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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....
I would like to ask all our valued members to please help and contribute to this post as much as you can .... This is how we learn and disseminate...
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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...
My apologies for the delay in giving everyone a thorough update, but I was up and down almost 36 hours addressing the outage, and I needed some...
The following tutorial was created for the benefit of our members by Milsurps Moderator Harlan (deceased). On behalf of all of our membership, I'd...
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Why have a separate Social Groups area? Over the last 10 years, we’ve received many requests to permit broader public discussions amongst members,...
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...
Other than someone who fails to say thank you when they get an answer to a question they’ve posted, I don’t think there’s anything more frustrating...
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Today’s Internet exposes computer users and the web sites they access, to a wide range of malicious pieces of infectious software code, designed to...
We understand you may be impatient to get on with placing your advertisement, but we would ask that you please read this post carefully, in order to...
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...
The answer is YES … :beerchug: With the evolution of technology, many of our very active members want to keep current viewing our forums using...
A lot of members don't realize that our site supports multiple interfaces, often referred to as Forum Skins. Fundamentally, there are three...
I was reading Anzac15’s thread about the Smith copies and remembered I had this stuck away-- I picked it up at a gunshow quite awhile ago. It was...
Happened into a local gun shop today, and this was sitting in the case. I recognized what it was immediately, and brought it home. What I have here...
Am wondering what type shell this would be. A primer on one end and and open on the other with some threads, assuming something would screw into it....
3 to 6 in. shrapnel shells, 3 to 6 in. high explosive shells and their cartridge cases. A shop guide: Covering measurements, production steps,...
On this day 74 years ago, I was a Radarman on a picket cruiser finishing up gunnery practice (AA & Shore bombardment) off Calebra, an island off...
Hi all, This is a very UK-centric post, for which I apologise. Back in 1976 my very first milsurp was a beautiful No4 Mk1/2 bored to .410. I loved...
Many years ago, when Pontious was still a Navigator and Centurian was a rank, not a tank, I worked in a foundry which made, amongst other things, the...
Read the facts surrounding this little "try on". He alledgely had a Sig Sauer P226 blank firing handgun, with a barrel converted to fire live...
I had the pleasure of spending last Saturday morning in the company of one of our neighbours. He is 97 years old and he was a member of the local...
World War II vets canteen returned to family after being found in Normandy - YouTube
I found this list of UK Pattern 37 maker codes which I thought is useful, however, it may not be a complete list. Webbing Manufacturers Codes |...
The big book, 1917 most countries, 788+ pages. Manufacture of artillery ammunition : Alford, Leon Pratt, 1877-1942, ed : Free Download, Borrow,...
I picked up what I believe to be a 3" US artillery shell yesterday. Covered in three layers of paint, silver on gold on orange. I got most of the...
New member. If this is in the wrong place, my apologies. Just a guy that enjoys the craftsmanship of the older days when soldiers were given the...
As an ex Paratrooper we spent thousands of hours recognising tanks from every nation and learning every aspect of them, especially the Soviet ones...
Hello all. I picked this stuff up, shoot, probably a year ago. I figured it was about time I put it together to share with everyone. Before it...
DOUG BOWSER The use of long range musketry in WW1 AN INCIDENT AT THE BATTLE OF ST. MIHIEL My Father’s Unit, the Third Ohio Machinegun...
This bayonet came with a Savage RFA musket I bought today. When I got it home, I spotted the British proofs on it. I first thought Martini Henry, but...
Badger the site administrator ask me to post this warning of a scam I encountered in the WTS/WTB forum: First I responded to a seller (MAYAN)...
I have a 12" signaling Search Light/ made by G.E. Cat# A158G7 I'm in search of a replacement mirror that is broken. Any help would be greatly...
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