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I am a collector of british WW2 stuff from Czech Republic. Found this site very interesting, so hope my little knowledge will be usefull for you guys too.
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Hello!
I am a collector of british WW2 stuff from Czech Republic. Found this site very interesting, so hope my little knowledge will be usefull for you guys too.
Cheers
Hello all. I am a sort of collector,but more of a shooter. I have an early WW 2 '03 Remington,an early Rem '03a3 and a 1917 Rem with an 11-17 Eddystone barrel. I shoot all three in our winter leagues here in central N.Y. Oh,also a couple Garands and a carbine.
Hi I'm David I'm an exmember of the 8th (County Tyrone) Battalion of the Ulster Defence Regiment, I live in Northern Ireland and I have recently become involved in collecting Military Bolt Action Rifles.
Hello to all and first must say thanks to everyone who keeps this site working, it probably is the best site for serious collectors. I collected many years ago while shooting DCRA in Saskatchewan, sold most of my firearms and did other things. Got back to shooting and collecting about a year ago thanks to my son. Have met some great people including Bearhunter, ROD-ON and Ed who have been a wealth of information and help. Enjoy longer range shooting and have focused on collecting Lee Enfields. Wish my eyes were like they were 50 years ago but that's life I guess.
I more of a gun tinkerer than a collector. I enjoy finding an older Military rifle and cleaning it and ID's/learning its history. This site will be a wealth of information for me. Looking forward to learning here..:)
Hello,
I have been reading the messages for some time but finally decided to start being a more active participant. I collect US military firearms and have been playing with M1 garands for over 20 years.
I look forward to hearing from many of you!
Jim Scrivner
I'm Rocky Milby from Hawaii. I'm currently studying at Prep Academy and I'm taking up Education major in Basic Statistics. As of the moment, I'm busy doing my resume writing services for my on the job training next month.
Hi, I am a collector of antique folding knives (primarily Sheffield made) and recently have been focusing on British and Commonwealth military folders from 19th Century to 1945 (approximately). It is a great field of collecting because of the large quantities that were manufactured, but it is also the variety within each pattern that makes it particularly interesting. Ron Flook's book "British and Commonwealth Military Knives" is an invaluable reference book for the serious collector.
Regards
Loada
hi new here
FNG from Scottsdale, Az.
Hi guys, happy to be among you.
hi,:) i am a new member i owned a .no.4 mk.1 for 50 years.i just started to collect other lee,s.i have 6 no. 1 mk. 3 and 2 no.4 mk. 1 in my collection .they are all sport modles. looking for a full wood one and a jungle carbine......regards ....tombstone joe.:Quote:
Originally Posted by Badger
no32 mk3 scope and bracket for sale on e-bay item no 140380114291
new to site not sure how to start new thread. sorry!!!!
I have collected for 6 years. After retiring I got a 03FFL. I have no favorites , I reload for all of my collection. I wll try to enter this years postal competion at Cast Bullets using my Springfield 1903, Enfield 2A, and SKS.
lou
New member here. Have several milsurps & thinking about adding a Mosin Nagant for a truck rifle while they're still cheap. Have checked out this forum before for input, always helpful.
G
I'm a long time member of Gunboards.com, and have been collecting milsurps for a few years now. I like em all, so no real focus on one Country. I do however favor U.S. Military Firearms and goodies. It's nice to have another site to look for that special something I just can't live without.
Opie :wave: .......in the Great State of Alabama:wave:
Hello to all.
Hi Everyone, I've enrolled on the site to try and find out about the SMLE I have just bought. It has BSA & Co on right side of socket, no model ID Mkiii or mk111**, or any military markings ect. It looks like a Mk111, but with some Mk111* fitting, ie Mag cut off, No volley sight. Superb condition. Serial No 59679, no letter prefix or suffix. Some of the guys at the club say it was made for export to either Hong Kong or Bahrain.
I would like to find out more about it, especially date of manufacture ect.
If anyone has any info, I would be most greatful.
Just got my C&R. Lookin to get a few Mosins and a couple of Mausers.
Hi everybody, I just started collecting a couple of years ago. Any advice would be helpful. And, I plan on getting my C&R when I turn 21. April seems like a long way away:runaway:.
Greatiings, I am a brand new member. I reciently purchased an L1A1 rifle, and a set of older web gear for it. I have been looking for 30 round magazines to fit the web gear, and have been told that some of the Bren gun mags will work. Does anyone have any information about which ones will work in the inch pattern rifles?
