I always thought that Eleanor's 7X57MM was a M70
In their November of 1970 hunt to Iran with Richard Harris, JOC used an M70 in 270, Harris used a borrowed 7x57 and Eleanor used a 7x57 Mauser. It is mentioned in the article 2x. I've always wondered of JOC was referring to a true Mauser rifle or an M70 in 7x57 Mauser. It seems implied in that article that it was a Mauser rifle as in many other articles he names the actual rifle model.
I hope a reader out there can determine the history of that rifle on Gunbroker......could have an interesting story.
