- SAKO RIIHIMAKI .222 MANNLICHER SERIAL NUMBERS
- SAKO RIIHIMAKI .222 MANNLICHER SERIAL
- SAKO RIIHIMAKI .222 MANNLICHER FULL
The rifle does have a detachable magazine and the stock has a wide forend and sling swivels, if this helps.
SAKO RIIHIMAKI .222 MANNLICHER SERIAL
The action shows "Sako" and "Riihimaki" on the left side along with the serial number.
SAKO RIIHIMAKI .222 MANNLICHER SERIAL NUMBERS
The list I show above shows that the model changes from L46 to L461 but are the serial numbers shown the ending number for that year? So do I really have a L461? The top of the barrel is marked Cal. I found this information,īut the SN of my rifle is 50xxx. 222 Remington and have been trying to determine it's date of manufacture. I recently bought a Sako L46 Riihimaki in. Yes, you're correct, the rifle scope issue could easily be bypassed by changing the scope mounts.I'm new to Sako rifles, and this forum. "a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George Vĭear All, thank you for your comments and input. So it´s easier to attach a scope to rifle (as Louis has soon noticed).
Here in Finland you often see these rifles without rear sights tangent piece. These sights has been soldered with tin so it´s quite easy to take them away. I see the rear sight on your rifle, is that what you normally see on these? "I love the smell of cordite in the morning." Norwegian hunter misses moose, shoots man on toilet Sako Riihimaki Mannlicher Description: Sako Riihimaki Mannlicher, 222 Rem, detachable magazine, Bofors Steel, 20' barrel, serial 47XXX, original blue, wood varnish, buttplate and swivels, no scope mounts or front hood, 95 blue, slight edge wear at the muzzle on forend cap, clean original wood varnish.
I remember reading this word too in an older source sometimes
"Quite recently I have even read “Doppelstutzen” for a double rifle. Quite recently I have even read “Doppelstutzen” for a double rifle. Of course, Austrians are still apt to call any sporting rifle a “Stutzen”. "Stutzen" now is used in the same way as Americans use "Mannlicher stocked" in most of Germany. Some rifles with barrels up to 60 cm = 24” may be called Stutzen too if stocked to the muzzle, but never a half stocked carbine regardless of barrel shortness.
SAKO RIIHIMAKI .222 MANNLICHER FULL
So by now a “Stutzen” is understood as a full stocked, most often short hunting rifle. Soon the word “Stutzen” became associated with such short, fullstocked rifles all over Germany. Their short, handy carbines became much more popular all over Germany than the longer rifles. As Austrians the Steyr people advertised all their hunting rifles as “Repetierstutzen”, still regardless of the short barrel, full stocked carbine or the longer barreled, half stocked rifle versions. In 1905 the Steyr factory started to offer their Mannlicher – Schoenauer sporters in Germany. Most Germans called the things simply “Büchse” or, if short, “Karabiner”. In central or northern Germany the designation was unknown. Some, like the Austrian “Ischler Stutzen” are full stocked, most others not. Added words often defined the purpose of the rifle- so there are “Scheibenstutzen”= target rifles, “Zimmerstutzen” = 4 mm rimfire parlor rifles, “Feldstutzer” = muzzleloading Swiss military sharpshooter rifles, and many more. Bavarians and Austrians spelled it Stutzen, the Swiss Stutzer. Formerly, from muzzleloader times on, it was used in the southernmost areas of the German language for any rifle shorter than a full length military musket, regardless of full or half stock or actual barrel length. „Stutzen“ comes from the German verb stutzen, meaning to shorten or to clip. Perhaps someone who knows the German language could enlighten meīecause I do not know. I thought that Stutzen meant not only full stocked, but short full stocked rifle. Unfortunately, he deletes his items shortly after he posts them, so you have to be quick off the mark if you want to see any of it.Ībout the title: Sako L46 Riihimäki stutzen in. He only had it a short time and got rid of it. Rpeck (Canada) also posted some months ago pictures of a very nice L46 almost similar to yours, but in the 7x33 calibre. Very nice rifle Lynn, thank you for sharing with us I note that the rear scope has been removed as on many L46, was it for fitting the original rifle-scope ? ***ĭouble Rifles, Single Shots & Combinations