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Don_Ho Ex Member	Need help with Gun info !! 7.6mmx46 Apr 17^th, 2008 at 8:28pm	Print Post
	I took a gun in on a trade and I can't find anything out about it. 7.6mmx46 - 31" Oct Barrel - Action is not marked but Barrel has Weissenfel ( City in Germany..? ) and R.Sachces ( Gunsmith? ) on both sides of barrel flats


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38_Cal Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2247 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Joined: Apr 27^th, 2005	Re: Need help with Gun info !! 7.6mmx46 Reply #1 - Apr 17^th, 2008 at 9:37pm	Print Post
	Have you either slugged the bore or done a chamber cast to include an inch or so of the bore? More than likely, the land diameter is 7.6mm, and you probably have an 8.15x46R... There should be a date on the bottom of the barrel under the forend, as in 2 25 or such. This would be the month & year it went through proof. If it's early, you probably don't have the "standardized" or "Normal" chamber, so a chamber cast and micrometer will be almost essential. David Montezuma, IA

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Don_Ho Ex Member	Re: Need help with Gun info !! 7.6mmx46 Reply #2 - Apr 17^th, 2008 at 10:08pm	Print Post
	Here is what I see under the wood - From the LUG back - R.H.,B1.G over 11gr , Crown Proofs w/ B, G, U ,, 7.6mm / 46, 5.29,259,ML. ser# A better question would be what's a gun like this worth? PS - You ever hear a company called Brownell's ?


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Paul_F. Ex Member	Re: Need help with Gun info !! 7.6mmx46 Reply #3 - Apr 17^th, 2008 at 10:33pm	Print Post
	I agree with 38_Cal that it's 95% likely to be chambered for 8.15x46R... but the only way to be sure is to slug the bore and cast the chamber. I can put forth the opinion that the "5.29" on the bottom of the barrel probably stands for May of 1929, the production date. As for what it's worth... Have to see the whole gun to guess close. It would be unlikely for it to be worth less than about $1000, and equally unlikely to be worth more than $2500 just based on what we can see. Anything is possible with more details though. I suggest you slug the bore, cast the chamber, get dies, brass, and bullets, and go have a great time with that nice old rifle! Or, scratch that... I'll give you $300 for it. (the current sum of my life savings...unfortunately..). Paul F.


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Don_Ho Ex Member	Re: Need help with Gun info !! 7.6mmx46 Reply #4 - Apr 17^th, 2008 at 10:43pm	Print Post
	Well.....to tell you the truth, I will have to pass on the $300.00 but thanks. I listed the gun on (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) - Auction # 97256538 I really don't know what it's worth, I know what I have into it...I don't have a way to slug the barrel. Why the 7.6mm marking? Lands?


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Paul_F. Ex Member	Re: Need help with Gun info !! 7.6mmx46 Reply #5 - Apr 17^th, 2008 at 11:04pm	Print Post
	Can't blame you for passing on that offer... you're wise to. But a guy's gotta dream when his life savings is depleted by the IRS and frivolous purchases of firearms, right? The 7.6, as 38_cal said, would be the minor diameter of the bore (the size ball that would drop through the bore), rather than the groove diameter (the diameter bullet one would use). If I might opine about your auction; your starting price is about $1000 too high. You will likely not get a bid. Were you to start it at $800, the final price may very well top $2000. I've seen several nice Schützen rifles get listed, relisted, re-re-listed, and re-re-re-listed with starting bids that high, and never get a nibble... then drop their starting bid to under $1K, and end up selling for more than their previous starting bid. Just a suggestion! Paul F.


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tim_s Oldtimer Offline Posts: 815 Location: 13066 Joined: Oct 11^th, 2006	Re: Need help with Gun info !! 7.6mmx46 Reply #6 - Apr 18^th, 2008 at 11:07am	Print Post
	You've got a German-Swiss based Martini. 8.15x46. Appears to be made in 1929. Based on the photo's it looks to be in nice shape with proper sight [major plus] and most case color. No engraving apparant. I'd guess $1750-$2250 depending on which way the wind is blowing. There are buyers there, they don't seem to be buying all the time and there have been several decent Scheutzen guns showing up over the last year or so, good luck.

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