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My grand father was a locomotive engineer from 1905 to about 1954. He operated Baldwin, (and other) steam and diesel locos on the Baltimore and Ohio Line.

Baldwin made hundreds of steam locos for...

Nice 1917. Above average.

A letter "K" stamped on the underside of the bolt handle would identify this as a Kingsbury bolt made in WW 2.

If a letter "K" were stamped on the top side of the bolt...

Have done some more research on these Sears/Kleins 1917 sporters.

It is highly probable they were made by Golden State Arms, Santa Fe Division.
Unmarked as such.

This rifle grabbed my attention. It is an interesting assembly of major components.

This is what I think I see;
ERA 1914 Receiver
Remington Model 30 barrel chambered for 30-06
Remington Model...

A very nice example of one of these rifles recently sold on Gunbroker for a sweet price.

The barrels on these were lathe turned to remove rust, pitting, dents and to give them a sporter profile.
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The rifle pictured is identical to those sold by Klein's Sporting Goods during the 1960's. They are very common. I see lots of them for sale on the WWW.
I have always wondered what company did the...

I have 2 1917 extractors that do not have the gas vent hole drilled in the tip. Both of these extractors have the letters "CV" stamped on the underside, indicating they are chrome vanadium steel....

WOW:eek: That is a real work of ART.

Have always wondered if MILTECH builds their own stocks.

I have not found any explanation for all of the various letters stamped on Enfield bolts. From A to Z, every letter in the alphabet seems to have been stamped on bolts at some point in time.
The...

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Where are these rifles now?

elmapad,

Your rifle is easily identifiable as being one of those sold by Kleins Sporting Goods of Chicago in the 1960's. They must have sold huge numbers of them as they are commonly seen on WWW...

Enfield fans may enjoy some of the short film clips that can be viewed at Stock Footage Archival Video Clips and Historic Photo Images from CriticalPast. Enter "1917 Enfield rifle" in the search box....

Couldbeworse,
Have you seen or heard of the "RCBS Precision Mic". About $50.00 from MidwayUSA. It is a great tool to have on your bench when reloading for excess headspace. It is used to accurately...

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Here is one example. Does this have a purpose or is it lame gunsmithing?

I have seen a few 1917 Enfield bolts (all Remingtons) with a very small hole drilled just behind the extractor groove at bolt front. The hole was at a 90 degree angle to the locking lugs and had a...

Stock cracks behind the rear guard screw are commonly seen in 1917 Military and Sporter stocks. What causes this? I am in the process of restocking a sporter and would appreciate input on ways of...

Does anyone know of a gunsmith in the US who can straighten an Enfield Trigger Guard. Have a military configuration dog-leg TG that I would like to have straightened and reblued for use in a sporter...