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Jan. 20th, 2026 10:45 amMODEL 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.
