Lovely early warm spring day last weekend for our club shoot at 300yrds on the electronic targets at Bisley, UK.
Time for the 4T to get some use. Rifle is 1944 with original matching number Mk.3...
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Lovely early warm spring day last weekend for our club shoot at 300yrds on the electronic targets at Bisley, UK.
Time for the 4T to get some use. Rifle is 1944 with original matching number Mk.3...
It is considering it spent 45 years sitting out in the Mojave desert as a bombing target for the USN......before being towed out of the desert, and then undergoing a 16 year last nut and bolt...
Seems quite low, given a single engine fighter type like a P-51 or Spitfire are in the $3500-5000 per hour.
B-29 is one of the very few WW2 era warbird I've never managed to see fly, of all the...
You are correct in both assumptions.
The jacket is indeed a D-1 jacket issued to mechanics, although, its been modified as the D-1 as issued had two zipped front pockets. It wasn't uncommon for...
Well, if its a 147 code 1939 date, that means it was made by JP Sauer & Sohn, so not one of the post-war made rifles...which have very distinctive receiver markings...and no Waffs.
Immediately...
No its not, its actually a de Haviland Australia built example, originally ordered as a FB.40, but during production it was changed to a T.43 trainer. Sold to the RNZAF in 1947 and served with them...
And down under on the other side of the Tasman Sea, the 4th Mosquito to be restored by Avspecs is about to fly.....
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Nice early 1937 Erma walnut stock :thup:
Same as my RC '36 dated BLM K98k, which also has a similar '37 Erma walnut stock.
The X usually found on RC's, is I believe supposed represent crossed...
As said, gonna need more photo's of the rest of the rifle first, but that's not an original byf 42 serial number.
In the UK, about £15 per puck at least.........maybe more.
Oh my indeed...:super:
Is it an original one, as looks a bit clean and shiney?
Eu3000 is an absolute bargain for an original MP44......there's an original but deacativated one currently for sale in...
Aah.... followed by the usual response of, "But I only paid £75 for the rifle".............. forgetting to add that was 30 years ago :lol:
Small arms maybe more accurate term as there were plenty of ATS Gunners operating anti-aircraft guns.
Same dealer was recently trying to sell a No.4T with some BS background story of it being a D-Day Royal Marine Commando used No.4T.......but saying it was a RM unit that wasn't even in Normandy on...
I mentioned this back in my post #6.
The F-35B which the USMC and the Royal Air Force also operate has an automatic command eject system, as if the lift fan fails during vertical thrust operation,...
The US Marines do seem to be getting a bit of stick over the lack of information as to why the pilot ejected at 1000ft......
If he had a problem, did he declare an emergency before he ejected,...
From what I've read its a 90m contract for supply of initial 1164 rifles with a further delivery of 10,000.
Not sure where the 180,000,000 comes from?
90m divided by 11164 = 8,061 by my maths, which given likely includes optics and accessories as shown. However, I suspect the 90m is like all these new...
Given Colt Canada were given 2.8m to upgrade them to midlife update, L119A2 spec only 10 years ago, and given who they are issued to, I would imagine they would be staying in service until OSD....?
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Cracking video, and loved the remark about their groundsman needing sedating :lol:
They've got some cracking stuff there. Loved the Firefly and the Panther though, but that's not cheap for a...
Makes sense. South African versions of FTR dates perhaps, which would fit with the May '62 rebarrel as well.
I need to persuade one of my club members to remove the butt of his ex-Indian No.4T to see if the Indian's left the original rifle number on the butt socket insert, as I'm curious to know what it is,...
I think its more a case of there is no documentation to say the sniper K98k were issued in crates with scopes. The only photos or documentation for crates for shipping of K98k's is the standard 10...
Indeed.
Only this week I was called by an agent asking if I'd be interested in a contract job in Bath, only wanted in office one per week, 4 days wfh. I can drive to Reading station in about 20...
Its because of similar dumbass adverts like that we still have to put up with the No.5 being called the Jungle Carbine.