Couple more pics

Thanks, Ned, for the reply. A lovely rifle and heavy as it can be. I bought a mint Springfield carbine in 1956 and have loved banging some rounds through it, So, have to say, going to a good range next week and just have to fire this thing first. A great cartridge in my opinion, so will be giving some feedback on what it does. How bout second refusal? I gotta shoot this thing first...cheers..Eric

No problem, Ned. Appreciate your efforts. The bull barrel is the size of a quarter, less the outer rim of the coin. Is it usual not to have any markings on the rebarrel except for the name and the caliber? Thanks..Eric

Hi, Tom, thanks for the reply. I really think it was an after market by Schultz and Larsen as the barrel has only their maker mark on the top, the 45..70 on the underside next to the end of the barrel, no other markings, ie: proof, government or anything else. It is really a lovely gun and can't wait to shoot it. My personal feel is that it is an early rebarrel job, and maybe, as Ned said, converted for Greenland for the heavier round. The more I look at it, the better I like it..cheers..Eric

Eric,

I was just looking at my Dane sniper a bit closer.  The barrel on mine is the same diameter as a quarter, maybe very slightly less.  So, yours sounds about the same.  The front sight looks the same.  The rear sight looks generally the same, with just slight variations, like the graduations are a bit different.  Mine starts at 0 and has markings up to 15 (going from top to bottom on the sight) with lines between and then a large gap with 250 toward the bottom of the slide.  My marking line on the left side of the stationary part has a V arrow in the back of it.  The knobs are located the same with just slightly different looking markings.  It looks as though there is a little bit of a notch out of the magazine to make room for the front adjusting knob on yours.  Rather interesting.
My guess, from looking at yours and the markings on the barrel, is that it is the original barrel on a civilian target rifle that someone just bored out and bored the chamber to make it a 45-70.  Probably in the US, since the ammo is much more common than the 8x58R.
Still an interesting gun.  Set us know how the shooting goes.

Best regards,
Tom

So, I guess what I am asking at this point, did the Danes make a sniper in 1894 without the designation letter as was done with the Mdl 1925? Was this one originally a sniper or what? It is clearly not a cutdown. It is definally a military M89 made at the arsenal in Copenhagen, but why not the crown etc on the breech? Or did Copenhagen make civilian rifles in 1894? As I said, a mystery that intriques me and with most appreciation for the replys given so far....Eric

It depends what you consider the magazine. The 45/70 is a straight case and the 8x58R is a bottleneck, so a little work is needed on the side plate. The "feed guide" (my own term) needs to be widened to let the 45/70 round come up in line with the chamber if it is to be used as a repeater.