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    sks safety question

    I've got an SKS with a safety that just flops back and forth.

    I took the trigger assembly out, and reinstalled it, same result, floppy safety.

    I haven't seen this particular rifle before,...
  2. Can you I.D. the parts in this Kyber Pass special?

    This pic has been handed around the web, so I don't know the origin.
    This could be in Afghanistan.
    You can tell most of it is AK, but the safety looks like an Enfield or P-14 part.
    The rest, I...
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    The Prexis Pl-85 is $2,900, and you have to form...

    The Prexis Pl-85 is $2,900, and you have to form and weld the lower receiver yourself.
    Also, that price doesn't include any sights.
    You can now get a Steyr AUG for about $2,000,(less optics).
    You...
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    M14 picture of the day, Afghanistan

    Avenger missile system and M14 rifle.
    Also, a .50 cal. under the right missile pod.
    The Avenger has a FLIR sight, which is useful for long range surveillance.
    Photo by Sgt. C. Kaufmann, March,...
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    Found it!

    "The Guardians", by Richard Austin.

    http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w274/crunch1000/guardians.jpg
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    Need Help:Old, 1980's Adventure series

    I'm trying to remember the title to a series of adventure books from the 1980's.

    The novels took place in a post-apocalypse U.S.A., and the team of soldiers would drive around in a Cadillac Gage...
  7. Univ. of Michagan Polar Bear Exp. site

    The Unv. of Michigan has a site dedicated to the 1918-1919 Intervention in Russia.

    Lots of unusual pics.

    You can see that many of the U.S. soldiers were issued Mosin Nagants.

    Welcome to the...
  8. Is this one?

    I'm not able to answer your question, but I wonder if you could answer one of mine.

    Your post reminded me of this pic.

    The guy jumping off the landing craft has a cheek piece fitted to his...
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    More No.5's in Norway, 1945.

    British Airborne at Gardermoen Airfield,just outside Oslo, Norway, May 11, 1945.
    https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2009/11/paraswithn05-1.jpg

    South Staffordshire soldiers in Oslo, dated...
  10. Thread: Greek 303 Ammo

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    I had some...

    I had some Greek .303.
    Out of all the rounds I fired, one would not chamber.
    It has a poorly formed case head.
    Right above the rim is a rough band of brass.
    It looks a little like the belt you...
  11. L1 weapon sight in the Falkland's, pic

    Scot's Guard escorting prisoners, after battle at Mount Tumbledown, Falklands Island.
    https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2009/11/scotsguardtumbledown-1.jpg
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    Tank riders with Enfields (Pic)

    Soldiers riding a Sherman tank.
    We've got Enfields, a Bren, and, uh-oh, the muzzle of an MP38 (or MP40).
    Could it be someone doesn't like Enfields?
    This was taken in Holland, Sept. 1944....
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    Enfields in action-Normandy

    I like this pic. Reminds me why I collect Enfields.
    Soldiers take shelter near an M 10 tank destroyer. Sometime shortly after D-Day....
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    Question about AK rear sight/gas block

    I was thinking about a project to alter an AK type rifle into a Galil look-alike.

    I was going to keep the 7.62x39 caliber.

    What could I do to the rear sight/ gas block to make it look more...
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    Check Six..

    Maybe I'm the only one here who thought the fuzzy haired, redhead, kid behind her was funny.

    It was posted on a redhead site and got a lot of comments.
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    Another reason to check your six...(Pic)

    https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2009/10/kbandred-1.jpg

    That's Kate Beckinsale. Even she can't pull off "sexy" in this situation.:rofl:
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    SOG has Sterling pistol in 7.62x25

    South Ohio Group is advertising a new pistol made from Sterling subgun parts, but chambered in 7.62x25mm Tokarev.
    It has a 20 rnd magazine poking out of the side.

    https://www.southernohiogun.com
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    USAF Security Police M113

    This M113 is used by USAF Security Police, to patrol a prison camp at Camp Bucca, Iraq.

    The boxes on the front and side contain Claymore mines that can be detonated from inside.

    I guess that...
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    It's a Labor Day miracle!!

    It's a Labor Day miracle!!
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    Wow, I never noticed his cap badge was different...

    Wow, I never noticed his cap badge was different than all the others in the photo.
    I was looking for a pic of a No. 5 in Europe for a long time, so I was very pleased when I found such a good one....
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    I posted this pic on the the old Culver Shooting...

    I posted this pic on the the old Culver Shooting Pages.
    The man on the right has a Sten Mk.V.
    The sling has an extra metal ring, and the sling swivel is on top of the butt stock.
    The man in the...
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    No.5 in Norway, 1945

    https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2009/08/No5PicBU006183-1.jpg

    No.5 in Oslo, Norway, May 13, 1945.

    Of course, VE day was May 8, 1945.
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    I'm not able to take pictures right now. I...

    I'm not able to take pictures right now.

    I found a picture of the breech area of a No. 1 rifle. You can see one of the front magazine tabs sticking out in front of the hump on the magazine...
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    Remove the magazine and check the front feed...

    Remove the magazine and check the front feed lips.

    They are thin and easily bent out of shape.

    https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2009/03/566pxSergeant_HA_Marshall_of_the_S-1.jpg
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    My favorite Enfield Pic.

    https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2009/03/scan0002-1.jpg

    Local Defense Volunteers
    August, 1940
    Mk.1 Lee Enfields or maybe Lee Metfords.
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