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Just bought a Sako Riihmaki .222 Mannlicher. Serial # is 105**........(I left off the last two #s cause it looks like everybody else does) I looked at the link here, but didn't see a number. Any body able to help me out with a mfg date and model #?

I have wanted one of these all my life, can't believe I finally got one. Next step is a .308 Mannlicher, if I can find one.

Thanks for your help, and I look forward to meeting yall on line.

WA
 
Your L46 Mannlicher was made in the early 1950's. The exact year is hard to say since Sako sometimes shipped completed rifles out of their numerical sequence, but 1951 or 1952 is probably a reasonable assumption. Back then, some of the full stock guns were carbines with 20" barrels and others were rifles with 23 1/2" barrels. Either is a great gun to own and shoot.

You can find a .308 Mannlicher, but it will be somewhat pricey since that caliber is particularly in demand in the short-barreled full stock. After years of looking I finally lucked onto one at a price that was within reach and find it to be a really handy, accurate, and classy whitetail and pig gun.
 
Interesting, I have a pair of 22/250 AIIs (well one is now a 308 but it started life as an 22/250) AII3350** and AII3360** the later was made sometime prior to mid 1983 (when I bought it new and the other earlier I presume. Wish I havd bought several more back in the 80s and that early AII rifles are my favourite of all Sakos.
Andy
 

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