I have been collecting for the last 15 years mostly civilian stuff but have become interested lately in the early 1903's and newer milspec items. I have found it fairly difficult to identify 1903's is there a book or someone who can give me a clue. I have seen these things offered for values all over the place and not once has one of the owners been able to validate his value. I.e. is the darn thing correct?:sos:
hello im a new member of this site not sure what im suppose to say but i love military items when i look at my smle i think about the courage of the boys becoming men over night i have a big love for military guns as well as every day guns main motovation for joining this site is the info and knowlege on every screen i click on:thup:
Hi, I am new to the site after getting an Ishapore 2A. I have had some other military guns but this is my first 'real' military gun. If it were up to me I would own several military guns but it is cost prohibitive... but in time I will own as many as possible.
New member from FLA here. Just got interested in Garands and am in the middle of an M40-ish project.
A quick note from the golden state! I have been collecting/shooting WWII rifles and pistols for a while, mostly chasing down that special k98 however I do have a few others, U.S., British, Russian and Finnish. Thanks for the welcome! :super:
new member hi all
I'm new to your forum but looking forward to sharing the knowledge out there.
My interest areas are American military rifles since they started using cartridges and Marine Corps history as my son is a career Marine.
I'll have lots of questions,
Ace Worley "dotguy" in Anchorage, Alaska
Hi All,
I'm a new member here and look forward to taking in all the info the membership has to share as well as sharing my own thoughts and information. I got into militaria back in the 1963 at 7 years old when I purchased some pickups (a piece of shrapnel & a couple of minies) for 50 cents from a shop owner in Harpers Ferry. That lit my flame for US military items, especially Civil War. Started dealing with Turner Kirkland of Dixie Gun Works a few years later when I was 11 as well as Jimmy Hogan who had a large stock of Bannerman remnants at his place in Blue Point, NY. Through him I became fixated on anything Bannerman - catalogs, ephemera, relic displays, first person accounts of the business, as well as "the island."
Today I teach US history to eighth graders and share my love of militaria and historical artifacts with them.
I look forward to being a part of this forum.
Regards,
Bob
Hi new memberQuote:
Originally Posted by Badger
Sean Ryan.
Have Enfield #4 1943. #5 1947. 38 pistol 1943. Mk2 M67 Bren 1944.
Shot these types back in the 60s 70s also 7.62 Bren.
Can vouch for accuracy then and now.
Hi from Ohio. :wave:
Been collecting milsurps since I was old enough to legally buy. All thanks to a couple of grandpa's who collected and passed it on.
Currently after a good M1 Carbine and a S&W Victory Model. In the mean time, I'm loving the resources and videos here.
Howdy, another new member here.
I'm new to the forum and just wanted to say hello. Thanks.
HI all--
I am a newbie here and wanted to say hello! I have been collecting military type rifles for about ten years. I am in forced retirement from a dissabling back injury, so I have plenty of time to roam the internet, just not enough cash to buy all the interesting weapons I desire, LOL. I do have a nice, small collection of shooters and am now downsizing/ consolidating cartridges, focusing on the ever popular 8mm, 308/ 7.62 NATO and 7.62x54r Russian cartridges.
I love to learn and have found I can learn something from everyone, so hope to do the same here!
See 'ya around! LOOSENUTS:D
Howdy Folks,
New member here; found this site accidently, glad I did. Been collecting mil-surps for about 20 years, love em all.
First post, howdy!
Hello everyone, Glad I found this form, a lot of great info.
I’m from SW Florida and have been collecting firearm since my father gave me my first 1911 25+ years ago.
My main collecting was almost limited to pre ww & ww1 & ww2 pistols, but now got the bug for rifles
I'm J Tal. just signed up. Love milsurp. My curent colection has 23, in 15 years. My favorite is the first gun I got. No.4 Mk1 303. Best ever built.
New member. Located in Southern Ontario. Also on CGN. This site appears to be an excellent reference source.
Thank you,jgr
Hello from the middle!
New member and getting into C&R rifles.
Hope to learn much and maybe contibute some!
Hi to all members!!
I am new user of this site my self steeven and I am from US.
After discover you i am feeling happy.Hope we will share what we have and exchange our knowledge.
Thanks!!
Hi to Everyone .. I have been a member since 03-06-2009 , i have not posted , but i have learned alot from all the posts i have read .. Wanted to say Hello ..
Thank You
Eagle54
New member lurking, getting the lay of the land. Dale
New member.
Hello all. I am a 68 yr old gun nut,Marine,bricklayer and now retired. Was looking for some info on Model 97 Trench gun and found exactly what I needed to know on this forum. Thanks.
