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Basic Manual of Military Small Arms by W.H.B. Smith (Expired Copyright 1943) Observations: by Badger How to load, operate, disassemble,...
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U.S. Metallic Cartridges Testing (Regulation and Experimental) (1873) Author: Major T.J. Treadwell (Commanding Frankford Aresenal) Government...
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Does anyone here have a .30-06 BAR m1918 Magazine I could get the dimensions of or a sketch with dimensions? I am trying to design rifle that uses...
Have an 1885 Remington-Lee Navy rifle and need to clean crud out of the magazine. What is the proper, or best way to disassemble the mag. Thanks...
Have an 1885 Remington-Lee Navy rifle and want to learn the proper way to remove the bolt. Thanks in advance
So I have an 1885 navy rifle with an 1882 bolt-will this function safely? Thanks!
Hello all, I was wondering what sort of buttplate the Remington Lee 1879 uses. Mine is in awful shape but I see that it looks like a simple...
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So, I have come across what I believe is a very nice, possibly all original, 1863 Springfield Type II Rifled Musket manufactured in 1864. The...
A very decent semi-rare TD. Fair price, aif not an outright bargain. ********** Model 1877 Trapdoor rifle. This rifle was manufactured in 1877 and...
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So I am new to trapdoors and was at a military show and saw what I thought was a neat project for really cheap ($150) but missing a lot of parts. ...
I just traded for two H&R M14s in VG condition, one is a low serial 5 digit number and the other one has 6 numbers. I would rather have had a...
Just having some fun with my Daniel Defense M4 v1
Hi, I am looking at possibly buying this trench gun. Any thoughts on it would be appreciated. Also, is the any other area where the serial number...
Ok, not strictly a milsurp, but every so often a firearm comes your way that has absolutely no practical application other than it looks neat and is...
As a rule, I never buy 'bubba'd' military rifles. They are historic pieces that have a story to tell, and messing with them messes with that history....
Just bought my first Model 1873 Springfield trapdoor rifle. According to a little research, it appears it was manufactured in 1876. My question...
This is a Model 1873 Trapdoor that belonged to my grandfather. It has been in the family as long as I can remember, and now it has been passed on to...
Bought this today. Initially I thought it was an M1873, due to the breech block marking, but as I really got to looking at it, it appears to be an...
This Springfield was my grandfather's. I remember gazing at it on his wall when I was a lot younger than I am now! In fact, it's one of the VERY...
A couple of weeks ago I asked for some advice on these firearms and through a fortunate series of events I was able to purchase one with a steel...
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