Mannlicher-Schoenauer - The Firearms Forum

nfmMike · 04-14-2003, 09:13 AM

Hello!
I am not looking for a worth, but a direction to find date of manufacture.

I have a rifle, marked at the top of the receiver:

Made in Austria

Original Mannilicher

Schoenauer

MOD MCA

Kal 30-06

Stoger Arms Corp

This is the rifle, as opposed to the carbine.

Serial number is 55xxx.

I know most of the important information, I got help from a gentleman that found Spec sheets and parts breakdown in the Shooter's Bible #60. What I am looking for, is a way to date the manufacture. I have tried contacting Steyr, but got no answer.

Can you help?

CountryGunsmith · 04-14-2003, 01:40 PM

The MCA Model (Monte Carlo All-Purpose) was introduced in 1961 and manufacture ceased in 1969 although existing inventory from Stoeger was still being offered (and catalogued in their Shooter's Bible) until around 1971.

An important dating feature on these rifles is the safety location. M/S began using a tang safety on the MCA models in 1963.

Early Mannlicher Schoenauer rifles had a date code stamping beneath the stock line but I dont know if that was continued when production resumed after World War 2.

nfmMike · 04-22-2003, 10:10 AM

Thank you for the reply! I did not know what MCA stood for, I learn a little more about this rifle as time goes on.

This rifle has both a tang safety and the wing safety.

There are a few marks in specific spots on the reciever - it looks like 66 or 99, depending on how you look at it, I would guess it to be 66. One could almost mistake it for kongi as there are some other tool marks nearby.

Ok, so after '63 the rifle was produced with a tang safety, and there are tooling marks that look like "66", so I'll go with a best guess that 1966 was the year of manufacture, that is unless Steyr ever answers differently.

Thank you again.

rrbull · 03-19-2010, 09:22 AM

mike,
my name is allan, i have the same rifle (mannlicher schoenauer mod mca kal-06. the caliber is 30x06. if your able to get a value please let me know. my email is rrbull
@ptd.net
thanks

nfmMike · 03-19-2010, 09:49 AM

emai sent Alan.

04-14-2003, 09:13 AM	#1
nfmMike Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NC Posts: 7	Mannlicher-Schoenauer Hello! I am not looking for a worth, but a direction to find date of manufacture. I have a rifle, marked at the top of the receiver: Made in Austria Original Mannilicher Schoenauer MOD MCA Kal 30-06 Stoger Arms Corp This is the rifle, as opposed to the carbine. Serial number is 55xxx. I know most of the important information, I got help from a gentleman that found Spec sheets and parts breakdown in the Shooter's Bible #60. What I am looking for, is a way to date the manufacture. I have tried contacting Steyr, but got no answer. Can you help? __________________ "Individual wealth is measured not by material possessions, but rather by respect and fondness accorded by others." -mjc "Semper Fi!" --> Last edited by nfmMike; 04-14-2003 at 09:14 AM..

04-14-2003, 01:40 PM	#2
CountryGunsmith Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Deep Piney Woods of East Texas Posts: 5,116	The MCA Model (Monte Carlo All-Purpose) was introduced in 1961 and manufacture ceased in 1969 although existing inventory from Stoeger was still being offered (and catalogued in their Shooter's Bible) until around 1971. An important dating feature on these rifles is the safety location. M/S began using a tang safety on the MCA models in 1963. Early Mannlicher Schoenauer rifles had a date code stamping beneath the stock line but I dont know if that was continued when production resumed after World War 2. __________________ The autonomic nervous system provides for involuntary muscle function - the work of breathing, digestion, and so forth. On some folks, that's a pure waste of ingenuity.

04-22-2003, 10:10 AM	#3
nfmMike Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NC Posts: 7	Thank you for the reply! I did not know what MCA stood for, I learn a little more about this rifle as time goes on. This rifle has both a tang safety and the wing safety. There are a few marks in specific spots on the reciever - it looks like 66 or 99, depending on how you look at it, I would guess it to be 66. One could almost mistake it for kongi as there are some other tool marks nearby. Ok, so after '63 the rifle was produced with a tang safety, and there are tooling marks that look like "66", so I'll go with a best guess that 1966 was the year of manufacture, that is unless Steyr ever answers differently. Thank you again. __________________ "Individual wealth is measured not by material possessions, but rather by respect and fondness accorded by others." -mjc "Semper Fi!"

03-19-2010, 09:22 AM	#4
rrbull Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: lehigh county Posts: 2	Re: Mannlicher-Schoenauer mike, my name is allan, i have the same rifle (mannlicher schoenauer mod mca kal-06. the caliber is 30x06. if your able to get a value please let me know. my email is rrbull @ptd.net thanks

03-19-2010, 09:49 AM	#5
nfmMike Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NC Posts: 7	Re: Mannlicher-Schoenauer emai sent Alan. __________________ "Individual wealth is measured not by material possessions, but rather by respect and fondness accorded by others." -mjc "Semper Fi!"