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I recently purchased a former NWMP Enfield Mk. 2 Pistol that I would like to strip and detail-clean. However, I haven't been able to find any information on the correct disassembly/reassembly...

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--The RCMP (then the NWMP, or Northwest Mounted Police), used Winchester M1876 Muskets from 1878 until they were replaced by SMLE rifles in approximately 1910. Long-Lees were purchased as...

--Yes, on second view I have to agree with you. I guess, in any case, it documents that some officers did not solely carry standard-issue firearms.

In my previous posts I had been focussed on the Canadians as the most-likely colonial troops to have favoured Winchester rifles as personal favourites supplementing the standard issue weapons of the...

690146901569016--There is photographic evidence that Canadian Cavalry officers purchased and carried non-issue firearms--Col. Sam Steele with his M1896 Broomhandle Mauser Pistol (similar to that...

690116901269013--rare military-contract M1873 rifles, the Spanish and the Naval Contract Rifles, supplied directly by Winchester to client nations other than to South African Colonies.

6900669007690086900969010--Winchester M1873 Sporting Rifles shipped directly to South African clients/dealers in the 1880s--so-called "seven-leaf" rifles, after the number of sight leaves. Some of...

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More on African Winchesters--1866 and 1876 Winchester Rifles used by Henry Morton Stanley during his epic expeditions to locate David Livingstone. Their firepower was credited...

Patrick: this gun NEVER arrived in the USA--it was manufactured there in 1897 and subsequently arrived in South Africa: it may have been stamped with an American individual's name, and that same...

--Typical Boer Rifle Markings:

--I've looked at a lot of wartime Boer guns and have yet to see one with initials stamped on the barrel. It is entirely possible that the letters were stamped by a gunsmith/gunmaker who might have...

Thanks: I've contacted Cody Museum, Winchester Collectors Association and the South African Military Historical Society, to name a few. However, no real Joy yet. I've looked through the Imperial...

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I'll try to get some closeups of the stamps. The gun is pretty plain-Jane. Of significance: there are no British proof marks. On another forum I was directed to a SA gunsmith/gunmaker who, in the...

I'm looking for help to determine the provenance of an interesting Winchester Lever Action rifle that I recently bought at a UK auction. It's a full-length Model 1873 Winchester in 44-40 Calibre...

Bruce, thanks for the input. As to the availability of orders: the barrels are meant to be available to all international buyers, subject to your own country's rules on firearm parts importation. ...

Last year I was the happy recipient of four brand-new CNC-machined No. 4 Mk. 1 rifle barrels. These have delivered exceptional accuracy. We are currently attempting to find enough interested...

Yes, the barrel taper and the knox form make for difficulty holding the barrel in the vise. I have a good, close-fitting action wrench, so the biggest problem is to keep the barrel from slipping in...

Does anybody have any secrets they'd share regarding a pain-free method of removing the barrel from Longbranch Actions? For some reason they are always torqued on so firmly that they require risking...

I have done alot of stockwork on Milsurps over the years. Stocks have ranged from almost black with old grease/oil/stain, to new, unissued. Interestingly, I have have a number of Longbranch butts...

Beauty Mate! I was an RCD troop leader in Germany in the 1970s. She brings back some memories. Yes, I think that your track tension is excessive.

Mine is an excellent shooter. Big issue is reloading correctly--see some of the other posts on this rifle. These rifles have a a fascinating history!

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Woodleigh makes a 174 grain .312 softpoint with a flat base. Expensive. However, their intention was to duplicate the original Kynoch ammunition as closely as possible. I have to wonder if this is...

I am fortunate enough to own a M1929 Persian Mauser Rifle. These rifles were made by BRNO in Czechosclovakia following the League of Nations ban on German production. BRNO simply captured what...