Sorry f/the delayed reply, but I've been kinda ill f/the last few days. Anyway, thanks, Peter & Brian. I knew I'd get a correct answer here.
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Sorry f/the delayed reply, but I've been kinda ill f/the last few days. Anyway, thanks, Peter & Brian. I knew I'd get a correct answer here.
Mr.Laidler,
I know that this isn't the correct forum f/this question, but I didn't see one devoted to British submachine guns, and I also figured that you'd be likely to see it here, so here...
I've never seen or heard of one, but that doesn't mean they don't possibly exist.
That's some pretty crude propaganda, but I suppose acceptable by WWI-era standards. Also, good to know that WWI RAF pilots carried extra fuel on combat flights, "just in case". It's kind of sad to...
Don't know what the Mass. state laws say, but per Fed. law, you can ship any C&R fireaem directly to a (proven) C&R licensee. HTH.
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Peter,
Despite popular opinion, NO bit of history is useless, if only to prove that history repeats itself ad infinitum.
Donzi...
I can tell you part of the rifle's story, but you may already know. It was imported into the USA by C.A.I.(Century Arms International). I've never before seen one of theirs w/Chinese markings. ...
Bill,
Yeah, that's exactly the round I had thought. Again not sure where the Syrians, or anyone else, would find sufficient 8mm Kurz ammo to make the weapon practical to use now. JMHO, of...
Villiars- You say that a lot of STG44s turned up in Syria recently. Where the heck could they get ammo for them? I thought that the STG44 used a unique round? I may well be wrong here, though. ...
The M1 carbine was specfically designed, from day 1, from the ground up, to use a FMJ US military .30 cal.carbine round. Why is anyone surprised that it generally performs less well w/a different...
Thanks for the clarification, Thunderbox. I was sure that someone here would know the real story.
Nope, tip's not blunted. The entire bayo looks as issued.
I've got a very good condition RFI MK II* bayonet, dated 1943, that's been stamped DP both on the base of the blade & on the cross-guard. This is the Indian war-expedient version w/rectangular...
Okay, so I'm a bit naive; but who, in their right mind, would want to put a bayonet like that(or any other design) on a Sten? I'd think that, if you ran out of ammo, you'd be better off w/a good...
The reference that I have, North Cape's British Enfield Rifles, Vol.2, says that production started in 1944 (@ Fazakerly & BSA) & ended in 1947. HTH.
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Well, Scone, @ least we left before they threw us out, like your lot. Just joking, buddy.
Thanks, Peter. I just wish you folks had used it on the bodies of the1954 MGTF & 1960 MK1. AH Sprite I owned here in the States. They both ended up more Bondo than steel, altho I'll have to admit...
Okay, I'll bite. Why would one want to put grease(stocking-up, axle, chicken, etc.) on the metal action parts prior to placing it/them into the stocks? Does it help prevent corrosion? I really am...
Thanks f/the education. Yep, it appears to have been a Mk4 sight. Would that be appropriate/original on a 1943 Longbranch No.4 rifle?
I'll have to admit that I've no idea what a MkIII sight is. Do you have a pic, or a link to one? TIA.
Donzi
I can remember sitting in Matt Kane's Irish Pub in Washington, DC in the late 60s & seeing "collectors" coming thru asking for $$$ f/the IRA. I never much cared for it, nor did I donate..
Apparently, you guys have way more $$$ to spend than moi(I'm retired), but $210 f/a fairly common rifle w/pretty ratty wood, that I already own one of, just to acquire a possibly incorrect rear sight...
Was in a local pawn shop today & looked @ a very-well-used but "kinda okay" 1943 Long Branch No.4 MK I rifle w/no obvious import marks. This rifle's rear sight is of a pattern I've never seen before,...
Very true!! I just learned yesterday, thanks to Alex Trebek on Jeopardy, that this coupling of 2 letters is called an ash. I don't know why. This is one of the very few interesting facts I've...
If I'm selling it, it's "patina". If I'm buying it, it's corrosion & decay. JMHO, of course.