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    Don't really have anything to add other than to...

    Don't really have anything to add other than to wish Peter the very best of luck. And as stated above, none of this alters my perception of the man in the least...to express my honest opinion of...
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    Very nearly the exact twin of mine down to the...

    Very nearly the exact twin of mine down to the dates. !893 dated MkII converted to a CLLE MkI in 1911 by VSM with a Metford barrel. My barrel is also dated 1911, but in its case, that's the date it...
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    cof = Eickhorn, cvl = WKC...both in Solingen.

    cof = Eickhorn, cvl = WKC...both in Solingen.
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    11.99 is a November 1899 issue date, as you...

    11.99 is a November 1899 issue date, as you surmised. RGA is Royal Garrison Artillery, 113 is a rack/weapon number. Not sure on the IW IB...a battery/unit designation of some sort, I'd guess.
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    It is a fine old rifle, and in really nice shape....

    It is a fine old rifle, and in really nice shape. But I have no choice. The tang is broken.
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    Absolutely! thanks again Dick.

    Absolutely! thanks again Dick.
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    Thanks Dick, much appreciated. I've got it...

    Thanks Dick, much appreciated. I've got it soaking in Kroil as we speak. Fingers crossed...
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    I could use a bit of Trapdoor advice...

    My main collecting interest is British weaponry, but recently I've been branching out a bit closer to home. I recently got ahold of a very nice starred s/n Trapdoor carbine. The only problem I've...
  9. Thread: Poulin Report

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    Putting it mildly. :yikes: See above. Some...

    Putting it mildly. :yikes:

    See above.

    Some real eye candy though, start to finish.
  10. The butt is marked as an Indian Army Ordnance...

    The butt is marked as an Indian Army Ordnance Corps Grenade Firing rifle. I don't see any evidence of wrapping or reinforcement on the front end, although the wood looks to me to have been sanded....
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    To answer your question...it would have been...

    To answer your question...it would have been perfectly normal for an early rifle to have both. They would have been stamped as the mods were carried out.
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    What do the markings on the right side of the...

    What do the markings on the right side of the butt look like?
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    Typical cavalry/mounted troops markings used...

    Typical cavalry/mounted troops markings used go...15th Mounted Rifles, D squadron, trooper 10 or something pretty close. Sadly, there was no 15th Mounted Rifles (that I can find anyway), and that...
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    Semper Fi Phil...looks like you were going in...

    Semper Fi Phil...looks like you were going in just as I was getting out ('75-'79).
  15. In the Marine Corps it goes:...

    In the Marine Corps it goes: Company/Battalion/Regiment.
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    USMC WWI...

    I got a very big surprise from my little sister today. Something I thought I'd never see again, my granddad's uniforms. he was a Sgt with 2nd battalion 5th US Marines, and was at Belleau Wood, Blanc...
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    Absolutely. It's already a MkIII...no need to...

    Absolutely. It's already a MkIII...no need to "convert" it. At a quick glance, it looks like somebody defaced a perfectly good MkIII with spurious markings.
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    Looking at it in an Australian context (as...

    Looking at it in an Australian context (as mentioned in the other thread)...there was a 41st Infantry Battalion raised during WWI. 41st Battalion has been used in various incarnations since.
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    The C Broad Arrow property mark in that form...

    The C Broad Arrow property mark in that form originated around 1907, IIRC.
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    I second Henry R's recommendation. Now when you...

    I second Henry R's recommendation. Now when you sat tthat RIC is stamped several time on the metal...where, and how many times?
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    Buying from IMA will get you a known quantity M-H...

    Buying from IMA will get you a known quantity M-H if you get one that's cleaned and complete. you can get an untouched one from them for a lot less money if you have the know-how (especially...
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    Rob's justly "famous" over at British Militaria...

    Rob's justly "famous" over at British Militaria Forums. Great videos!
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    It it's "FR 1945" on the left side of the butt...

    It it's "FR 1945" on the left side of the butt socket, it's likely an Indian FTR...all the more likely because of the Y suffix rather than prefix to the serial number. SSA & NRF rifles still had the...
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    Enfield is the manufacturer. SC = Small Cone.

    Enfield is the manufacturer. SC = Small Cone.
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    About the 'S'... On the underside of the butt...

    About the 'S'... On the underside of the butt like that, it means the stock bolt has the split washer. A date stamp on the barrel, in this case, would be the installation date. It's an LSA...
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