The fact that the very nature of 'tool room models' in context of fundamental design, not typically reflecting finished, blued, stocked & checkered "out the door" rifles. The cock on closing, something of a large clue, never such Sako postwar sporters to my knowledge! The bottom metal also alloy and that too, not suggestive even of "tool room" model. The Sako rifle differences you note & beyond my skills, moving further from ever having been some kind of pieced together Sako product. The hands-on quality of the rifle from all to note, suggesting efforts and skill, (versus Bubba job suggested by nomenclature). The fact that the barrel channel fits precisely the unusual barrel config, suggesting never a Sako product. Whether the terms "fake" or "knockoff", the ultimate question of WHY such, aka motive! The stock is quality right down to the checkering. This seems to be a rifle, the more considered, the greater expertise - such as yours SP the greater conundrum. Any information, conjecture, etc appreciated! I’ve posted this rifle some years before, but with the ever-increasing revolutionary world of Internet, perhaps reaching someone who can shed additional light on this… Whatever it is!īelow, with pix. Much more of a curiosity seeking reconciliation! I’ve never fired this rifle and considerably down the "To Do" list.
Mine with action mechanism amazingly as cock on closing mechanism. In contrast to all nomenclature, the rifle itself with appearance of quite decent quality! The stock skip-line checkering well executed.Ī singular feature differing markedly from the Golden Bear and Sako Finnbear formats.
#HOWA GOLDEN BEAR RIFLES SERIAL NUMBERS#
The barrel & receiver with five digit serial numbers differing only in the first digit, ostensibly rendering exactly thirty thousand production numbers apart! Digits on the tangent comparably sight irregular and appearing hand work. On mine, pix below, the nomenclature notably hand stamped, with appearance of work by inebriated four year old. Such though apparently quite well made according to contemporary accounts. The Golden Bear itself, little other than an apparent knockoff Sako L61 Finnbear. Every gun collector worth their salt requires some kind of worthy collection-conundrum! From a gun show many years ago, mine! A ‘maybe-kinda…’ Dickson Howa Golden Bear prototype or more likely, weird knockoff.
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