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Originally posted by interboat:
My vote is for "if it ain't a Mauser it's just a gun." And a Winchester is not a Mauser, by the way.

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Originally posted by new_guy:
According to this article, Johannsens are made by Prechtl.

"Reimer Johannsen contracted Prechtel of Heidelberg to make a double square bridge action without a thumb slot in the left receiver wall to strengthen it as it is no longer needed since it was meant for military applications."

http://www.deerstalker.com/mauser_action.htm