Hello..I am David Fleming..I am a new member and collector....I deer hunt with a spain m8 tank version (so Im told)..Im came on searching info on new gun..but found it very interesting,and joined....my new gun is a brescia 41-x1x...carbine....any info would be great..
thanks to all
David
Hello, and I'm glad I found this site.Hope all is well with everyone!Quote:
Originally Posted by Badger
this is semperfi, new to the family . proud owner of an 1944 longbranch and adding more and more to complete the look. just recieved case ,breech cover and it is complete. . love the weapon .dead on .
Hi everyone,
Just signed up...great site!! I live in Abbotsford, B.C and was born an Army Brat. My dad was a Combat Engineer and retired a Capt. He served in Korea in 1952. I have been collecting Militaria for over 40 years, but only got serious about it around 10 years ago when I bought my First Army Jeep...a 1952 US Army M38...sold it and bought a 1942 "script" Willys MB that I still have. I mainly collect 1941-1963 US Army items..uniforms,radio gear,helmets and just about anything Engineer related. I own a Browning HP and 2 Garands (1943 & 1944) a 1944 Winchester M1 Carbine and a NORC M14.
I can be found on canadiangunnutz,g503,us militariaforum and others as 42MB or IA291E.
If this sort of thing interests you too...drop me a line...always looking to make new friends.
Steve...aka 42MB
hello , pleased to meet everyone
Hello, here a post from the Netherlands. Recently bought a Springfield M1903-A3 Remington #3990989. Build from un-issued original WW2 parts, two groove barrel 6/1944, new C-stock, all parts marked "R". It has never been fired. My dealer suggests to shoot reduced loads, Hornady A-Max 150 gr with 27,5 gr of N110 powder. Factory loads are to heavy he says. I will start reloading myself in the near future. Does anyone of you have any experience in .30-'06 loads for this particular rifle? There is very little documentation to get over here.
Hope to learn from you folks.
Welcome to all.
Hello my fellow Shooters
Iam new to the forum but old at the reloading bench 20+ years of revolver, pistol and long guns. Looking forward to exchangeing info and comments:)
I greet to everybody,
I am a new Member. I am Italian.
I have enrolled in this site because they are many years that I take an interest me of english military rifles of the two world wars.
I hope to be able to exchange a lot of opinions with the Members of this community.
you excuse mine bad English, but I am using a translation program.
Good Day all,
I'm glad to be here and look forward to being an active member. While I'm not new to collecting WW II weapons (American and European ) I am new to "forums" so if I make protocal errors please understand and be considerate.
I am currently collecting Swede Rifles and their accutrements. I not only collect but I love to take the " Darlings to the range ". The 6.5 X 55 is such a great cart that even my wife loves to shot with me (some times out shoot me )
Thanks for having me (us)
Bob / Jane
About time we joined this forum...'we' being The Dominion Ordnance Museum Inc.,our purpose being...'the preservaton and interpretation of historic ordnance of national importance'....stay tuned as JOHN ONE is fond of saying,the working reference collection is being assembled as we speak.
Yours for Canada, Steve Knechtel, President/Curator.
Hi everyone
Mainly interested in ww1 rifles both sides cant get wnough of them ! love the archaeology side of it too !
Hello. I've been a bystnder here for a while & thought its a bout time I signed up. I collect mainly aircraft instruments RAF WWII related & flying equipment.
Great site !
I am at the newbie in the gunsmithing world (this is my first attempt outside of my glocks). I have a stevens 416 to work on, and the only issue that I have ran into is trying to get the bolt disassemble. the gun has not been fired in about 40 years, so I would like to make sure that it safe be attempting to do so.
Hi All!
New to the forum, new to collecting, even new to shooting.
Thanks to all for their sharing of knowledge, and esp. thank you to the admin/moderators for keeping the place running!
Old USN vet, hope to learn from you guys.
New member here, ive been trying to find out more information about this Rifle i have, as far as i know it is a 1944 303 Enfield Rifle with III* and HV on the side of the butt, 8/45 stamped as well, has cleaning kit brass hole on butt, " BA " and "MA " everywhere on it, serial numbers match consistantly and has kill marks on reverse side of stock. I could give you serial numbers if you like but mabey someone could tell me more about it since you all seem to be the experts, i sure would appritiate it.....thanks,
Hey, ya'all. New to this forum. Been collecting Enfields and British militaria for twenty eight years. Have sold off most of the collection of over 80 rifles, but am still on the lookout for interesting finds. Published "The Enfield Collector's Digest" from 1993 trhough 2003 (The Enfield Collector's Digest). Ready to talk to anyone, anytime, about Enfields. Gimme a jingle.
