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What kind of Custom FN Mauser did I buy - please help identify Hello all. I just bought a strange Custom FN Mauser. Strange features include a torpedo shaped bolt shroud and a trigger lock style safety behind the trigger. Anyone ever see anything like this? Caliber is 416 Taylor. Receiver says "FN" and the serial number starts with a "C"
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Buckstix I really don't know, but my first impression was "Winslow?", I wouldn't bet a cup of coffee on it though. Maybe others will come in with ideas. Mike
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Buckstix I really don't know, but my first impression was "Winslow?", I wouldn't bet a cup of coffee on it though. Maybe others will come in with ideas. Mike Hello Mike, Thanks for the reply. Yes, somewhat. Only the butt pad says "Winslow" to me. I used to collect them. But I've never seen a "long" torpedo shaped bolt shroud like this (similar to the Mauser mod 3000) and a behind the trigger safety.
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buckstix, I'm pretty sure the bolt shroud is "after market" and maybe Mauser 2000/3000, I seem to remember Gunparts Corp. having a lot of the parts left over from that model rifle. They were actually made by Heym before the Widow Heym was able to regain control of the firm. The safety would also be aftermarket, by whoever put the rifle together. I don't believe either part had anything to do with FN. As always, I could be wrong. Mike
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Hello Der Ami, Thanks for the reply. A fellow forum member found the answer. Its a custom Harry Lawson rifle from the 70's. I found the original auction listing for my rifle when it sold back in 2009.
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Buckstix, Thanks for the info, I'm not very good at guessing these things, but it is fun. Now that you solved it, I can see Harry Lawson in the rifle( I just liked a different style). Mike
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Hello Der Ami, I took a real flyer on this one, because I really like the style, having collected Winslow rifles in the past. But I wanted it mostly because of the wood. That's really awesome!
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I like the appearance of this rifle, except for recoil pad. Probably helps lessen recoil, however. I would keep original pad with the rifle, but substitute something like Silvers pad.
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buckstix, You are right, it is awesome wood. Mike
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Sorry but I can't help it. Yes the wood is awesome and that makes sense since it was the work of God. Then someone totally disrespected it and made it into a gaudy piece of firewood.
I see it says never fired, my lord who would have ever embarrassed themselves by showing it out on the rifle range. If ever used for hunting the game animals would laugh themselves to death.
And to those who say the workmanship is great then he should have done the work on a 2x4, still a disrespect to the lord but not quite so much.
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While not to my taste, it’s clearly a very well done piece of work in what I believe was referred to as the “California style”. Old Gun Digests from that era show lots of similar custom guns. If you like it, great. Enjoy your period as its custodian.
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I have reached an age where I no longer gore someone else's ox. While not my favorite style, I still can enjoy seeing a rifle like this and appreciate the workmanship.
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Sorry but I can't help it. Yes the wood is awesome and that makes sense since it was the work of God. Then someone totally disrespected it and made it into a gaudy piece of firewood.
I see it says never fired, my lord who would have ever embarrassed themselves by showing it out on the rifle range. If ever used for hunting the game animals would laugh themselves to death.
And to those who say the workmanship is great then he should have done the work on a 2x4, still a disrespect to the lord but not quite so much. One man's trash is another man's treasure...…… .
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Sorry but I can't help it. Yes the wood is awesome and that makes sense since it was the work of God. Then someone totally disrespected it and made it into a gaudy piece of firewood.
I see it says never fired, my lord who would have ever embarrassed themselves by showing it out on the rifle range. If ever used for hunting the game animals would laugh themselves to death.
And to those who say the workmanship is great then he should have done the work on a 2x4, still a disrespect to the lord but not quite so much. Sometimes, opinions are better kept unsaid.
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Everybody should be careful of what you say about the last decade's style, lest the current style is made fun of next decade. Mike
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Classic is what endures and never seems to age. Time sorts things out. Tail fins were hot for several weeks but didn't make the cut. Duck tail haircuts had their day. Exotic stocks have their fans, and that's perfectly OK, but time sorts things out.
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I like the appearance of this rifle, except for recoil pad. Probably helps lessen recoil, however. I would keep original pad with the rifle, but substitute something like Silvers pad. Hello Poorhouse Thanks for the reply I don't mind the "look" of the pad. It says "look-at-me". buckstix, You are right, it is awesome wood. Mike Hello Der Ami Thanks for the reply Yes! Awesome wood. I have no ther rifles that compare. Sorry but I can't help it. Yes the wood is awesome and that makes sense since it was the work of God. Then someone totally disrespected it and made it into a gaudy piece of firewood.
I see it says never fired, my lord who would have ever embarrassed themselves by showing it out on the rifle range. If ever used for hunting the game animals would laugh themselves to death.
And to those who say the workmanship is great then he should have done the work on a 2x4, still a disrespect to the lord but not quite so much. Hello LRF Thanks for the reply. Well, everyone at the rifle range gathered around to admire it. I enjoyed showing it off. While not to my taste, it’s clearly a very well done piece of work in what I believe was referred to as the “California style”. Old Gun Digests from that era show lots of similar custom guns. If you like it, great. Enjoy your period as its custodian. Hello Remington40x Thanks for the reply I enjoy it because its from a time that I liked Custom rifles, but couldn't afford one back then. I have reached an age where I no longer gore someone else's ox. While not my favorite style, I still can enjoy seeing a rifle like this and appreciate the workmanship. Hello Poorhouse, Thanks for the reply Here! Here! One man's trash is another man's treasure...…… . Hello PeterMichael Thanks for the reply Yes, Its my treasure. Sometimes, opinions are better kept unsaid. Hello Flygas Thanks for the reply Well said. Everybody should be careful of what you say about the last decade's style, lest the current style is made fun of next decade. Mike Hello Der Ami Thanks for the reply I guess the older I get, the more I long for the past. Classic is what endures and never seems to age. Time sorts things out. Tail fins were hot for several weeks but didn't make the cut. Duck tail haircuts had their day. Exotic stocks have their fans, and that's perfectly OK, but time sorts things out. Hello rocky mtn bill Thanks for the reply I'll wait.
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Personally, I like the rifle, exquisite work. No style stays, some to return, some not. Commerce demands new sales.
Very shortsighted to assume one knows "tomorrow". Woke up to a thud on the stock market. Did all the smart folk sell yesterday???
Dumb, but learning...Prof Em, BSc(ME), CAE (FYI)
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Personally, I like the rifle, exquisite work. No style stays, some to return, some not. Commerce demands new sales.
Very shortsighted to assume one knows "tomorrow". Hello DmColonial Thanks for the reply. I doubt this style will ever return, that's whay I bought it.
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