Mannlicher Zephr

[pinkfoot1]

Does anyone have experience or knowledge of this 22LR? It is one I would consider for the collection.

 

[Pine Marten]

Hello Pinkfoot. I tried to buy a Steyr Zephyr a few months ago from the sealed bids section at one of the Holt's auctions. A beautiful rifle, excellent build quality and handling, I would have loved to win it. But in the end it went for about £600 and I'd bid a shade under that. Do you know of one for sale?

http://www.thestalkingdirectory.co....in-today-s-Holt-s-sale?highlight=steyr+zephyr

 

[Naseby]

Pine Marten,

I believe there is (or was) one for sale in Cambs at Fenland Sports (hope I have the name right).
No rear sight and £900 IIRC - believe I saw it on Gun Star

Hope that helps

Naseby

 

[Pine Marten]

The one in the auction had no rear sight either. It could be the same one! They're quite rare.

 

[BWH]

I had one a few years ago. It was a lovely little rifle. rather wish I had kept it, but it was a stutzen and I couldn't fit a moderator. The scope rails are I think the same as the CZ hornet ie 16mm?

 

[chrisc]

I have had one with double set trigger I kept it for a few month then sold it I was not that impressed at all with it .

regards chris

 

[Brithunter]

Don't lose the magazine as they are nigh on impossible to find.

As for Fenland Rural sports their prices are in dream land. The rifles are often mis- described as well. I recall a visit with a friend whom was selling his fathers percussion pistol collection and frankly his offerings for them were insulting. Whilst they talked I wandered around and found a BSA Monarch listed as a "BSA Five Star". The vendor was not interested in hearing that is was a Monarch. he also have a BSA Model E which he called something else .

We quickly decided it was a place best avoided and in fact it had been wasted fuel to get there.

 

[pinkfoot1]

Thanks for that warning Brithunter. I had already decided the £900 was wishful thinking on their behalf. If it was the same rifle that Pinehunter refers to is shows a lack of commercial understanding by the current vendor who would appear to have said, 'Bung 50% on the cost and that's our profit' I think not! Yet another example apparently of someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

 

[Pine Marten]

There's another one for sale in the Holt's sealed bid section for £100-150! If you're still in the market for one, that's a bargain!
http://auctions.holtsauctioneers.co...salelot=S0115+++3548+&refno=+++82396&saletype=