Very nice rifle. IIRC de Haas said he thought it the best of all falling block actions but wanted a few minor changes. I had an Ideal with Fredrich Jacob Bartels on the rib but have no idea who actually made it. Mine was in 8.15 X 46R and I really liked the rifle.

I sold it to a friend of mine who had researched his family and learned he was a descendent of Bartels. As I'm paring down that seemed a fitting person to have the rifle....and he'd been bugging me for it for years...lol!

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