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I am looking at a L579 with a 1 piece stock, (mannlicher) it has a 22" bbl., ser. # in the 10,xxx range. How rare are these?? The one I have now has a 2 piece stock w/bbl. band.
Here are some more shots... I lied (sorta) the bbl is closer to 23" it says " Forester made in Finnland" on one side,... "Bofors Steel" on the otherUsually, you'll want to post a link from a photo hosting site, like Snapfish or the like. I have had difficulty doing so, however, so I post from my computer drive. Look down to the right next to where it says, "Post Reply" and you'll see an "Upload a File" button. Click on it. Locate your photo on your drive and then click "Choose." It will upload the file. You'll be given the option to upload as a thumbnail or full size image. Either will suffice as members can click on the thumbnail in your post and it will supersize the image. Once you've uploaded the photo, hit the "Post Reply" button and Presto Magico, you're in beeswax!
here's the buttplate..Here are some more shots... I lied (sorta) the bbl is closer to 23" it says " Forester made in Finnland" on one side,... "Bofors Steel" on the otherView attachment 12996 View attachment 12996
Sorry... I'm not good at this... thats the front end, here's the buttplate..... I think...here's the buttplate..
Thanks for the input... back in the 70's, I worked with a guy that was a sako mannlicher 'expert' ( at that time.. he had 3, his favorite was a .243 that he used to take elk, deer, and once a cow moose in canada ) he was hunting with locals up there, and did his part for a meat hunt... Anyway, he always talked about some guy he knew that had a Sako with a 1 piece stock... and it pissed him off that the guy would not sell it to him !! So, I've had a few mannlichers over the years, and along came this one, and I knew it was different.... so I grabbed it... ( just this morning..) The story I got, is that he bought it a year or so ago, from an estate, it was supposed to be unfired, and it looks that way. So he sighted it in, scoped it .. with Leupold mnts., and went out to Ala. and shot a nice whitetail....along came me, and he was tired of the rifle, so I picked it up, and am HAPPY... its not 'virgin' anymore, since he fired it, so I am going to run some loads thru it and see if its "sako accurate" thanks to all again for the imput, I think I got a Rare rifle, I am going to baby it, and see what it'll do... Bob ( ardeekay)I won't say that full stock Sakos are "scarce" and certainly not "rare", but they are sought-after and can be hard to come by. When they do show up on the market they tend to stir a lot of buyer interest and bring a premium price.
I'd say that 90% of the L579 Mannlichers (yes, Sako itself called their full stock rifles "Mannlicher" after the most famous of the full stock rifles) were made with 20" barrels, most with two-piece forestocks. The other 10% or so had 22.83" (580mm) barrels. So, among Sako Mannlichers, the rifle you picture can be categorized as at least "scarce" and more probably "rare".
..Ice bear... its a Factory Sako... thank you for your speculation, I had the rifle, there is no 'joint' that you speak of. If you do your research, there are some 23" one piece mannlichers out thereI'm late to the party, seeing this thread for the first time. I've got an idea about the rifle. If you look closely at the photos, it appears that there is a joint in the stock just ahead of the front sling swivel, as if the stock were made by joining two pieces of wood rather than simply turned out of a single piece. Note the vertical line and the sharp change in the grain. Also, the finish is not typical of an L579. I have an L579 in .308 with a 2-piece rifle-length Mannlicher-style stock, and it has a darkish stain and the finish is nowhere near as good as on the gun in the photo. I am thinking that this could have been built as a custom piece, taking the original two-piece stock and joining the two pieces into one (or fabricating a new front piece), eliminating the barrel band. The builder then sanded off the stain and refinished the stock in a high-quality oil finish, either tung oil or linseed. This process would have preserved the original shape and checkering. Of course, this could also have been a factory one-off or limited production item - but it looks like a very subtle and well-done custom to me. I have done some custom stock work and it looks to me like something I would build if my skills were that good - which they aren't! Of course, this is only speculation - without the gun in hand, it is impossible to be sure.