I dont have any info on the rifle. I can tell you, you can shoot it in all sorts of match's. Small bore three position. Schutzen, benchrest. I'm not sure about silhouette. There may be a weight limit.  Pick whatever match you want and have fun. 


                                                                                Joe.

You cannot use that buttplate in silhouette as I understand it.  But I bet you could find a way to unbolt the hook and install something like a wood block butt and be good to go.  Though perhaps you need a hammer too....   

As nice looking a Martini as they get.
Brent

if you want help from Rudy you will need to pull the forearm - under it there should be a bbl # and a date stamped - with that info he should be able to supply you with the name of the person that the work was originally done for - my guess is that you will be surprised at how small of a group it will shoot - if some over the years has not screwed up the chamber or the bore.  Eric Johnson was a craftsman.
you all have a good day now - the rimfire - cdpersons

I can't see enough of the butt hook to tell, but it may not be a Freeland, not that it matters. If it were not for the fact it is long it would be a simple fix to get a prone plate to replace the hook when necessary. But since its long simply replace the entire butt assy.
If you remove the hook alone (slide out of dovetail) it may be stamped on the face of one or both pieces as to brand.
Very nice rifle, Will work fine in 3-pos.

bjm

One thing though - without that hook, that rifle will be quite nose-heavy, and have  a poor balance for offhand work, the buttpad slipping up on your shoulder.  consider adding a lead-filled steel tube in the drawbolt hole, to make it balance better...  Did the same thing to my standard 12/15, made a lot of difference for offhand work with the standard buttplate.  That hook is there for a reason.

Hey everyone ,

I came to this forum looking for a little advice and possibly some Documentation regarding " Eric Johnson's " craftsmanship...! 

We'll , I've been pleasantly surprise with the wealth of information this website has provided  


" Louie M.:  I found your Johnson barrel in his shop notes; on the last page, after having started the search on the first, so it was one of the last barrels he made (September, 1951). 

It was shipped on September 12 to Frank K. Eichter, 87-25 62nd Road, Rego Park, NY. (It's in Queens on the Long Island Expressway) Johnson lists the action (No. 0145) as being a BSA International, which is different than the 12/15, but it's the only Martini with that serial number listed among his notes.

Since many of Johnson's barrels also were ordered by Al Freeland for his International action, that hooked buttplare probably is a Freeland. 

If you want, I can try to find some Freeland catalog pages that show his rifles and the buttplate and send them along to you. 

I'll send you a copy of the  shop note listing.
Rudi Prusok, ASSRA Archives, ".


Thanks again Mr. Prusok .. ! 

Louie.M 

Hey " Everyone " ,

I'm in total agreement , " It's Not An International Action " .. !

Just happy to find a tid bit of information from a reliable source , that I'm able to use as documentation... ! And who knows ? Someone might see this information & pipe in with a bit more , just to add to the intrigue.! 

I'm not in it for any profit , simply " PRIDE " of ownership  
and maybe a little history to share at my local Shooting Clubs " Junior Shooting Programs ". 


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