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[Llance]

Found this in a gun shop in Barrington, RI back in "85". It's been hanging on my basement wall since "91". It is 52" long, 8mm, made by Styer and Shons in 1886. I shot a 454 out of a possible 500 at an NRA match back in "88" so it's a shooter. The bullets are 247gr cuni FMJ. The rear sight (in front of the receiver) is a ladder adjustable to 2,000M

On the wall below it is a 9.5 ft fly rod. Above the rack is the helmsman's platform from the Burton Island.

 

[4WHLDRFTN]

Steyr 1886 Kropatschek

 

[Ruger 13]

Very nice!

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Found this in a gun shop in Barrington, RI back in "85". It's been hanging on my basement wall since "91". It is 52" long, 8mm, made by Styer and Shons in 1886. I shot a 454 out of a possible 500 at an NRA match back in "88" so it's a shooter. The bullets are 247gr cuni FMJ. The rear sight (in front of the receiver) is a ladder adjustable to 2,000M

On the wall below it is a 9.5 ft fly rod. Above the rack is the helmsman's platform from the Burton Island.

TO hell with the gun, I'm more interested in the story on how you snarked the helmsmans platform from the Burton Island!
Burton Island (AG-88)

 

[2152hq]

Steyr 1886 Kropatschek

and a very nice one!

A great many of these were imported into the USA in the 70's (IIRC),,maybe 80's. They are 'Antique' so they could still be imported inspite of the GCA.
Carbine, Short Rifle and the Infantry Rifle as you have.

A $100 or less rifle then. Probably a $700 to 1K gun now depending on condition and originality.

I had one of the Infantry rifles and a set of RCBS dies came with it.
Bought it for $200 in the 90's at a show and resold it for something like $350 a while later.
I still have some wooden bullet brass cased original rounds in that caliber someplace. Training or Guard Duty (?) ammo.
I think I used to make ammo from .348Win brass.

Steyr quality mfg rifles.

 

[Llance]

TO hell with the gun, I'm more interested in the story on how you snarked the helmsman's platform from the Burton Island!

I think the statutes of limitations are past so I can tell.

When I was stationed in San Francisco at the 12th Coast Guard District Office (E) (Navel Engineering) as an (E-6) 1st class damage control petty officer, I was assigned to the 12th District Assist Team. My duties were as the assist team welder and damage control specialist.

When the Burton Island was decommissioned she was tied up to the docks at Mare Island and I was directed to provide security to the vessel in the form of welding the outside watertight doors and hatches closed.

Having full access to the vessel I made a full tour to determine if there was anything left onboard which I could use on any of the other vessels in my area of responsibility. Specifically I was looking for fire extinguishers and the like. She had been stripped bare.

The only thing I could find worth taking was the helmsman's platform. I heard later she had been sold to the Canadian CG, and yes I did feel guilty for a bit. Even now sometimes when I look at it I feel guilty.

 

[Llance]

2152hq: "A $100 or less rifle then. Probably a $700 to 1K gun now depending on condition and originality."

Unfortunately very few of the numbers match but I believe that is how they were handled in service. In a lot of countries when a rifle was reconditioned the parts were dumped in a barrel and taken out as needed, meaning very few ever ended up with all matching numbers.

This one cost me &125.00 OTD. I still have some original ammo with the newest being manufactured in 1926 and the oldest in 1916. It is not a hard kicking round, more of a heavy shove than a kick. I'd like to try it on a hunt for bison or other large game animal but I'm going to get a healthy young lad to carry it about for me. Perhaps one of my grandsons.