Help me identify strange and perculiar

[FrogMan]

removed a couple of screws and a cover very carefully.
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Interestingly the screws were not the same length.

 

[TapcoFan]

looks to be in very nice condition

 

[FrogMan]

looks to be in very nice condition

Yeah I think the receiver is aluminum to keep the weight down, also probably made this expensive to make during WW1

 

[TapcoFan]

Yeah I think the receiver is aluminum to keep the weight down, also probably made this expensive to make during WW1

that would explain lack of corrosion then. the wood is in amazing condition too. looks good for being 100+ years old.

 

[cbrady]

hell yea

 

[FrogMan]

Popped it open no markings though

It should be easy to free up the knob controlling the scope angle now just dirt on the cogs, I have freed the lever above trigger and its a simple safety that blocks operation of trigger when engaged

 

[StuP]

The 'scope' tube looks fixed at both ends, how does the adjustment work ?

 

[hikingthehills]

That may be worth some serious money! That’s cool!

 

[FrogMan]

The 'scope' tube looks fixed at both ends, how does the adjustment work ?

The bottom attachment is on a joint, the middle attachment is adjusted by the knob on the other end, and the top attachment isn't an attachment at all but a free floating bar that can be locked in place by a know on the other side that actuates the rusty crossbar you see on the inside.

 

[spencer60]

The US tried something like this with the '03 Springfield as well.

And here's one for a Mauser the Germans put together.

Kind of cool to see them in action.

If you Google 'periscope rifle' you'll find a whole bunch more.