The one with the hammer must have been a Remington-Keene, and the third a Chaffee-Reece. The R-K has a tubular magazine under the barrel, while the C-R has a tube in the buttstock like the Hotchkiss...
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The one with the hammer must have been a Remington-Keene, and the third a Chaffee-Reece. The R-K has a tubular magazine under the barrel, while the C-R has a tube in the buttstock like the Hotchkiss...
Are you sure about the barrel length? Navies should be 28.75" It is the Army rifle which has a 32.25" barrel. You might like my guidebook "More .45-70 Springfields, 1873-1893" availble from Amazon....
Thank you.
I never collected Russian gear, but that was such an informative place, that I used to visit it with some regularity. I'm guessing he passed?
I briefly owned an M1899 Sporter, in the correct s/n range (have Gene's book) which was marked ".236" ahead of the forend tip. I was told, but never verified during my brief ownership, that the rifle...
A very nice specimen of a darn rare gun. Yes, the lockup is like an artillery piece, interrupted threads. Another interesting feature - it has a recessed bolt face, a small claw extractor, and AKAIK,...
Issue resolved, call off the dogs, or let them go bak to sleep, or whatever . . .
Was anyone here the successful bidder on lot 37 - M1882 trigger guard and bands - in the Lewis & Grant December timed auction which closed on 12/31/22, or know who it was? I am extremely interested...
Those LOOK like Al Frasca's pictures, and SOME of the description sounds LIKE his standard verbiage - yet he would NEVER, EVER pull a phony stunt. Something is not meeting the eye here. Is the gun...
I too recommend leaving it as found, and begin searching for a bayonet. Here's a picture of mine - less bayonet, of which there are three patterns.123598
Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings but, while that exact number does not show up, 240858 does, as a rifle, ditto for all others - in both directions - for as far as the eye can see.
Yes, I know - plate's a little full right now! Cleaning up the estate (my wife's Navy vet son who was a hoarder) has been QUITE a chore - not yet finished, by a long shot. Plus, she was in the...
Thanks to all for their suggestions. I plan on posting some pics when I can.
I have (literally) fallen heir to about ten WW1-WW2 milsurps, a field in which I am woefully ignorant. Some have bayonets, some do not. There are three Enfields in the lot, a SMLE, a Mk4, and a...
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The story behind those mint M1884 rifles which actually exist in some quantity and turn up from time to time is that when the rod-bayonet model was adopted in 1888, they took the advance...
You also need to know what model it is! There is a (very small, to be true) chance that it could be one of the desirable limited-production models - stranger things have happened. About ten years...
Just re-read this. It's nice to have friends!!!! I am fully recovered, nine months later - doing everything I was before, except eating too much. Lost 70 pounds and have kept them off.
We need to see pictures! "Model 1870" would NOT normally appear on a Model 1869 cadet rifle, which this seems to be.
This is one of those truly frustrating threads. The original poster has,...
Thanks! The front base is correct, but the blade may well be "adapted" - and the pin is clearly later than the base. Someone HAS done some work on the gun, there is no getting away from that, but...
Looks good to me. If you bought the gun real cheap you have money towards the sight All in all, the rifle sight is not a huge problem for a wall display. YOU know it's not right, but 98% of casual...
Many and sincere thanks to all of my "web friends" who have wished me well and followed my wife's posts. A special thank you to Tom Trevor for the play-by-play. It was NOT a pleasant experience but...
That carbine was logged (without comment or provenance) in Al Frasca's "Trapdoor Newsletter" from a few years ago - which means it was part of an answer to a survey he sent out regarding letters...
Unfortunately, I cannot answer your question as to what loading to use, but, whatever you do, I would NOT mark the sights! It will be easy enough to keep a notebook. It was intended that the lighter...
Sorry, but the above post #14 is not entirely accurate. The only SA-made Cadet rifle with a short chamber was the scarce M1867 Navy rolling block. The other cadet models of 1867 and 1869, as well as...
Paint - no question whatsoever! The only "official" use of paint MAY have been on a very few carbines issued to Indian scouts, and even those "references" could be anecdotal/coincidental. If so, it...