Description
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Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this incredible bolt-action rifle today for a penny start auction, this is the Steyr Chilean 1912-61!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Steyr
Model: Chilean 1912-61
Serial: C8492
Caliber: 7.62x51mm Nato / .308 Winchester
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 24"
Optics/Sights: Blade front with Adjustable tangent leaf rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth walnut
Action: Bolt-Action
Markings: Standard / Top receiver stamped with the Chile crest and marked "MODELO 1912 61 NATO", left side ejector wall stamped "WAFFENFABRIK STEYR AUSTRIA", left side barrel stamped "C.8492", right side barrel stamped "M12 .308 C.I.A.ST.ALB.VT".
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
This is a Chilean Model 1912-61. The Chileans, having been in a state of conflict and tension with their Bolivian and Peruvian neighbors had been trying to stay competitive with their arms technology and supply. Chile's neighbors had already begun adopting the newer '98 pattern Mauser rifles to replace their '95 pattern rifles. In a very long and complex situation to describe in a paragraph, in 1912, the Chileans made an order with Steyr for a total of 37,500 long rifles and 5,600 carbines which were designated the Model 1912, the year of the contract placement.
Chile would use these rifles throughout the WWI, interwar, and WWII period in conjunction with a new batch of rifles purchased in 1935. Ultimately though, after WWII, after Chile's own internal struggles with communism and dictatorship ended with a presidential election, the Chileans would look to align themselves with the US in its effort to prevent the spread of communism in South America. During WWII, the Chileans had been cut off from their European suppliers of arms and had moved towards the use of US service arms, purchasing some 1000 Johnson 1941 rifles chambered in 7mm Mauser. After the war, they would receive a large number of surplus US service rifles and handguns.
Eventually, as the 7.62 Nato cartridge began to replace the earlier .30 caliber cartridges the US had previously used, it seemed logical for the Chileans to adopt that cartridge as well. The Chileans would adopt the FAL in the 50s but the question of what to do with previous stocks of Mauser rifles remained. In 1961 it was decided to convert stocks of these rifles to the 7.62 NATO cartridge now in their standard issue FAL rifle.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3-day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: Chilean 1912-61
Serial: C8492
Caliber: 7.62x51mm Nato / .308 Winchester
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 24"
Optics/Sights: Blade front with Adjustable tangent leaf rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth walnut
Action: Bolt-Action
Markings: Standard / Top receiver stamped with the Chile crest and marked "MODELO 1912 61 NATO", left side ejector wall stamped "WAFFENFABRIK STEYR AUSTRIA", left side barrel stamped "C.8492", right side barrel stamped "M12 .308 C.I.A.ST.ALB.VT".
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
This is a Chilean Model 1912-61. The Chileans, having been in a state of conflict and tension with their Bolivian and Peruvian neighbors had been trying to stay competitive with their arms technology and supply. Chile's neighbors had already begun adopting the newer '98 pattern Mauser rifles to replace their '95 pattern rifles. In a very long and complex situation to describe in a paragraph, in 1912, the Chileans made an order with Steyr for a total of 37,500 long rifles and 5,600 carbines which were designated the Model 1912, the year of the contract placement.
Chile would use these rifles throughout the WWI, interwar, and WWII period in conjunction with a new batch of rifles purchased in 1935. Ultimately though, after WWII, after Chile's own internal struggles with communism and dictatorship ended with a presidential election, the Chileans would look to align themselves with the US in its effort to prevent the spread of communism in South America. During WWII, the Chileans had been cut off from their European suppliers of arms and had moved towards the use of US service arms, purchasing some 1000 Johnson 1941 rifles chambered in 7mm Mauser. After the war, they would receive a large number of surplus US service rifles and handguns.
Eventually, as the 7.62 Nato cartridge began to replace the earlier .30 caliber cartridges the US had previously used, it seemed logical for the Chileans to adopt that cartridge as well. The Chileans would adopt the FAL in the 50s but the question of what to do with previous stocks of Mauser rifles remained. In 1961 it was decided to convert stocks of these rifles to the 7.62 NATO cartridge now in their standard issue FAL rifle.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3-day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3-day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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