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I'm trying to include a scanned image of the soldier's card I found in my recently acquired K11 (1924). Hope this works:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/jnj1zuynwbm/soldiers card k11.jpg

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What can you guys tell me about Chilean 7mm Mausers showing up at my box store sporting goods place (Gander Mountain)? They're asking like $250-$300 depending on condition. The guns look pretty good,...

Hey - I just bought an RC K98 (BNZ '42) with a replacement Yugo stock (very nice, but not original). I paid $290+tax (marked+ "down" from $350) at a gun show in Dayton, Ohio. Has the original barrel...

You're exactly right; Have discovered that the DEW is a reference to barrel manufacturer Deutsche Edelstahlwerke. According to one source the "bulls-eye "W" is Steyr, and represents the finisher...

The DEW and circle-W stamps are forward of the receiver, on the top of the rear of the barrel, behind the rear sight. The bnz and 42 are stamped as normal on receiver band, behind the screwed in...

Thanks - I'd read that already for the general history. The markings I'm asking about are, apparently, original German markings at the base of the barrel. I've just ordered a book from Amazon,...

Just acquired a nice Russian-capture BNZ 42 98k. At the base of the barrel, top side, is stamped "DEW" and a "W" inside a circle. Are these Wehrmacht acceptance markings? I can't find an...

Yup - problem with both. In fact, the thin steel cases are worse, I think. I got some relief by flap sanding/polishing the entrance of the breech down to the defect. That definitely helped. I could...

Hey Folks - first post

I recently bought a 1943 Mosin-Nagant (Iz) that has an odd (to me anyway) problem.

As best I can tell, the breech has a shallow quarter-inch wide void in the metal...

Hello all,
New member, new to milsurplus. Have two Mosins ('37 Tula and '43 Iz), a Chinese SKS, a Lee-Enfield No.4 Mkl (F) 1948 and an Vetterli-Vitali M 1870/87/15 6.5mm Carcano (non shooter)....