ricksengines
Sako-addicted
Hi Folks
I have certainly been procrastinating by not getting this post up sooner but old age and a pretty busy schedule have taken their toll but now back to business.
A while back I acquired this little rifle and intended to get info about it and pics on the board a lot sooner tan this. My sincere apologies for not following through and getting this done but now is the time.
I found out about this little rifle and managed to get it believing that it was probably an O'Brien but I'm stumped as to who the builder was as there isn't any thing roll stamped on the barrel except the caliber. Hopefully one of you good people can provide some additional enlightenment.
Please take a look at the pics.
Notice in the next to last pic you can clearly see Nils Hultgren's initials on the left panel on the pistol grip. You can also clearly see his trade make stippling on each panel . From these marks I believe that the stock is one that Nils did. The quality of the work and stock configuration are also indicative of his work so I am satisfied that the stock is an original Hultgren production. There is also no doubt that the barreled action is original to the stock but who was the gunsmith?
Take a look at the caliber roll stamp. Look closely! It reads as follows: .17 MACH - IV (different font for the cap letters was used to do the stamp than what I am using to describe it). Also look at the spacing between the letters. It looks to me like the H was stamped slightly crooked and spaced a bit farther away from the C. I don't think that I ever saw .17 instead of 17 before and never a dash between the H and the IV designator.
So from this roll stamp can anyone identify the gunsmith? Kevin?
Regardless it is a really great little rifle and one that I was lucky to find and obtain. BTW the L461 Action is a dove tail action, serial number 66XXX. Pad is a White Line and there is a ivory colored diamond inlaid on the pummel.
Thanks for sharing and I hope that you enjoy seeing this one.
rick
I have certainly been procrastinating by not getting this post up sooner but old age and a pretty busy schedule have taken their toll but now back to business.
A while back I acquired this little rifle and intended to get info about it and pics on the board a lot sooner tan this. My sincere apologies for not following through and getting this done but now is the time.
I found out about this little rifle and managed to get it believing that it was probably an O'Brien but I'm stumped as to who the builder was as there isn't any thing roll stamped on the barrel except the caliber. Hopefully one of you good people can provide some additional enlightenment.
Please take a look at the pics.
Notice in the next to last pic you can clearly see Nils Hultgren's initials on the left panel on the pistol grip. You can also clearly see his trade make stippling on each panel . From these marks I believe that the stock is one that Nils did. The quality of the work and stock configuration are also indicative of his work so I am satisfied that the stock is an original Hultgren production. There is also no doubt that the barreled action is original to the stock but who was the gunsmith?
Take a look at the caliber roll stamp. Look closely! It reads as follows: .17 MACH - IV (different font for the cap letters was used to do the stamp than what I am using to describe it). Also look at the spacing between the letters. It looks to me like the H was stamped slightly crooked and spaced a bit farther away from the C. I don't think that I ever saw .17 instead of 17 before and never a dash between the H and the IV designator.
So from this roll stamp can anyone identify the gunsmith? Kevin?
Regardless it is a really great little rifle and one that I was lucky to find and obtain. BTW the L461 Action is a dove tail action, serial number 66XXX. Pad is a White Line and there is a ivory colored diamond inlaid on the pummel.
Thanks for sharing and I hope that you enjoy seeing this one.
rick