Here is the Martini Schuetzen rifle I bought from Mike. And it was a pleasure to meet and we had some good conversation. It had been in a gun case since Mike’s grandfather brought it back from Germany. Needless to say, it needed some Tender Loving Care:
**Remove the light surface rust (no pits) – used Eezox and brass wool
**Work the wood over with conditioner (Clenzoil works great on wood in addition to being a cleaner and lubricant)
**Clean all part
**Give the minty bore a long over due cleaning – Eezox, brass brush and cotton balls
The measurements:
0.354 – Bore , using ISSO certified plugs
0.360 – Chamber cast = 378 tapered to 375 and it is a 4 groove, not 5
0.595 – Rim Diameter … either the10.5x47R or the 10.8x47R Martini Target that matches close to the published 0.591 diameter. What puzzles me is the stated bullet diameter is 0.441 which seems too large for the groove diameter. CerroSafe casting to be done
30 9/16” – Barrel Length
0.575 – Inverted dove tail rail
49 ½” - OAL
Diopter:
Stud – 0.580 front and 0.635 back
Stud hole – 0.305 x 0.305
Barrel Markings: ** M. Gruny JNGDLSTAT stamped and inlaid with silver wire
Verticle marks from the muzzle to the breech:
** 3 dots -?
** Crown over capital B (left side) = Proof for Only Tested Once (Foreign Guns)
** Crown over capital U (left side) = 2nd Proof and Examination
** Crown over capital G (right side) = Proof for Rifles
**108.49 ... Rifle Gauge Table
The British proof law of 1868 had set up standard gauge sizes from .300" (172.28 gauge) to .450" (51.05 gauge) in .010" increments in the same sense that a shotgun bore is gauged, by the number of round lead balls of that diameter that make a pound. The Germans adopted this somewhat awkward system as well.
Gauge – inch
108.49 - .350
** Serrated edged circle with a Gothic H in the center = I don’t know . A guess would be Hamerli?
Pictures in Part II - The New M. Gruny Martini Schuetzen Rifle