Steyr 1897???Need info

eagle4g63 · 05-13-2009, 03:01 PM

Has anyone heard of the Steyr 1897? That is what is stamped on the side of the receiver and what I was told it was. It is chambered in 6.5x54r(not the rimmed 6.5x53r). I have heard of the round but not the gun. Is it any good, what country made it, is it worth more than $200, Etc.

gandog56 · 05-13-2009, 04:59 PM

I keep seeing Mannlicher when I try to pull info in the cartridge, so I don't know. Maybe Steyr made a few to fire a Mannlicher cartridge?

I see one at auction on Gunbroker. It is at 220 bucks and reserve was not met.

Now where you would find ammo for it????????

eagle4g63 · 05-14-2009, 08:37 PM

Apparently all I can find on this is that it might be a Dutch 1895 (the 1897 stamped on the side is the date this one was made) not to be confused with the Austrian 1895(known as the m95) which I have one of. the dutch 1895 was made by both Steyr and Hembrug and is a Mannlicher design similar to the Austian 1895 only chambered in different calibers Steyr in the 6.5x54r and the Hembrug in the 6.5x53r. Other than that I'm not sure. If anyone else can shed any light on these guns it would be appreciated. I have the chance to purchase a Steyr for just over $200 and want to know everything I can before I make a desision. I do know that I can get reloading stuff for the 6.5x54r caliber and the guy has 2 of the original enblock clips for it so I won't have to shoot it one round at a time.

sdoyl123 · 05-17-2009, 10:27 PM

Can you post a picture of the reciever and the side? Is M95 marked on the top of the reciever? I have a M95 marked on the top and steyr 1903 on the side. It is probably Austria or Hungary as the country.

eagle4g63 · 05-18-2009, 08:39 AM

Definitely not an m95 I have one and know about those guns this is different than that. I guess I forgot to add that the bolt design is like other guns you have to turn it up then back not the straight pull like the m95.

bobvonb · 05-22-2009, 09:11 PM

a bunch of info here

Manowar's Hungarian Weapons

but I can't find a Steyr in the 6.5x54, only 6.5x53R. maybe its in there somewhere.

shop tom · 08-23-2009, 12:12 PM

The 6.5x54r is an earlier, rimmed version of the 6.5x54 Greek cartridge. The British called it the 256 Mannlicher. It was used in a few commercial single-shot and combination rifles, as well as Dutch and Romanian bolt-action military rifles. Commercial hunting ammunition was once loaded in Europe and England. Brass can be made from 303 British cases.

Condensed from COTW.

tom

05-13-2009, 03:01 PM	#1
eagle4g63 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: indiana Posts: 152	Steyr 1897???Need info Has anyone heard of the Steyr 1897? That is what is stamped on the side of the receiver and what I was told it was. It is chambered in 6.5x54r(not the rimmed 6.5x53r). I have heard of the round but not the gun. Is it any good, what country made it, is it worth more than $200, Etc.

05-13-2009, 04:59 PM	#2
gandog56 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montgomery, IL. Posts: 11,784	I keep seeing Mannlicher when I try to pull info in the cartridge, so I don't know. Maybe Steyr made a few to fire a Mannlicher cartridge? I see one at auction on Gunbroker. It is at 220 bucks and reserve was not met. Now where you would find ammo for it???????? __________________ People think I'm paranoid because I own guns. If I own guns, what do I have to be paranoid about? Last edited by gandog56; 05-13-2009 at 05:12 PM.

05-17-2009, 10:27 PM	#4
sdoyl123 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Northeast Kansas Posts: 356	Can you post a picture of the reciever and the side? Is M95 marked on the top of the reciever? I have a M95 marked on the top and steyr 1903 on the side. It is probably Austria or Hungary as the country. Last edited by sdoyl123; 05-17-2009 at 10:33 PM.

05-18-2009, 08:39 AM	#5
eagle4g63 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: indiana Posts: 152	Definitely not an m95 I have one and know about those guns this is different than that. I guess I forgot to add that the bolt design is like other guns you have to turn it up then back not the straight pull like the m95. __________________ Gun control is putting 2 bullets in the same hole.

05-22-2009, 09:11 PM	#6
bobvonb Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Apple Valley, CA Posts: 267	lots of Steyr info a bunch of info here Manowar's Hungarian Weapons but I can't find a Steyr in the 6.5x54, only 6.5x53R. maybe its in there somewhere.

05-14-2009, 08:37 PM	#3
eagle4g63 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: indiana Posts: 152	Apparently all I can find on this is that it might be a Dutch 1895 (the 1897 stamped on the side is the date this one was made) not to be confused with the Austrian 1895(known as the m95) which I have one of. the dutch 1895 was made by both Steyr and Hembrug and is a Mannlicher design similar to the Austian 1895 only chambered in different calibers Steyr in the 6.5x54r and the Hembrug in the 6.5x53r. Other than that I'm not sure. If anyone else can shed any light on these guns it would be appreciated. I have the chance to purchase a Steyr for just over $200 and want to know everything I can before I make a desision. I do know that I can get reloading stuff for the 6.5x54r caliber and the guy has 2 of the original enblock clips for it so I won't have to shoot it one round at a time.

08-23-2009, 12:12 PM	#7
shop tom Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Northeaster Lower Michigan Posts: 486	The 6.5x54r is an earlier, rimmed version of the 6.5x54 Greek cartridge. The British called it the 256 Mannlicher. It was used in a few commercial single-shot and combination rifles, as well as Dutch and Romanian bolt-action military rifles. Commercial hunting ammunition was once loaded in Europe and England. Brass can be made from 303 British cases. Condensed from COTW. tom