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Originally Posted by Clark 
If this is the same rifle seen in the trailer (I haven't seen the movie), it isn't a Mannlicher Schoenauer, but what looks like a Mauser 98 with a butterknife handle. It does have the thumb recess typical of the Mauser 98 military system (which the M-S also have though):
The Mannlicher-Schoenauers have the bolt handle lock in front of the rear bridge as seen here:
The double-trigger info is correct, and often used on german or austrian built rifles. The front trigger can be set to an extremely light pull and it is enough to just think about touching it to get it to go off, which is the idea.
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The Mannlicher-Schoenauers have the bolt handle lock in front of the rear bridge as seen here:
The double-trigger info is correct, and often used on german or austrian built rifles. The front trigger can be set to an extremely light pull and it is enough to just think about touching it to get it to go off, which is the idea.
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You're right. I didn't see the stills, and just looking at the action in the movie I was fooled by the butterknife bolt handle into thinking it was a Mannlicher.