Mabey you can help me out with a 1944 Enfield Rifle i have serial # 88445, 303 III* HV, what does HV stand for by the way? Has " MAO " SMLE 8/45 on the side of the butt.......mabey you could she some light on this for me, i bought it for $50.00Quote:
Originally Posted by Grizz1946
Hello, i found this site while searching for info. on my 1917 eddystone.
glad to know there is a site devoted to Military Surplus Firearms.
Dave
Hello all, new member to the board.
Not new to collecting.
Looking forward to good chats.
hello out there fellow gun fans, i dont have a very extensive colection (as of yet) but im on my way to a right good arsenal. from browsing this forum i have already gotten a good amount of information and am looking forward to gaining more knowledge.about my future purchases. thanks and have a nice day.
Hi just joined ...Stationed on Iwo Jima 1964/65 Us Air Force.
Returned for the 60 yr ( 2005 ) anniversary of the famous flag that was
raised on Mt Suribachi. Have pic if interested.
Will try to get use to your site
Mike :wave:
Hi everyone,
I just found this site on the net!!?? I am a gun nut and make no apologies for my likings. I have a small collection of military longarms from Custer to Korea. Trapdoors. 03's, 03a3, 1917 Enfields, Garand, M1 Carbine and now German 98K. The 98K was what led me to this site as I was looking for ejector springs and info.
Thanks,
Meganticoutlaw
Just found this site looking for information on bayonets. A fellow membwe of my VFW post asked if I could find out where these came from.
hello everyone, I am retired USN and have been collecting/shooting U.S milsurps. But about ten years ago, I purchased from a neighbor a 1889 schmidt rubin without a bolt. Had no idea what the bolt looks like so I went to the great western americana gun show and was able to buy a bolt assembly. But when I took it home, it was too short and the lug seems to be in the wrong place. I came upon this forum and it seems like a lot of members know about this rifle. I was reading a post/message from a member about the pressures of the the newer ammo and it makes sense now as to what happened to the original bolt. That was a very good article...thanks. Just looking at the pictures on this forum, I think the bolt assy. I purchased from the gun show is a 1911?? It seems the bolt for the k31 is really short compared to the 89...
On another matter, my son figured out that more ammo means more shooting at the range. So he talked me into reloading. Started with handgun ammo and now with the rifles,but I cannot find 30 carbine load data.. I currently have unique, bullseye and imr4198. will any of these powder work?? thanks, ed
I'm a new collector, just starting with the hobby. Interested in all sorts of things, but at the moment building a collection of WWII carbines and arms with unusual mechanisms.
new member also on cgn. love to collect and shoot military surplus rifles.
I have visited this forum for about two months,but just signed on.
This is a great forum and "Thanks" for allowing me to be a part of it.
Hello everyone. I'm a noon, still learning the M1 Garand. Just received 2 Springfield SG's from CMP and waiting on a M1D and WRA SG from them also. Trying to read and learn all I can. Thanks for this wonderful forum. I've been reading a ton here for a few days. Figured I'm gonna be here for a while to might as well introduce myself. My username is the same as on the CMP forum.
Greetings to everyone from Washington state. Military collector, shooter and wannabe gunsmith. Current project is building a poor man's 1922 M2 Springifled, using a 1903 receiver, M2 bolt and barrel, etc.
Hello
I just joined this group and am a new collector, I'm looking to find any used rifles for sale and am especially looking for a mosin nagnant 7.62x54
Thanks
Cheers to all, I am new to this forum. I am a CGN member also.
I am new to this site today and look forward to comparing notes with all of you. My name is Richard Peterson and I live in N.E. Colorado, having recently retired after selling firearms for 12 years at the Cabela's store in Sidney, Nebraka. I am a gunsmithing graduate from Trinidad State Junior College, was a weapons sergeant with the 5th SFG in VietNam in 1968, have had an FFL for the last 25 years, and now stay busy doing gunsmith work, bird hunting with my two English Setters, and staying active. I enjoy collecting and shooting military weapons, having more of those than I need but not as many as I want. Though I have been in the "game" for many years, I learn something new all the time. Nice to be aboard!
Hi: Been around on other boards. Collecting all sorts of stuff for close to 50 years. I may actually think about selling an item or two in a few years, when the house & garage are too full. CPOBR
Hi Everyone! I am New to Your Forum, But I Have Done a Lot of Collecting of WW1 & WW2 Firearms. I Have A SA SG Special on Order From the CMP. I Already Have A CMP Special. I Just Built A Six Digit Garand 1942 Barreled Recever Into a Fine Piece. I Am Currently Looking For a SA Postwar Walnut Cartouhed DOD Stock to Make My CMP SA SG Special Fully Correct. I Sell Parts on Ebay and Gunbroker. Hope to Connect with Some of You Soon!
