I have Blackburn bottom metal units for Winchester 70's, but I noticed they make both Blackburn style and Oberndorf style guard bows for Mausers.

http://www.blackburnmachine.com/254768.html

Can anyone tell me how these differ or better yet post a picture of the Oberndorf style guard bow?

Thanks,
- stu

blackburn style is a thicker, and radiused, trigger bow... ober is thinner.. jeffe

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blackburn style is a thicker, and radiused, trigger bow...

Jeffe,
Thanks for the reply. I guess I'm thick, I have no idea what radiused means in this context. One continuous curve?

I have the Blackburn style to look at. The inside of the guard bow is almost egg shaped. How does that vary to the Oberndorf style? Anyone?

- stu

Oberndorf looks more like a 1909 Argentine Style Trigger Guard. More square instead of oval like the egg.

Thanks. I guess it has the same straddle floorplate as well?

stuC,


Large oberndorf unit:

www.champlinarms.com

above is their Homepage, go to "gun vault" and under bolt rifles you will see;
No:22 will be a G&H .404 mauser,it has Oberndorf Bottom.
No:30 will be a HartmannWeiss375H*H, it has an Oberndorf bottom. (blackburn makes them for H&W).

Small Oberndorf Unit:: you can see on this GMA Kurz below;

http://www.westleyrichards.com/gun/used_guns_2_product.php?id=25109