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I'd like to get a feeling for our membership's milsurp areas of interest. You may choose more than one option when responding to the poll. ...
We have a member (Gil Boyd), who has co-authored a new book which is now available on eBay UK. If you’re interested in this campaign and...
Hi All I have uploaded a large number of WW2 ordnance and weapon manuals to my blog pages. They cover British, American, German, Russian and even...
Click PIC for a directory of gun and knife shows throughout the USA. Comments (pros or cons), to help other members, may be left as posts...
We are pleased to announce the introduction of Milsurps Collector Talk Radio. Available Internet wide, this radio channel broadcasts 24 hours a day,...
Pictures of the various type of Berthier Carabines, Mousquetons and Fusils Prototype à base de Carabine Modèle 1890 Top: Carabine de...
Classic GUNS Magazine Editions Click On The Cover Or Issue Date To Download A PDF Version Of These These issues are saved as a PDF file so you...
Hatcher's Notebook Author: Julian S. Hatcher Publisher: The Military Publishing Service Company (1947) ISBN: 978-0-8117-0350-5 (Hard Cover...
Fundamentals of Ballistics (Department of Defence 1949) This video is a demonstration of the fundamentals of ballistics, principles of physics...
"The Somme" (1976 BBC Documentary) This excellent BBC documentary is over 70 minutes long and is part of the collection of "Open Source Movies". ...
Shotgun Ammunition: 'Rounds of Authority' (1997) (AVA20354VNB1 - 1997) Federal Law Enforcement Training Center This video addresses...
Infantry Weapons and their Effects (WWII and Korean era U.S. Training Films) "Infantry Weapons and Their Effects" is an official WWII era...
Fundamentals of Small Arms Weapons (WWII U.S. Training Films) These combined videos demonstrate the mechanics of pistols, rifles and machine guns....
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Since October, 2006, the Military Surplus Collectors Forums have grown consistently from month to month, now approaching over 15,000 registered...
Welcome to MILSURPS.COM, an on-line resource for collectors of military surplus firearms and accessories. First of all, we'd like to extend our...
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There are some members who seem to experience site time-outs, or other problems when uploading pics as attachments to their threads and posts. It...
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Answer: For your own protection and to help preserve them for future research by all members ... :thup: The reason we capture and store all...
The following tutorial was created for the benefit of our members by Milsurps Moderator cafdfw (Harlan). On behalf of all of our membership, I'd...
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Greetings everyone. I'm researching material for an upcoming book dealing with the Kabul Rifle Factory, arms production, and Martini Identification....
Gil, could you please give us some history on the above L42 ? Thanks so much.
Here's a tricky one guys. One of the club's I am a member of, just reopened our outdoor range (thank god), it's an old RAF airfield and the butts...
Sleeving a Martini Henry Rifle Barrel. I found a carbine in my shop from long ago that some ungrateful person cut a slot across the barrel at the...
I've had this paper weight for about thirty years and have always wondered what it would have been on. It's more pointed than other period fuses I...
Can anyone help me identify what this cartouche signifies, please? Also, would it be found on a MAS 36 rifle? or perhaps a later model? Thanks...
Hello all, I am new to milsurp rifles but I've caught the bug you could say. I already have an M1 Garand and a 1903a3 and I am now looking towards...
I let this anniversary slip up o me this year until I saw a news story. I was lucky enough to know a few WWII vets, wish I had known more and the...
Hello guys Im Andrew Bertelli from Italy I have, with other friends, a website and a FB group with more than 6000 members, that talk about WW2...
I'm not sure if this belongs here but it seems like it may fit here. Full size rifle, carbine, short rifle... And other... Is there a classical...
I had a rifle come in recently fitted with this butt plate. The rifle itself is a pre-war BSA Model 12 target rifle. Has anyone see one of these in...
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Can someone explain the tiny, wire spring/clip things that lock the action screws and the compensator on Egyptian Hakim rifles? They appear fragile...
I have always been fascinated in the Gatling gun and just how advanced it was for its time. It certainly led to innovations 100 years later like the...
Since Canada has gone even further down the great porcelain thrown, how are you guys planning on actually sending your newly outlawed rifles and...
Oh, Canada! In the spirit of Mayday: Your Prime Mincer just hauled on his jackboots. This may not end well.
So sorry to hear the news this morning amongst the tragedies of COVID -19 comes a gunman disguised as a police officer who went on a rampage across...
I launched this in 2015 but today is a special day for the 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment of which I was a member. Two of our Battalion died on...
I’ve just received this from work if anyone’s interested. The National Archives have ceased charging for downloads during Covid-19, so the...
Hi new member here. My Father in Law left me a few rifles. One is a 1903 Sport model . It has serial number 1264976 . The barrel is marked SA 6-24...
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