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Some of you self-righteous guys are starting to grind my gears. What BS! I told you guys the other receiver markings have been defaced beyond redemption or other then ground up restoration and this...

Thanks. The stock and assorted parts came in this evening. Going to put everything together and see how it looks and then start the quest for the crest.

For me it is no problem. I look at these guns for their historic value, not investment value although it might increase value to folks who do living history to make it more authentic for the period. ...

Thanks! Al

Anyone do crest/mum restorations on Mausers or Ariskas or maybe Mannlicher 1905 pistols? I know these arms are not highly collectable generally speaking but they would look nice and be enchanced...

Hi. I am going to try to restore at least a semblance of the Spanish Crest on a 1893 Mauser Oberndorf 1896. I am bringing the old girl back to its 1898 Spanish American war appearance and having no...

I have a 93 Spanish Mauser rifle (1896 Mauser built) that has a cut down stock and no handguard but is otherwise correct (not perfect, the crest was ground off when refurbished in Spain but the...

I just bought a M93 Spanish Mauser on a whim because I would like a Spanish American War era Mauser. It has a cut down stock but the barrel is original length, I am hoping it is a US capture gun that...

Interesting enough, a significant number of 1895 Rifles in the first batch of 10,000 were damaged in a warehouse fire before issue. Some of the guns were condemned, but most were salvaged and issued...

Thank you. One of the reasons I have not fully straightened the barrel of the Lebel, not to mention I did not drill out the magazine hole in the stock, is to set up a red flag. The charring on the...

Here are some of the wall hangers that were based on what I had or could obtain. The Lebel barrel is still not quite straight but you should have seen it before straightening. The highly modified...

I just finished with the 1903 Warner Swasey sniper project (real gun) and want to build a dummy 1895 Lee Navy to display with a full scale metal model of a SAW vintage Colt 1895 potato digger.
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A friend of mine posing with the completed W & S equipped 1903 at a local event. This one is for the people, that is something folks can handle and take photos with at various events.

My friend did the drilling and tapping already, picked it up today. By the time I got to take some pics at the museum I volunteer at, it was getting too dark. I will post better ones tomorrow. The...

I have seen W & S scopes painted all black but in some cases the brass calc tables au natural. Which is factory correct?

Ok, I am in for the scope at around $700 for the scope, case, two repro rails, three screws, and $85 for the repro eyecup, and $400 Frankenstein 03 refurbed to look like a WWI era 03 with my friends...

My friend just did it with no issues at all, of course he is set up for doing with the right equipment. Going to pick it up tomorrow! Of course this was a year 1911 receiver.

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Anyone else done this? Finally have all the ducks in a row and about to have the repro W & S rail mounted on an 03 and I have a complete 1913 sight. I had been looking for suitable non-collector...

Somewhile back I picked up a Nagant 1895 at a bargain price (even for a Nagant) and it had the original cylinder (scallops and all which is kinda cool) re-chambered/reworked for .32 acp and it...

It's an unnumbered scope, nothing special. I may have the ebay pics. I have mentioned it before, the number is a bit hard to read on the scope. I thought about gluing it to a receiver, but I am a...

Thanks. I am not that much into 03's and a drill rifle would be perfect for me (I had not thought about it) as I want to "camo" the stock to match an original picture I saw of one which the "sniper"...

I have a working W&S sight and two rails for mounting. Now I need an 03 to go with it. I keep looking for an 03 receiver that was drilled for said rail (many never had the rail mounted)but so far...

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I am one of those impatient people but I will try. I was thinking of just picking up a resin 03 to use it as a way to display the scope for now but then again, might want to save...

Are the 03's that were tapped for Warner & Swasey sights considered desirable or just "meh" as I think many were never issued with the sights? I've got the set up to mount a W & S sight and looking...

My 1913 has a small steel eyecup instead of the big rubber one. It has cuts in the base to allow it to be compression fit in the eyecup ring. Is this a commercial aftermarket part to replace the...