Barrel length 65 cm (25,5"), stock length 37,5 cm (14,75"), overall length 105 cm (41,5"), weight 3,2 kg, year of manufacture 1988, Austrian re-shot 1991, condition 2
Octagonal barrel, changing to round from the middle of the barrel, with MagNaPort, engine-turned quarter rib, fixed rear sight, front sling swivel with ring pulled over the barrel, vertical block lock with trigger unit as cocking lever, ejector, bright bascule with deep engraving surrounded by oak leaves hunting scenes of St. Hubert on the left and Diana on the right, Push-button safety in the folding trigger guard, spring-loaded vertical block lock with the possibility to close the chamber without cocking the system, walnut stock, forearm with schnabel tip, fine checkering, Bavarian style cheek piece with double fold, rubber butt plate, sling swivel mount bases integrated in rail.
Very eye-catching, due to its design also very safe rifle, with interesting technical solutions.
In 1957, the gunsmith Horst Blaser founded the now world-famous hunting rifle forge. From the very beginning, the focus was on machine production and thus consistent quality. In 1985, Horst Blaser parted company with his factory, and Blaser set about rapid growth, taking over the traditional Mauser brand. In 1997, SIG and Blaser merged, bringing Sauer and Hämmerli on board. When SIG divests itself of weapons production in 2000, L & O Holding takes over the individual companies Blaser, J.P. Sauer & Sohn, Mauser, and later SAN Swiss Arms, GSG, Diana Mayer, John Rigby & Co. and the trading company Kettner International. The commercial success of the Blaser R93 could not be slowed by controversies over safety. With the R8, the modular straight pull repeater has finally been accepted.
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