When the bill arrived, and I paid it, I think I might still be able to buy one MS for the same dollars.īut unbelieveable generosity by Rolf. Then I enquired from a friend who is an agent of Holt's in Australia, and after many delays, etc etc, finally got it arranged to be picked up by Holts in Germany or sent to them, then freighted in the agent's usual shipment to Australia of firearms bought at Holt's auctions. For the shipment from Germany to Australia and various paperwork. I think the first broker/shipper quoted something like $4500 ! Another a number still way too high. Then the problems of modern day freight of firearms hit us. And was going to pay the costs to get them to Australia. Rolf was giving them to me in thanks for providing the forums. I replied it was too much, and then I should pay for at least one of them. Then read a message and email, he was going to give them to me! Unbelieveable. I think it was the next day and I saw he was saying he had found a customer alread. Now the member's prices were higher but reasonable. Of course regretted not purchasing them at the time, and as usual with hindsight, but one must always keep in mind dollars are not always available. I once came close to acquiring a 6.5mm and a 9.5mm MS in rifle not stutzen form before buying even my. Chatting about the rifles, I asked what sort of price was he looking for, but only out of interest, as I couldn't afford to pay for them currently. There was some problem with displaying the photos and I offered to load them up for the member. Well they have finally arrived, from Germany via the UK.īack in April last year, one of NE's members put up two rifles for sale on the forums. People may have read me mentioning expecting to have two Steyr/Mannlicher Schoenauers arriving some time or other. Now I call it a Christmas gift, because it arrived just before Christmas this year, but in reality it has been a long winded process and thanks to perserverance the two items finally arrived. Shooting & Reloading - Mausers, Big Bores and othersĪ fantastic "Christmas" gift - Two M-S's!
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