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gunscupcakesMODEL 1897 SPORTER rifle / hinged hammer
MODEL 1897 SPORTER with Mannlicher type magazine
I really need pictures of both rifles. Nice clear pictures!
============= The Ross Model 1900 Sporter, produced in J.A. Bennett’s factory (Hartford, Connecticut) for Sir Charles Ross, did indeed use a coil spring to activate the firing pin. Mechanism Transition: This model was a direct successor to the Model 1897 Magazine Sporting Rifle, but whereas the 1897 used a hinged-hammer design, the 1900 Sporter adopted a striker-fired mechanism, employing a coil spring to drive the firing pin directly. Production Scarcity: Very few of these specific sporting rifles are known to exist today. Context: The Model 1900 was part of the early development of Ross rifles before the full-scale production of the Model 1905 (Mark II) in Canada. These early actions were sometimes produced alongside, or shortly after, the Model 1897, which used a hammer-driven mechanism. The militarized version, often referred to as the Pattern 1900, was also the first Ross rifle offered for trial to Canada.
MODEL 1897 SPORTER with Mannlicher type magazine
I really need pictures of both rifles. Nice clear pictures!
============= The Ross Model 1900 Sporter, produced in J.A. Bennett’s factory (Hartford, Connecticut) for Sir Charles Ross, did indeed use a coil spring to activate the firing pin. Mechanism Transition: This model was a direct successor to the Model 1897 Magazine Sporting Rifle, but whereas the 1897 used a hinged-hammer design, the 1900 Sporter adopted a striker-fired mechanism, employing a coil spring to drive the firing pin directly. Production Scarcity: Very few of these specific sporting rifles are known to exist today. Context: The Model 1900 was part of the early development of Ross rifles before the full-scale production of the Model 1905 (Mark II) in Canada. These early actions were sometimes produced alongside, or shortly after, the Model 1897, which used a hammer-driven mechanism. The militarized version, often referred to as the Pattern 1900, was also the first Ross rifle offered for trial to Canada.
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Date: 2026-01-20 07:26 am (UTC)All posts displaying modern rifles will now be closed.
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Date: 2026-01-21 06:14 am (UTC)"On topic: funny, but nothing more."
Yes, I agree.
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Unfortunately, I don’t have any photos of the rifles, as they are quite rare.
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Date: 2026-01-20 07:33 am (UTC)But yes, at the moment, yes.
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Date: 2026-01-20 07:36 am (UTC)I don't have those in my archive.
Date: 2026-01-20 07:38 am (UTC)Re: I don't have those in my archive.
Date: 2026-01-20 07:38 am (UTC)Re: I don't have those in my archive.
Date: 2026-01-21 03:58 pm (UTC)Contexte des armes mentionnées :
Ross Rifle (Canada) : Une carabine militaire de haute qualité (modèles 1905, 1910) utilisant une culasse rotative, souvent confondu avec d'autres armes de l'époque, mais pas avec un chargeur Mannlicher intégré.
Mannlicher 1897 (Steyr) : Une carabine de chasse ou de sport célèbre, souvent appelée "M1897", utilisant un chargeur détachable à boîtier distinctif, comme le montre l'exemplaire conservé au Australian War Memorial.
Winchester 1897 (USA) : Un fusil à pompe à magasin tubulaire sous le canon, fonctionnant par mouvement de la pompe (avant-bras), n'ayant rien à voir avec un chargeur Mannlicher.
Clarification :
Il est probable que la question fasse référence à une carabine de chasse Steyr Mannlicher 1897 ou à une carabine Ross (militaire) qui partageaient des caractéristiques (culasse rotative pour le Ross, chargeur détachable pour le Mannlicher), mais pas le même modèle. Le Ross était une arme militaire avec culasse verrouillée, tandis que le Mannlicher 1897 était une carabine de chasse avec un chargeur spécial.
En résumé, il n'y a pas de "Ross Model 1897" avec chargeur Mannlicher ; il s'agit probablement d'une confusion entre ces modèles historiques distincts, le Mannlicher 1897 étant une carabine de chasse appréciée.
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Date: 2026-01-21 04:13 pm (UTC)ReHow I wish I could say ...: I don't have those in my archive.
Date: 2026-01-21 04:19 pm (UTC)the airport. I’m a good driver.
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It is a Goertz Pernox, a glass rarely seen. It is of the prismatic type, the prisms set in a box that projects slightly from the top of the tube. It is but eight inches long and weighs, case, sling strap and all, V/2 pounds.
Elevation is obtained by moving a milled wheel on top of the tube, which in turn raises and lowers the “crosshairs” in their frame. The power is il/2 diameters ; the field 16 feet at 100 feet.
The “crosshairs”, so-called, consists of a thin steel picket, running to a point just above the horizontal hair — another piece of steel.
1 month ago
This is excellent information, thank you so very much!
Doug has no other information on this glass other than what you have just given me. Thank you again.
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Date: 2026-01-20 05:11 pm (UTC)Especially when it comes to questions for Russians. I'm never lucky with them, not a single chance out of 100.
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