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The window on the right side is 80 mm long. - Detachable magazine, 4 cartridges. - Barrel lenght 560mm (22) - Total lenght 1080mm (42,5) Id be very grateful if somebody could tell me something about this rifle.

Im interested in the age and origin of this rifle, how many these have been manufactured and what is the type of its mauser action And also what might be the twist in the barrel (1:14) Some information: - Mars on top of the barrel: Parker Hale Ltd, Birmingham, England - Marks on the left side of the action: Safari 222R BNP with a crown (both on barrel and on action).

Marks under the barrel (see photo3) - Apparenly a mauser type action, designed for larger caliber.

The window on the right side is 80 mm long.

Detachable magazine, 4 cartridges.

Barrel lenght 560mm (22) - Total lenght 1080mm (42,5) Id be very grateful if somebody could tell me something about this rifle.

I have only one magazine for it and I would also be very grateful of any information where I could find an other one (photo2) Kindly, Mark.

I dont have a photo of the BNP mark, but I assume that its a normal British approval mark.

Parker Hale Lookup Serial Number Of The

The serial number of the rifle has only three digits: Z 8xx S.

In 1967 I understand that P-H were still using the original German M98 actions they obtained from the Government.

The.222R Safari is in Catalogue 67 which ties in nicely with your proof code date.

As I am missing cataloges between 62A and 67 I cannot check if it was listed before.

As for the proof marks remember that the British proof is in Long Tons and SAMMI have been know to revise pressures so might have done so on the.222 Remington.

Earlier British proof markings had bullet weight used and amount of NC powder used in proof but it seems some thought this was loading data.

Now as for numbers made am sorry to tell you that I was led to believe that Bremner Arms destroyed all the P-H records.

According to an ex-employee they piled them in a skip in the yard and torched the lot.

Its nice to know something about the history of an old rifle.

It seems to be in perfect condition but just in case I need a spare part some day.

For numbers made I think I then have to satisfy to an answer that less than 1000, because of the three digit serial number.

If we had their records we may have been able to deduce what they might mean or signify but without them or someone who was in the know and could back it up with documented proof we will never know why the numbered rifles the way they did.

Parker Hale Serial Number Lookup