New to Milsurps but not to collecting. Recently interested in military rifles and hope to learn from the experience on the forum.
Hello everyone. I'm sort of new to this Milsurp rifle thing.
So far i only have 1944 Mosin-Nagant, a 1944 M-1 Garand and a 1908 Swedish Mauser. I hope to find myself a 1903 Springfield but I'm still reeling from my recent M-1 purchase.
I'm happy to be here.
Hi to you all, I'm a new member and I enjoy shooting and collecting old weapons.
Hello Folks,
New member, here. I recently purchased a 1912 Krag which is in need of some parts to get it back to original form. Was looking around on the internet and came across this site which looks to be the most informative available.
Thanks in advance for any info/insights offered.
Regards
While I am a new member, I am not new to collecting, having been at it for over 50 years, plus or minus.
Jim J.
Hello! I recently obtained an Inland 7-43 and am trying to get more information about the markings and integrity of this wonderful specimen.
Howdy - What a fantastic site! We are an auction house in Pennsylvania that sells hundreds of firearms a year from estates including many rare and unusual WWII military pieces. If you ever see anything in our sales that you need additional photos or information on, just drop us a line. We sell with no minimum bids and no reserves! Thanks again to the members here for making this a great community. Check out our estate military rifles for March 6th at Auctionzip.com ID#5252
Newbie here. Hi to all. Mannie
Quote:
Originally Posted by Badger
I have been collecting since I was 8 years old, when my dad gave me a Swiss Vetterli . I am now 58 so its been a great hobby so far!
I was orphaned when Gunsnet shut down and one of the members said to give you guys a try. Here I am. My main interests are Great War arms with a secondary WW2 interests. chris3
Hello my name is Kelly T Mahoney I work at a live fire range on Fort Hood Texas, I am the owner of 2 M-1 Garands along with a few other rifles, I love supporting our military and helping the soldiers before they deploy to protect our freedom, I love to shoot weapons and hunt and fish and believe in Jesus as my Lord and savior.
keep your shot groups tight and Lord bless y'all
Hi. I'm a new member, trying to get some info about a rifle I've had for about 20 years. It's an M1A, from Springfield Armory (Genesco, IL) and it's one of the rifles from the "Even Thousand" series of collector's rifles. It's serial number is xx000, has a highly polished, walnut stock, gold trigger, gold flash suppressor, gold inlaid serial number, etc.
Does anyone have any idea as to its value? I'd also like to make contact with an M1A collectors' club, since I suspect they would have folks who would be most interested in purchasing something like this. It's been sitting in my safe, since purchase.
Anyone can E-mail me, about this item, at S1105521037@cs.com, if you like.
Thanks
Hi everone .I have been collecting Civil War guns and swords for over 20 years.
Recently stepped out of my league and bought a Lee Enfield No4 Sniper Rifle.
I am a purest and thought that this was good throughout...It is dated 1944.
But I would like to know if date should be on barrel when exposed or what other marks should be on the barrel??? Can anyone help...and where are the markings.....What is BNP marking? Thanks for any help.....
Hi guys, I'm Lamar from gunslingers and am in love with Mausers!
Hi Guys.
I'm a new member from Ireland. I'm a retired sailor, now indulging an interest in firearms. I have in my collection an M1 carbine, an SMLE and am looking out for other full-bore military rifles as they are availabler and I can afford them.
Looking forward to exchanging news and info.
Hi,
I Collect M-1 Garand, Carbine, 1903 And Other Us Military Arms Related Stuff.
I Shoot Competition Black Powder With The N-ssa In Winchester, Va.
This Looks Like A Great Site!
Hi to all!
I've been a long time reader, but have never posted before. I have quite a few milsurps, but no particular single area of concentration. I like all different kinds! I have a sampling of U.S military, Enfields, Mosins, Mausers, Swiss and other odds and ends. I really enjoy reading the posts and have learned a lot here. I just wish I had more time to shoot. I'm a 4th grade teacher and have young kids of my own, so life stays busy. Glad to be here.
Mike
New member, I'm glad I found this site.Thanks for putting it together and giving me access. I am thinking about a 91-30 because of the quality/price factor. They're less then 100$ locally. Is that right? Can I get a quality unit for that price?
hey every one glad to have found this site , have a m1a1 paratrooper mil. that i would like to know more about before i decide to sell thanks for any help u all can give
Hello All: New to this sight, new to posting, new to collecting and happy to be here. Currently have Type IV Enfield and Jungle Carbine, M44 and 91/30 Mosin Nagants and a newly restored, match grade M1. I love the military stuff; I only wish they could talk............Best regards:madsmile: