would that be on a June of 44 garand
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would that be on a June of 44 garand
I got this Mi through the CMP it had a Dane barrel and a lock bar rear sight I was wondering what type lock bar it is thanks[132871
just another question I have had 3 krag carbines and all three of them had Rifle rear sights on them Is it common to fine Krag carbines with rifles sight? Also were 1902 rear rifle sights marked with...
I picked up a 1899 krag at an estate sale. my phone is broke so I can't post pictures. It has rifle sights on it and there is no sign of a date or cartouche. the stock has 3 holes in the butt trap...
I was looking over my rock Island 1903 and I just noticed a very faint A in front of the POD-d stamp any ideas what it was for?
I have a 1873 colt. My colt letter says it was delivered to the US army in 1888. Can someone check the serial number 94561 for anything in the SRS
I have two mi bayonets one is a UC cut down by pal. The other is a OL 1943 cut down bayonet. I was going to sale the OL to a friend because the UC is in a little better shape. But then someone told...
this Rock Island is 7i536 I figure the 1- 19 AV barrel
I have a 5 digit Rock Island with a 1-19 AV Barrel. Looks like it was rebuilt after WW1 it has a BA W rebuild stamp and was sent to the Philippines because it has a POD D stamp on it. There are no...
the USAF used revolvers right up the the early 90s
I have read that the US contracted with Lyman to provide scopes for the M1C during the Korean war
go to civil war talk forums they have a lot of sword experts
try civil war talk forums under weapon forums they have very knowledgeable people there on civil war firearms
you wrote that you saw 1917 at a Rock Island auction 8 years ago for $4600 ? I do not think that would be a realistic value a for a 1917 rifle in the US
why did the Brits stick with a revolver during WW11? when mot major powers used automatics
I am no expert but I have read that there was a problem with cracked receivers on the Swedish guns the Finnish and Denmark guns are ok
I think the Germans took the captured krags back to Germany and used them to arm prison camp Guards
I would hate to be in a spot where i had to reload in a hurry, it takes a lot more time to put 5 shells in a pump shotgun then to stick a mag in a M16
the colt different serial numbers on the cylinder trigger guard which is common because all of the colts were sent back to colt for rebuild and the barrels shortened to 5 1/2 inchers in the 1890s...
could someone check to see if is listed in the SRS 94561
I got this 1873 colt US marked can anyone tell by the attached pics if it looks ok
is the stock an A4 stock I could not tell from the picks
I wonder what happened to all of the M15 revolvers that were turned in in the late 80s and early 90s
I think it is because guys my age grew up watching combat and reading comics like Sgt Rock and our dads fought in WW11 so we have an affinity to ww11 weapons But we are dieing off.. younger guys...
I believe some rifles were loaned but also some organizations purchased there own rifles and they would not be recalled by the CMP