I have just purchased this old bolt action rifle that looks as if it has been re-blued. Not very well I should say. The gentleman, whom I know, said it was a Browning Belgium made 30-06 bolt action rife. Problem is I cant find hardly any markings. Cant find anything on the barrel. Let me type what I have found. Has a dupont neoprene grand lux recoil pad. 9868,,,I think,,stamped on the bottom of the gun. Plate under the bullets. Something that looks like a square with lines going down from it and the numbers 6869 stamped on the bolt reciever. On bolt receiever is has what looks like a cursive H a 45 and a K on it. A number 17 on the trigger assembly. On the back of the bolt it clearly says,,, Mark II. It looks like at the very end of the barrel it seems to expand very slightly at the end. Any help at all would be very much appreciated. Does anyone have a clue what I might have???
Browning Belgium mark II 30-06 ?????
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Jim Watson
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I bet the "Mark II" is actually on the safety, not the bolt itself. The Dayton Traister Mark II scope safety was very common on sporterized Mausers.
I recognize none of the markings you describe from other FN/Brownings and you mention none of the markings that SHOULD be on an FN/Browning.
I think your "gentleman" sold you an Internet Pig In A Poke that is probably a sporterized military rifle. But it will take pictures to be sure.
I recognize none of the markings you describe from other FN/Brownings and you mention none of the markings that SHOULD be on an FN/Browning.
I think your "gentleman" sold you an Internet Pig In A Poke that is probably a sporterized military rifle. But it will take pictures to be sure.
Dave Anderson
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That one got my morning off to a good start with a laugh. Thanks!
The Mark II on the rear of the bolt is a Dayton-Traister aftermarket safety lever.
The H on the receiver ring could mean it is a Husqvarna M98 built on an FN commercial receiver.
The number on the receiver and on the floorplate are the same number, just that you are looking at one of them upside down.
The H on the receiver ring could mean it is a Husqvarna M98 built on an FN commercial receiver.
The number on the receiver and on the floorplate are the same number, just that you are looking at one of them upside down.
mapsjanhere
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We really need good pictures of the few marks you found. First impression is "unknown military receiver with US aftermarket barrel". If the 30-06 barrel was original from European production it would have proof marks, typically under the barrel close to the receiver.
OK!
You have a sporterized M98 of indeterminate lineage (not an FN commercial action). It has been rebarreled, so it may actually be a 30-06 or something else, it is impossible to tell from pictures. The trigger was reworked to eliminate the 2-step feel, and may or may not be safe. The receiver was cold-blued. The bolt handle was taken to a grinder. This was never a quality job.
Your scope appears to be a Texan scope mounted in Weaver mounts that are installed backwards.
The recoil pad is a common enough pad from days gone by, but dates to the 1960s.
The stock is an aftermarket stock produced by one of the plethora of stockmaking companies that sprang up after WW2 to provide stocks for the firearms market. Most are now gone, all have changed hands over the past 30 years as the original founders left.
Value is about $250-$300.
You have a sporterized M98 of indeterminate lineage (not an FN commercial action). It has been rebarreled, so it may actually be a 30-06 or something else, it is impossible to tell from pictures. The trigger was reworked to eliminate the 2-step feel, and may or may not be safe. The receiver was cold-blued. The bolt handle was taken to a grinder. This was never a quality job.
Your scope appears to be a Texan scope mounted in Weaver mounts that are installed backwards.
The recoil pad is a common enough pad from days gone by, but dates to the 1960s.
The stock is an aftermarket stock produced by one of the plethora of stockmaking companies that sprang up after WW2 to provide stocks for the firearms market. Most are now gone, all have changed hands over the past 30 years as the original founders left.
Value is about $250-$300.