Rifle ID

[andrewdl007]

Identify rifle

Saw this picture of a rifle in the office of the Executive Director of The Explorers Club in New York City. Can anyone ID the make just from this photo? I don't know the answer.

 

[airedaleman]

I believe it's an English sporting rifle made up on an 1895 Dutch/Rumanian Mannlicher action. It appears that the magazine has been altered to accept a detachable box; the scope would have interfered with the original clip loading system. All the great English makers produced similar rifles, most of them in 6.5X53R. Fifty years ago, I could have bought this gun's doppelganger for $125 at Navy Arms' retail store. It was well above my pay grade then...

I still want one!

 

[andrewdl007]

Thanks for the input. I really want to find out whose it was and what it was used for.