1927 BREDA Y1903/14 GREEK MANNLICHER SCHOENAUER ACTION

1927 BREDA Y1903/14 GREEK MANNLICHER SCHOENAUER ACTION 

1927 Breda Mannlicher Schoenauer Model Y1903/14 6.5x54mm sporterized bolt action rifle. 
Caliber / Gauge: 6.5x54mm.  THis action appears to have never been installed in a rifle and has a dull black finish.
Serial Number: A968

Greek Military bolt action rifle action, Te Mannlicher–Schönauer rifle was the main small arm for the Greek military for some of the most active years of its modern history. Greece was almost continuously in state ofwar between the years 1904–1922 and 1940–1948. The original Steyr-made Y1903 ("Y" stands for model in Greek) was the only military contract for Steyr of this model rifle. After WWI and following the Asia Minor Campaign (1919–22), the Greeks were in urgent need of serviceable weapons and tried to get Mannlicher–Schönauer rifles from every possible source in order to replace losses in WWI (almost 50% were captured by theTurks). Starting in 1927, Greece received about 105,000 "Breda" marked Y1903/14/27 rifles. This Italian factory might have used Austrian captured parts and machinery, or more likely, might have just mediated onbehalf of the Steyr factory, due to treaty restrictions with the Austrian weapons manufacturer. These rifles saw extensive use against the Italians and Germans in World War II and many passed to the resistance All Sales Are Final. AS IS No express warranties written or implied.