![]() Since the Commission had borrowed his magazine system, Mannlicher returned the favor and adopted the Mauser-derived bolt action. Although he made a truly original straight pull action in 1884 that was quite successful, Ferdinand Mannlicher's most famous military and sporting rifles evolved from the German Model 1888 Commission Rifle (itself a derivative of the Dreyse and Chassepot designs), conspicuous for its split rear bridge, and the Spandau Arsenal modified Mauser bolt action with a Mannlicher designed magazine using en bloc clips. While the Mauser Model 1898 rifle is the reigning king of all big game firearms, if there were any contender for the title it would be the Mannlicher. Restoring and Shooting the Classic Model 1895 ![]()
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