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This is mounted on a pre-1912 Haenel-made Mannlicher "New Model" 7.92 (.318) x 57 sporter.

Has anyone EVER seen a similar modification or even know it's purpose?

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An alteration added by someone with very short hands? Perhaps an accident to the fingers prevented full extension to reach the bolt handle.

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Originally Posted By: ChiefShotguns
An alteration added by someone with very short hands? Perhaps an accident to the fingers prevented full extension to reach the bolt handle.


Yes, I was thinking the same thing but didn't want to taint the jury. The L.O.P. seems normal.

Given the size of the bolt, it's natural to grasp it with the index and middle finger - or perhaps the two prongs of an antique artificial hand. See;
http://trace.wisc.edu/docs/consumer_product_guidelines/consumer.pcs/i5a.gif

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Possibly it's to allow recycling without raising your head or reaching forward for the handle when hunting dangerous game. A well-known Australian gunwriter once suggested lopping 4 inches off the butt of the Mauser 66 if you want to use it for anything serious.

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Well, if a "gunwriter" wrote it, it's considered gospel. Right??? Sounds a bit off to me, but then I'm no gunwriter.

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Thank God for that.

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It appears to me anyway that the bolt as shown was meant to be folded out and provide a longer straight handle, not a rearward extension. why else would it pivot?

Possible for someone with weak arms or other ailment that precludes normal bolt manipulation.


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You may be right Brian, but it looks as if it is "pinned" to prevent pivoting. If it pivots outward, the bolt knob would be offset to the front side, which doesn't seem right.

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Perhaps a DST was removed from the rifle and converted to single trigger also. They were available with a single trigger but this may not be a factory one. Hard for me to tell,,so little info available on them. A single trigger would be easier and less complicated to maniplulate for someone that has an ailment or disfigurement to the hand. Mannlicher New Models are nice rifles. What ever the bolt handle modifictions intent, it probably served it purpose and it didn't do any great damage to the rifle. Putting it back to factory condition wouldn't take much. Filling the hole(s) in the handle and blending the surface in. The trigger, if it is a conversion looks fine.

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Sorry for the 15 month delay, I lost track of this post.

1. I never said the bolt extension pivoted. It is, in fact, fixed in the rearward position.

2. The bolt handle knob is in the same relative position at the 98 Mauser or 03 Springfield. Occam's Razor would dictate that the extension was added as a concession to 'muscle memory'.

3. Kutter : the single trigger as part of a disability compensation is interesting. The trigger plate/trigger assembly is *not* interchangeable with a Haenel double trigger (I tried). I can take some pics, if this will help tell the difference between stock and aftermarket.

4. The rifle will stay in it's current configuration, as long as I own it. It's quite comfortable, very fast to work and accurate to boot.

5. Only the muzzle is .318, from the chamber forward for a significant distance it's .323.

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