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Thanks Jim for locating the photo and older posting. Really interesting tool for the advanced collector

I believe these early tools are not common to find. They will not fit the first type prong flash hider only the second type. I seem to recall there was a different tool for the type one prong flash...

Most photos show the white belts which lasted the lifetime of the Model 1917A1

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I used a Winchester M70137116 target front sight with different inserts. It is mounted on a small scope block.

I bought one that had been sporterized years ago and rebarreled it to 45-70. As I was shooting alot of black powder reloads with the heavy 500 gr lead bullets, I decided to make
a simple but...

I wonder if the new retro AR-15/Colt 601 collectors are familiar with this tool ?

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A friend was telling about a new Ruger AR15 in 5,56mm. He at the range and as the shooter fired the Ruger, there wasn't any ejection? the empty was still inside
the rifle. He got the empty out and...

Did I notice a Luftwaffe patch on the second boy from the left side ?

This stock was a gift from my 1st Sgt a very long time ago. It was covered with some type of preservative which came off. I used boiled linseed oil, photos do not show but both sides of the stock...

This trigger would be correct as they started with the drawing numbers late in the 1930's, NM trigger has different number.

Actually, i have no137082137083 idea where you find one with the...

the rear hand guard clips with either the drawing number on the underside or without holes are quite rare to find. It not worth the
effort to attempt to remove it. There is a special tool used but...

Both Springfield and Winchester used the milled with groove rear hand guard band from the start of production. Springfield replaced the milled rear hand guard band by 1943 with the common stamped...

Your right about the "last ditch" rifles, but my point was they did have anti aircraft sights ftom 1939 to around 1944. That is a long time .

I have two Type 99 rifles (1943 & 1944) my cousin...

The Japanese incorporated the anti aircraft sights on their standard infantry rifle, the Type 99 in 7,7 mm thought out137069 WW2

During the 1920's and into the 1930's, US Ordnance developed both a 30 rd and 40 rd magazine for the BAR for AA defense, these were all scrapped before WW2

the gas port M1 rifles did not enter service until June/July 1940

The new bipod was adopted in 1937 and used into WW2 by the US military.

Credit the late Billy Pyle with the 1942 photo of an army post showing the Model 1918A1 in the rack.

These are really...

Having to find a Johnson rear sight for a $6300 rifle ? Did I missing something ?

The V B message grenade was used by the French Army during WW1 to send messages from one sector to another sector as there were no radios. The VB message grenade used a special cartridge designed...

I should add that the message grenade was used to send messages from one sector to another in the trenches by the French army during WW1. there was also a small parachute attached to the
message...

I have the special message grenade cartridge, not common to find - headstamp is 1917136991

The French bolt action MAS 1936 used a spike bayonet stored under the barrel. besides WW2 and post WW2 Indo China and Viet Nam, this spike bayonet lasted a long time as well as the rifle.

The...

Just might be a IHC rifle too, best gift to a third world army. Should also include South America and middle east

Found this photo of the early rod bayonet Model 1903 rifle

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almost looks like the M3 clip pouch, actually 30 rd magazine pouch. Could be used for either
M3 or TSMG

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