one in fotos below and then other made by Gibbs (picture last below)

"GUN DIGEST 1996, page 170, Don L. Henry: "The Big Little Mannlicher-Schoenauer"? It does not describe Bell's rifle, only shows these two photos:"

Thanks, the Gibbs is what I was looking for.