I believe it was done in the late 50s. Zeiss Jena scope.

That one is a beauty!

Very nice rifle!

I like that . . . A LOT.

Very nice rifle!

Back in the 70's and early 80's rifles like this would sit on tables at gun shows.

For a couple hundred dollars.

I didn't have much money then.

I was told a story that G&H had 55 gal drums full of stocks from M98 cigarette/guild guns.

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Originally posted by richj:
I was told a story that G&H had 55 gal drums full of stocks from M98 cigarette/guild guns.

I brought my first 03A3 from a 55gal barrel.

I'm diggin' that beavertail forend swell for some reason. Gives balance to the look.

Really nice!

Beautiful rifle. Looks like she originally had a receiver sight on the right side.

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Originally posted by fjrdoc:
Beautiful rifle. Looks like she originally had a receiver sight on the right side.

Yes, possibly an old school Lyman unit?

thanks for sharing mr. richj: I enjoy seeing those old school customs from an era in which the rifles were built to USE, not as dpcd stated in another thread "as status symbols for the wealthy." So sad to see picture after picture of today's high-end wood and blued customs that spend their lives in a vault and taken out to be shown. Don't even know if it would be possible to have an old-school wood/blued custom built today with the details and design with real world hard use in mind.

that wood is gorgeous. Jeweled bolt is a beauty as well...Love the Giffen and Howe mount!