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joelpend Participating Member Offline Posts: 38 Location: Central North Carolina Joined: Dec 29^th, 2015	Haenel Original Aydt Mfg Date Dec 11^th, 2025 at 7:25pm	Print Post
	I recently purchased a Haenel Original Aydt Rifle. 6771 is stamped under the forearm with proof marks and 172/28. I see no date anywhere on the rifle. I verified it is a 8.15X46R with a 308 bore and 316 groove, 1-14 twist. I have searched the internet but find no reference of serial no. to date of manufacture. Thinking the ser. no. is 6771, does anyone have an estimate when this one was built. Thank You for your help.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17433 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Haenel Original Aydt Mfg Date Reply #1 - Dec 11^th, 2025 at 8:08pm	Print Post
	Back in March/April 2023 RIFLE magazine did an article on the Haenel Aydt Scheutzen rifles. You might want to contact them for a back copy? I've not read the article as I don't get this magazine, but usually their articles are well written. I've never seen any history that would say when the Haenel Aydts were made. To make things tougher C.G. Haenel sold lots of rifle actions with their name on them to small makers who built them up.

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joelpend Participating Member Offline Posts: 38 Location: Central North Carolina Joined: Dec 29^th, 2015	Re: Haenel Original Aydt Mfg Date Reply #2 - Dec 11^th, 2025 at 8:36pm	Print Post
	There is a 4 digit number on the breech block that does not match the number stamped on the barrel. Is that possibly an indicator that the action was sold and barreled by one of the smaller makers? Rock Island Auction used the barrel stamp as the serial number.


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waterman Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2934 Location: Behind the Redwood Curtain Joined: Jun 9^th, 2004	Re: Haenel Original Aydt Mfg Date Reply #3 - yesterday at 3:53pm	Print Post
	Is the 172/28 a reference number and date related to when the barrel or barreled action was proofed? Might the year be 1928?


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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4203 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: Haenel Original Aydt Mfg Date Reply #4 - yesterday at 7:46pm	Print Post
	As in entry 172 in the proof house's logbook for the year 1928?


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joelpend Participating Member Offline Posts: 38 Location: Central North Carolina Joined: Dec 29^th, 2015	Re: Haenel Original Aydt Mfg Date Reply #5 - yesterday at 8:01pm	Print Post
	The proof mark 172/28 found on some older European (often German) rifle barrels is a gauge marking that indicates specific bore dimensions. These numbers are a traditional "gauge" measurement system (similar to shotgun gauges) that relates to the number of bore-sized round lead balls that would equal one pound. The marking indicates: 172 is the main gauge number, suggesting a bore diameter near the 8mm range. 28 is an incremental part of that specific gauge system. Specifically, the "172/28" mark corresponds to a nominal bore diameter of approximately 0.310 inches (or about 7.87 mm).


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