Jim Watson
New member
Just speculating, we can never know...
I think someone, your brother in law or a previous owner, started with a German sporting rifle in some obscure metric caliber, with toothpick stock and funny furrin scope mount. He stripped it for the action and bottom metal, thus retaining the engraving. A US gunsmith - likely Mr Abe did all the work, not just the stock - rebarrelled and reworked the action for .375 and put on the Winchester type safety and American style stock.
Do you have the scope or at least the rings to fit?
I think someone, your brother in law or a previous owner, started with a German sporting rifle in some obscure metric caliber, with toothpick stock and funny furrin scope mount. He stripped it for the action and bottom metal, thus retaining the engraving. A US gunsmith - likely Mr Abe did all the work, not just the stock - rebarrelled and reworked the action for .375 and put on the Winchester type safety and American style stock.
Do you have the scope or at least the rings to fit?