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  1. Unusual double barrelled pistols with folding triggers--does anyone know about them?

    There are no manufacturer's markings on these pistols.
    Does anyone know anything about them?

    https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2015/05/DSC08498_zpslunps2wv-1.jpg
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  2. 1861 Tower lock marked carbine--some questions.

    I saw this carbine for the first time today and I know nothing about it.
    Lock markings--1861 Tower--Crown over VR.---not a great photo.
    Stock markings as shown below--not a great photo.

    Is this...
  3. A very gutsy move by your friend. Good for him....

    A very gutsy move by your friend.
    Good for him.
    Do you have any idea what kind of cost was involved.
    Your photos show the guns very nicely.

    I suspect that finding martially marked Henry rifles...
  4. A few more photos....hard to find them. A...

    A few more photos....hard to find them.

    A training photo...I think.

    https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2012/03/training-1.jpg

    M1A1 stock folded in this photo.
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  5. The M1A1 carbine was officially standardized in...

    The M1A1 carbine was officially standardized in May 1942, and the first deliveries began in October.

    The so-called 'First Contract' carbines were shipped between October 1942 and October 1943,...
  6. The principal markings on the exterior of this...

    The principal markings on the exterior of this 12-42 barrel dated M1A1 carbine.
    Supposedly the M1A1 carbines only started to get distributed in 10-42.
    ...
  7. Thanks Jim and DaveHH. Here are a few more...

    Thanks Jim and DaveHH.

    Here are a few more photos...not great.
    It would be good to know where they came from.
    There must be a source of these photos somewhere.

    David
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  8. Thanks Inland44. I am very happy with this...

    Thanks Inland44.

    I am very happy with this piece.

    David

    https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2012/03/Fullrightside1-1.jpg
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  9. This is the M1A1 jump case that is being offered...

    This is the M1A1 jump case that is being offered on eBay today.
    Starting bid $199.

    IN NICE CONDITION, GUARANTEED TO BE ORIGINAL AND GENUINE, WE HAVE A 1943 ATLAS AWNING LIGHT KHAKI M1A1...
  10. Thanks once again Jim for your help. Beautiful...

    Thanks once again Jim for your help.
    Beautiful photos of your nice pieces...my compliments.

    I looked on eBay today to see what was available in the M1A1 jump scabbard category and there was one...
  11. Period photos showing M1A1 carbines---do you have any that you can post?

    I am always on the look out for period photos of certain guns that I own, namely M1A1 carbines, Winchester M97 trench guns, and No.5 Lee Enfields.
    Not that easy to find.
    If anyone has M1A1 period...
  12. Thanks JimF4M1s and Bill Hollinger. Jim great...

    Thanks JimF4M1s and Bill Hollinger.

    Jim great list.
    Do you have a similar list for the M1A1 jump scabbard.

    I bought the M1 carrying case back in 2002 for the M1 carbine shown below.
    I have...
  13. Does this M1 carbine carrying case look correct- Rice O’Neil Shoe Co. 1944 marked?

    I have been trying to find a list of manufacturers of these canvas M1 carbine carrying cases with no luck.
    I got this case 10 years ago and I am wondering if it is original and correct.
    What are...
  14. An early M1A1 Carbine Sn. 123829...barrel dated 12-42.

    This gun has been presented before buried in other threads, so I decided to post it again.
    This is an early M1A1 carbine.

    Serial number 123829...barrel dated 12-42.
    Circled "P" proofmark on the...
  15. Shown below 1943 dated Lanchester magazine pouch...

    Shown below 1943 dated Lanchester magazine pouch with fifty round Lanchester magazines showing 'SECo' marked Sterling magazines.

    David
  16. I suspect that the lanchester that I own is an...

    I suspect that the lanchester that I own is an earlier version than the Lanchester shown in the large museum photo above.

    Namely, the curved cocking handle, and the tangent rearsight.
    (The date...
  17. The gun that belongs to the Museum is shown in...

    The gun that belongs to the Museum is shown in the large photo.
    I have no idea where they got the Lanchester.

    The gun shown in the thumbnail photos belongs to me. Purchased in Canada back in the...
  18. Photo of a Lanchester smg from a museum in London relating to the original finish.

    https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2012/02/LanchestersmgfrommuseuminLondon-1.jpg

    I have been trying to find a source that could confirm how these guns were originally finished.
    This took me...
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    Based on the suggestion that the magazine tube...

    Based on the suggestion that the magazine tube was not correct, I sent the four photos shown above to Bruce Canfield for his opinion.

    These were his comments;

    "It's really difficult to properly...
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    scosgt, Could you please explain to me what...

    scosgt,

    Could you please explain to me what you see as being incorrect on the magazine tube of one of these guns.

    Both guns are late M97 trench guns ...Sn.953,081 and Sn. 955,352.
    Both are...
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    Bruce, You are supposed to be a serious guy on...

    Bruce,

    You are supposed to be a serious guy on this Forum
    And you make the comment "who cares"

    Pretty classy response!

    David

    Do your homework regarding these late M97 trench guns ....how...
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    Late M97 Trench Guns.

    The late trench guns shown below have serial numbers 953,081 and 955,352.
    Both have the front bead sights filled in.
    Both have barrel notches under the barrel used to secure barrel band typically...
  23. Bruce, These were the only other photos on...

    Bruce,

    These were the only other photos on RIA's web site regarding this 'rather expensive' gun.

    https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2012/01/USreceivermarking-1.jpg
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  24. Thanks Bruce. The whole point of the last few...

    Thanks Bruce.

    The whole point of the last few posts was basically to address those late M97 trench guns
    that were fitted with riot barrels that are still legit trench guns.

    David

    A...
  25. Photos of the bomb on the barrel. Thanks for...

    Photos of the bomb on the barrel.
    Thanks for your explanation.

    David
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