<edit> had the Boxer and Berdan primers mixed up. My bad.
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<edit> had the Boxer and Berdan primers mixed up. My bad.
One downside to this particular rifle though... the bayonet is probably going to cost me more than I paid for the entire rifle!
Of course I need a 1878, 1881, or 1887 Vetterli sawback bayonet. ...
I just recently acquired one stamped M.81. No import stamp, all numbers matching and everything is original finish.
These were originally chambered in a 10.4 x 38mm rimfire (.41 Swiss). Since...
You certain of the series Kana?
It looks like it could possibly be a 'ra' or 22nd series.
The 'leg' on the te symbol was from the middle of the second bar. Whereas the 'leg' of the ra symbol...
For whatever it is worth....
I have discovered that :
Floorplate Catch Lever was originally straw colored.
Floorplatch Catch was originally blued.
Good afternoon!
I have a Schmidt-Rubin M1911 infantry rifle that was manufactured in 1916. I do not currently have a bayonet for it, so I have been doing a bit of looking.
I found a 1899 bayonet...
very nice! Congratulations!
I, for one, would love to see a photo of the whole package.
There are a couple of things that are not making sense (Like the "S" proof mark and the serial number when the change was recorded to...
In order to see the number on the trigger, trigger guard, and the tangs, you will need to carefully remove them. Any time you are removing parts by removing screws, I would recommend using a...
J-Rod is correct that the kanji on the stock is an inspector stamp... However according to my reference material, that is a Nagoya inspector stamp, whereas the barreled receiver is Tokyo or Kokura. ...
I am working on the rifle indicated in the subject line, and have a question about the magazine floorplate release components. Evidently most people do not take the trigger guard assembly down to...
Woops! I missed the part in your original post that the slider spring was missing. Sorry about that.
Finding just that little spring might be a little tough. You might find you have to get the...
A friend of mine found the overstamp answer for us!
I did find that from 1905-1921 there were about 10,000 rifles that were re-assigned to schools for training. These rifles had the mum ground,...
Catch22 - If you do go to cfnparts.com, check for the rear sight spring as well. I believe that that have one (original) for your rifle on sale right now. (about $4.50?) I don't see you finding...
Further review of the photos :
You have the correct hook style safety.
Also, it appears that your bolt handle is of the correct style as well. Hemi-spherical shape instead of the plum shape on the...
CONGRATS!
The floorplate catch spring can be found at Classic Firearms and Parts ( NOT to be confused with Classic Firearms).
Right now, they have 3 original springs for $2.25 each. Part...
Thanks for your response Surpmil.
I should be able to see what the distance between the shoulders on the sight protector is Monday. But I am not anticipating any problems with the fit over the...
I did happen to find a reference to a circle. It indicated that the bayonet underwent a second class, special wartime inspection.
Unfortunately, I do not know much of anything about this special...
I am certainly not going to say that the 'WU' is not signifying Wakeda University. But I have seen several photos of bayonets with the 'school' kanji (kind of a a curved "X" with a bar on top),...
Just some basic observations, and my best deductions:
Tokyo/Kokura arsenal stamp
blued fullered blade
hooked quillon
contoured bird's head pommel
contoured wood grips with screws
Just this...
Who does not like pictures, right?
It took me a little bit, but I got one that shows the extent that the sight base protrudes past the sight block.
For whatever it is worth, the block width that...
Good morning,
I have been trying to do as much research and reading as I can regarding this Long Branch Lee-Enfield in my care at the moment.
After reading Mr. Laidler's article "FORESIGHTS and...
Cool. Thank you Roger!
CINDERS, here is another picture of the writ that you asked for.
Does this help you see what you are looking at better? If not, just let me know, and I will try again.
I am not certain of what...
That is exactly what i thought as well. :)
The mag "works", but i despise it. I hate the sharp angles on it and it feels so different than the real one on my LB.