I have heard the very first P38/P1's were indeed steel frames. Aluminum frames are so easy to manufacture it made sense to the Germans to use aluminum in frame construction. All of the Police P1's I...
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I have heard the very first P38/P1's were indeed steel frames. Aluminum frames are so easy to manufacture it made sense to the Germans to use aluminum in frame construction. All of the Police P1's I...
I have a nice Star BM in 9mm. Very nice shooter and sorry they don't make them anymore. Century brought in a pile of ex-Police issue guns a few years back. Nice shooters and cheap until word spread...
Nice family piece. Keep it as is. Understand it is a Low Number rifle and not so hot a shooter. Also it will not look GI with a new stock as you have rear sight holes drilled into the receiver. ...
The story goes that S-C may well have made a very small number of 2 groove barrels at the very end of their contract. I have never seen one, by the way. How is your barrel marked?
If your barrel is new or nearly new you likely will be OK with US made ammo. However, if your rifle has seen extended service it will not group for you. Cordite powder is very erosive, and the Army...
The time and money part were a problem. I think late in WW1 the Russian Czar was nearly bankrupt. If I remember it correctly, the Russians failed to pay for many of the 95 Winchesters and it was...
My buddy has an ammo can full of 7.5mm Swiss ammunition. Headstamp is "T", this is lovely stuff and is Boxer primed. I deprimed 5 fired cases and it is all Boxer primed. So who made it and why the...
Years ago I always attended the Pikesville Gunshow in Maryland. I got to know a dealer who specialized in rare German WW2 toys. Just piles on Nazi-Party marked Kar98a's and very early Party marked...
Does CMP have any S-C rifles for sale in Anniston? Long drive for you but might be the right way to find the keeper.
I have a nice late-war Kreigs Modell stock. I have the barrel bands and they look decent, as well. But I do not have the very small wood screws to secure the bands in place. Not sure what to do or...
This rifle was in Swedish target use. The Swedish Army had a very active competition program for many years. This rifle ended up in that program. Probably very accurate and was used in...
Indeed, a Czech front sight protector. No German soldier did that. Has been nicely done up by a collector.
Try this: Fire 5 rounds clean the bore with wet patch, repeat for a total of 20 rounds. Use nice flat base hunting bullets, they will run well. No idea if target boat tail bullets will run well or...
Try to find a new magazine spring. A US Springfield spring may well help, too. Original mag spring from 1916? May well be worn out. Good luck.
I used my Krag rifle at The Western Games a few years back. Lots of odd stares and curious folks. The rifle ran just fine no hiccups at all. Rapid string was different with the rapid re-load. ...
They used a solid Ball load and a Buck and Ball loading in .69 cal muskets in the Civil War. You do realize small children loaded almost all of the ammunition used in the Civil War. Child labor was...
The US Army loaded up a lot of 7.62mm "Duplex" for use in Viet Nam. Two bullets loaded into the 7.62mm case. Both were light weight bullets and the idea was to use them in Mini-guns out of...
I recall reading the US Army re-barreled several Trapdoors into .30-40 configuration. At lower velocities all ran well. However, as they approached higher velocities the gun began to unlock...
The US Army used to have .50 cal sniper rifles. So many guys developed detached retinas that the Army got rid of that gun and the whole notion of .50 rifles. Detached retina is not a joke and a...
Get on Ebay right now. Swany99 has $60.00 98 bolts and they are nice. Move quick.
98 bolts are on Ebay everyday. Buy a new bolt and do NOT have a gunsmith weld up that old bolt. That old bolt was brittle and broke after falling on the floor. I would not trust my eyes with...
What is the asking price?
We are talking about a GEW98 WW1 rifle, aren't we? Perhaps a photo or two of the rifle will work. The South American Gew98's are very different from the German Army issue rifle. A photo should...
Go on Ebay and look for Kar98k (WW2) handguard Find a walnut HG and you are in business. Very little difference between a WW1 and a WW2 HG.
DCM did not re-build anything. They handled paperwork. It is what it is. A nice keeper and in good condition. Lots of '03's ended up in training units, but this rifle doesn't look beat up. ...