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So I bought it. Couldn't resist adding such a unique looking rifle to my formerly Mauser-less collection. I don't know much about Mausers, but the more I researched the FR8, the more I had to have...

Thank you all for the responses so far. Selling price is $850 (NY prices), certainly not a deal, so unless something else comes up, I'll be passing on this.

They also had a "Universal" for sale...

Ignore the look of the finish on the stock. That is glare from the florescent lighting, and nothing more. It is not refinished.

I know nothing about these, so I'm asking for opinions on a M1 Carbine I came across for sale.

The bore is bright and shiny with no obvious signs of wear.

The story is that it saw service in...

Perfectly understood! ;)

Maybe one in rougher shape, or missing because it was scoped. Or maybe I will build one from parts. Hell if I know. Time will tell....

So the general concensus seems to be that this is an RB1903 leaf on a Krag base. As the base would not work on a 1903, this had to come off a Krag rifle, correct?

As for me calling it a 1903 ROD,...

Ok, the mystery deepens.

The staff sure looked like the few pictures I could find of the rod bayonet 1903 style. I had noticed the base was different but thought perhaps some of was missing. The...

My great uncle enlisted in the Army in 1941 and according to the family history, ended up as a driver for General Eisenhower by 1945.

My mother has been passing down some of his personal effects,...

Hello, my name is Bill and I love milsurps.

I currently own various flavors of Mosin Nagants, as well as an SKS, and look forward to expanding my collection.