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A buddy of mine got into metal detecting years ago and found a pocketful of old spent M1906 blanks with '04 and '05 dates not far from FT Harrison here in Montana. They weren't gold nuggets but he...

Well I received it and was able to take it apart and check it out. It is definitely a DDR rebuild and I'm pretty sure it hadn't been about in a long time, perhaps since it was rebuilt. It has old...

The rifle has DDR (East German) rebuild characteristics. The receiver is a somewhat rare FN1930 with a prewar FN logo. Most of the pictures I'm finding on the internet of FN logo receivers are of...

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/600282828
Any thoughts on this rifle? Looks like an East German rebuild to me.

Numerich gun parts had them for around 30 bucks a set about a year ago. Used but cleaned up pretty darn well. They appeared to be off of USAF rifles.

There has been a steady flow of correct or nearly correct WW2 Garands on the CMP auction site.

Awesome!

There's a correct Winchester up on the CMP auction site right now.

Posting pictures here would be a good start.

Just renewed my membership. Looking forward to getting the magazines again!

How close to mine?
https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2013/03/01117-1.jpg

No hits in my 4 volumes

If it was a Navy rifle it might have sat in a rack on a ship for most of the war, no real way to know without an SRS hit or other documentation.

No, the c-stock is what makes it an A1. It's just a 1903 with the s-stock. Now if you were to install a c-stock on it it would become an A1.

Carl,
Id study up on carbines first in your situation. There are some exellent books on carbines out there, the best being Larry Ruths books. No point in sleeping on the couch when you can...

https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2012/05/0226-1.jpg
Ive put probally around 50 rnds though her so far without a hickup.

There was also an experimental 1903 carbine chambered in .45 ACP. Its in Hatcher's notebook as well as Brophy's book.

Bill,
Beautiful rifle! :thup: I was in Bco 7/101 from January 2003- January 2005.
Irl

January 1944
Bolt March 44-September 45
Correct trigger housing
Safety 1943
Hammer June 42-May 44 (correct)
Postwar op rod

My Mark I SN: 1194270 has a 1-20 barrel.

My CMP 1903 mark I needs a new barrel. Should I spend the money on a original NOS 1903 barrel or go with a new manufactured one? :dunno:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=137362229

To bad someone decided to make the cuttout for the peterson cut. Looks like an early uncut RI stock?

I just got two barreled recievers, 177xxxx and 144xxxx. Both are annealed.:beerchug:

WRA 126917 dipped heal
WRA 1284833 dipped heal and legs
WRA 2433691 not dipped

Dutch replacement barrel manufactured by Artillerie Inrichtingen. :thup:
crown "T" proof marking here---> Inspection Markings