GUN FALL 2015
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/5/2015
SCARCE MANNLICHER M1894 BLOW-FORWARD IN 6.5MM. MANNLICHER 1894 9 6.5 MM Cal. 6.5mm. This gun has a 6-1/2" bbl and a fixed front and rear sight. The left side of the frame, near the barrel shroud, is numbered "9" as is the top of the barrel and grip screw. “FAB. D’ARMES/ NEUHAUSEN” is marked in the center of the sideplate. Checkered wood grips. Rotatable lanyard loop at base of frame. According to Motz/Schuy “Vom Ursprung der Selbstladepistole”, about 70 M1894s were made in Switzerland. All had a small frame and all were in 6.5mm. As true for all blow-forward pistols, the cartridge is chambered on the rearward movement of the bbl. Disassembly is accomplished by removing the grips and then releasing the tension on the hammer spring. At that point, the lever under the bbl shroud can be released, allowing the shroud to be unscrewed and the bbl removed from the frame. CONDITION: Approx 75-80% original blue with scattered freckling and expected high point wear over most of the bbl shroud and particularly on the right frame, under the trigger guard and the front/backstrap. Bright in-the-white bbl. Casehardened hammer and trigger with minor oxidation. Original grips with deep, sharply defined checkering and negligible losses. Dull bore with very shallow rifling, commensurate with the overall condition. Excellent manual mechanics. An exceptionally rare and early small frame Mannlicher M1894 made in Switzerland. 49578-1 LMA (12,500-17,500)