A nice 1922 .22-LR

[Michael Petrov]

Armory stock reworked by Tom Shelhamer, Niedner blue, Niedner buttplate, Niedner damasking on the bolt. I put the Fecker small-game scope on for the picture because it looked wrong to me with just the blocks.

[Michael Petrov]

[da gimp]

purty....wait'll Hershel sees it.......how does she shoot?

[Emri]

Very nice, thanks for posting for our viewing pleasure. Do you have a pic of the bolt work ?? Can't quite see it in the above pics.

Thanks again,

Emri

[Michael Petrov]

I found this rifle about ten years ago just after I depleted my gun account. I called my friend John who bought it and for the next ten-years John reminded me (in a good way) that he had a nice 1922 by Shelhamer and I did not. John took this rifle along to the range many times when we went and I think I may have shot it more than he did. John died in January and I became caretaker of the rifle yesterday.

As many times as I have shot it I did not notice until yesterday that the bolt throw is limited to just back of where a loaded cartridge would sit with the ejector working there as well. I pulled it apart and found a metal spacer on the side of the bolt that limits travel. Something I would expect to see from Mr. Niedner. A neat little rifle with some personal history that will make more trips to the range, weather permitting.

[Jon Field]

Beautiful rifle

[Emri]

Thanks for the pics Michael. That is what I wanted to see. A lot of people confuse damascene with engine turning which are both decorative effects, but of a different appearance. What you showed is exactly what I would expect to see on a piece of metal that had been " damascened ". Mr. Niedner's metalwork is absolutely beautiful to look at.

Thanks again,

Emri