Interarms Rifles
Are the Interarm rifles still manufactured in England??
If they are not made there any longer do any of you know when the English made Interarm rifles were no longer produced there??
Over all how would you rate these rifles in accuracy and durability??
mike
If they are not made there any longer do any of you know when the English made Interarm rifles were no longer produced there??
Over all how would you rate these rifles in accuracy and durability??
mike
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Can anybody tell me who makes Interarms rifles,And where,Are they any good,Are they or will they compare to remington's,winchester's,etc.Just asking what is your thought.
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To the best of my knowledge the Interarms Commercial Bolt Action Rifles that came out of England, were known as the "Whitworth"s".
Actually they were fabricated by Parker-Hale in Birmingham, on Santa Barbara Spanish Mauser Actions.
I don't know the specific date, but it was sometime during the early 80's when Interarms quit selling the Whitworth Rifles and went to the Mark X's which were made in Yugoslavia.
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Thanks Rufe.
This is why i asked...GB item #31908133.
The people said it had Manchester England on it so i suppose it was made there.
Seems like a good price to me.
Get after it gun hounds.[:p]
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IIRC, Interarms also sold Howa rifles made in Japan.
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I have an Interarms Mini Mauser that was made in Yugoslavia prior to the last war there.
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If the rifle is marked Manchester England, it's not likely to be a Howa (Japan) or a Mark X, (that was made in Yugoslavia). 0 -
I just purchased an Interarms Mark X 7x57 "Manchester England"/Alexandria Virginia. After stock removal it's stamped "Made in Yugoslavia" on the side of the action tang. Nice rifle with Walnut stock, fully adjustable trigger,and full glass bedding of the barrel.
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I have a Mini-Mauser .223 tht is marked: Mark X on the front receiver ring, Alexandra, Virginia and Interarms seal on the flat of the left front rail, in the middel of the rail is INTERARMS and on the rear flat is Manchester, England with a circle Z. All this is on the left side. On the right side on the rear of the receiver is 0687,very small, which I take to be the date of manufacture or date of proof--I don't know. On the front of the receiver ring is the serial number 4xxx and on both sides of the front of the receiver and on the barrel are little proof marks and symbols which are so small my old eyes can't see them very well. The point is the mini-mauser had to have been made in Manchester, England at one time and not just the Whiworth's. I have no idea when the switch to Yugoslavia was made. As far as quality, I have owned several riflesthat were "tack drivers" but nothing that will shoot with this little mauser. 3/4" 5 shot groups are about as large as the groups go on this little rifle at one hundred yards and 1/2" and 3/8" are more comoon with it and 55 grains winchester sp bullets. It shoots great. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Pinhead
in the middel of the rail is INTERARMS and on the rear flat is Manchester, England with a circle Z. All this is on the left side.
I believe that the "circle Z" denotes Zastava Arms, the Yugoslav manufacturer of the Interarms Mark X rifles.
As far as the reference in the Blue Book, it says "Whitworth Rifles were manufacturered in England. Mark X rifles were manufacturered in Yugoslavia by Zastava Arms".0 -
rufe-snow, you may be right. You last answer puzzled me as to why a firearm stamped Manchester, England would be made in Yugoslavia. I pulled my file on the rifle and got out the original owners manual and inside of it was a proof testing certificate. On it was the rifle serial number, all of the markings on the rifle explained and the pressure that it was tested. Also listed was the date of testing as well as the place of testing and the certificate was signed by the director of the testing facility and stamped with a rather official looking seal. The address of the testing facility was: Banc d"epreuves Des Armes A Feu Portatives Institution for testing and stamping of the small fire arms and ammunition, Ul. Milana Blagojevica bb" p.f. 169, 3400 Kragujevac, Jugoslavija. I am still a bit puzzled by the Manchester, England stamp but at least it was tested in Yugoslavia. 0 -
I don't want to be contentious about who did what to whom as far as Mauser manufacturing was concerned but...
To the best of my knowledge, none of the Mauser history books mention Whitworth as a "manufacturer" of Mauser receivers. They were a distributor. The countries noted for manufacturing Mauser receivers are:
- Belgium (FN)
- France (Brevex)
- Spain (Santa Barbara)
- Czechoslovakia (BRNO - CZ)
- Yugoslavia (ZCZ Zastavia / Mark X)
- Japan (Ackley)
- South Africa (Musgrave)
Parker-Hale, Whitworth, and Interarms Ltd. were all distributors of Mauser rifles made in other countries for distribution and sales in the British Isles and of course America. Large numbers of Mauser receivers were purchased by large, medium and small gunsmith shops in many countries to provide the world with a steady supply of custom rifles. The only British firm known to have manufactured this style of receivers was British Small Arms (BSA) and their's was a Mauser-type receiver not an exact duplicate.
The newest entry into the Mauser field is Legacy Sports International with their investment cast, EDM and CNC machined receivers.
Charles Daly currently imports the former Mark X Mausers from Yugoslavia.
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I have a mark x in 223 sounds like the same gun as pinhead mine too is a tac driver with the 55 grain sp. Been a great gun. 0
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