Paulson's post on the Sako-Mauser mystery rifle reminded me that I should post some photos of my collection of somewhat unique Sako-Mausers. There has never been a great deal of interest in the Sako-Mausers, and accordingly, they typically can be bought well worth the money. But I happen to have run across and acquired three rather unique ones in my Sako wanderings.
The top one in the photo is the only Deluxe version of the Sako-Mauser I can recall seeing. It is a .30-06 and features the same Deluxe attributes as the L-series Sakos; specifically, skipline checkering, contrasting fore end and PG, no sights, and engraved floorplate. It has the engraving pattern deemed "Fishgods" and is the "three-eyed" version. The pad came on it but I'm sure it is a replacement.
The middle one is, outside of a .375 H&H in the recent North Dakota sale, the only Sako-Mauser Mannlicher I've seen. It is in .270, has a full length 24.4" rifle barrel, and incidentally, shoots right along with any half-stock rifle I've owned. The buttplate (or pad, don't remember which) was unusable when I got it, so I replaced it with a Pachmayr.
The bottom one is the 8x60 I showed in another thread. While the first two are post-1957 rifles with the Sako #4 triggers and trigger safety, this one is an older one with a Mauser trigger and wing bolt safety. It has no receiver holes for mounting a scope. Very few 8x60's were made, and none were commercially imported to the U.S.
Floorplate engraving on Deluxe model:
The top one in the photo is the only Deluxe version of the Sako-Mauser I can recall seeing. It is a .30-06 and features the same Deluxe attributes as the L-series Sakos; specifically, skipline checkering, contrasting fore end and PG, no sights, and engraved floorplate. It has the engraving pattern deemed "Fishgods" and is the "three-eyed" version. The pad came on it but I'm sure it is a replacement.
The middle one is, outside of a .375 H&H in the recent North Dakota sale, the only Sako-Mauser Mannlicher I've seen. It is in .270, has a full length 24.4" rifle barrel, and incidentally, shoots right along with any half-stock rifle I've owned. The buttplate (or pad, don't remember which) was unusable when I got it, so I replaced it with a Pachmayr.
The bottom one is the 8x60 I showed in another thread. While the first two are post-1957 rifles with the Sako #4 triggers and trigger safety, this one is an older one with a Mauser trigger and wing bolt safety. It has no receiver holes for mounting a scope. Very few 8x60's were made, and none were commercially imported to the U.S.
Floorplate engraving on Deluxe model:
