Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Rimfires Okay, sometimes I have a problem with impulse buying!

I was at a gun show yesterday and saw a little military trainer in 5.4mm or .22 lr as we in America call it and had to have it. It helped the seller was willing to deal and the price was right on it as well. It needs a safety as that part is missing, but it's a cool little CRF with actual claw extractor. Near as I can tell it's a GECO 1933 pictures I found online.

Here are the pictures I was able to take last night with my cell.

Here are all the markings it has, sorry best I could do with my cell.




It has two locking lugs in the rear, this is a picture of the second lug, the other is the bolt handle.


Picture fo the claw extractor, cute little bugger.


The whole thing with the sporterized stock. The ramp on the rear sight is marked from 25-200 and I'm guessing that is in meters.





Anyone know a good source for parts? I tried good ol� Numrich and they had nada. I would like to find the safety first and then maybe an original or reproduction stock.

Looks like neat .22. Have fun and good luck..

What you have is a pre-war Deutsches Sport Modell (DSM) 34. Basically a sport/trainer.
Many German companies contracted to make these, including Gustav Genschow (GECO) which yours is.
You'll have to be very lucky to find any parts, especially a safety. But it's a single shot, and the safety is is not absolutely necessary.

Thanks for the info. I don't really need a safety but it would be nice to restore this old rifle.

Yes, it would be nice, but unless you've got lots of time/patience and a fair amount to spend on it, it's probably not in the cards.

That broken safety and being in the original condition were the reasons the price was right and the seller was willing to deal. It's got no collectors value with the broken safety and redone stock, but you can enjoy it as a single shot plinker.

Many of these old trainers can be quite accurate. If the bore and crown are good I would not be surprised to see it out shoot many newer rifles.

About 8 years ago a whole bunch of Romanian Trainers were released in the US and I have shot two that were easily 1 MOA rifles or better. We mounted a scope on one (meant drilling holes for Weaver mount) and recrowned it and it was a very good shooting rifle shooting under 1/2" at 50 yards with out trouble. Turned out someone wanted it twice as bad as my friend who bought it so it is gone now but doubling ones investment is not a bad thing