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Two Highly Erotic Steyr Classic Mannlichers with every inch of these two rifles engraded. It took Steyr Master Engravers two years to complete in Austria. The two rifles are ingraved with the nude goddess Artemis, "the virgin goddess of the hunt". On one rifle she is stalking the stag and on the other rifle she has killed the stag. Both rifles floor plate are highly graphic and one rifles floor plate has Artemis bent over and what I know about Greek Mythology, appears to be a Satyr (Half Goat/Half Man)giving her all he's GOT! These rifles are nuts! These rifles...

Britain and America are furious with Austria for exporting to Iran 800 sniper rifles that could be used against their troops in Iraq. HS50 Steyr-Mannlicher .50 calibre rifles can pierce body armour from up to a mile, shoot down helicopters and penetrate Humvee troop carriers that have not been fully reinforced. The weapons are highly accurate and fire a round called an armour-piercing incendiary, a bullet that the Iranians manufacture. There are fears in the Pentagon that some will reach insurgents fighting allied forces in Iraq. Iran's Revolutionary Guard is suspected of passing on bomb-making technology to Iraqi terrorists responsible...

VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Iran has contracted to buy hundreds of high-powered rifles from an Austrian firm, the company's owner said Wednesday. The sale drew an indirect rebuke from the United States, but Austrian government ministries said no laws were broken. Wolfgang Fuerlinger, head of Steyr Mannlicher GmbH, confirmed the deal between his company and Iranian authorities and said U.S. Embassy officials had expressed concerns the arms could make their way to Iraq for use against American troops. He said he could not confirm Austrian media reports that part of the order - 800 long-range semiautomatic rifles that can penetrate...