My wife's grandmother has a rifle with bayo, but the cocking handle is missing from the bolt. It loads the shells from the right side, like the old cocking lever "cowboy" rifles. The bayonet is mounted on the side of the muzzle, not underneath like most.
On the side of the rifle, I found this: "Waffenfabrik" Underneath that is "Bern"; underneath that is "199741" which I suppose is the ser#; and underneath that is "M.78"
Is this an old German-made rifle? Is there anywhere I could get some history on it? Thanks a bunch!
On the side of the rifle, I found this: "Waffenfabrik" Underneath that is "Bern"; underneath that is "199741" which I suppose is the ser#; and underneath that is "M.78"
Is this an old German-made rifle? Is there anywhere I could get some history on it? Thanks a bunch!