But no folding stock carbine shown in the photo :crying:
You hold your disappointment with a strong upper lip "Limey" :)
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But no folding stock carbine shown in the photo :crying:
You hold your disappointment with a strong upper lip "Limey" :)
A lot of action in this photo....
Abandoned German Truck in the ditch with the driver's door open.
A jeep head down the road with three men.
And the MG set up at the far end of the rifle...
Another bit of history that became smoke in the Great St. Louis Fire? :(
:cool: At least your's is fouled, mine has so much rust that I may never make it shine :surrender:
Not all of Washington is shut down because of the snow.
Honor Guard walking his tour at the Tomb of the Unknown .
Excellent suggestion :thup:
I have a lot of respect for a soldier in the field trying to fix an extractor on a winter day in Europe with his hands numbed from the cold. After several days of...
What some solvert and oil can do.
Merry Christmas.
Update for those interested, after a 1 1/2 weeks of applying solvent and a brass brush to the inside of the barrel the Nagoya is starting to show a wee bit of shine.
Oil has soaked the bolt...
Makes one feel proud.
Learning more about a Nagoya Arsenal 8th series Type 99. 7.7mm Japanese caliber made in late 1944 is interesting as of six days ago I knew zipppppp ! :o
Trying to inspect this (crude) rifle as it...
The rifling looks more like a screw thread than a spiral in a rifle barrel.
As the oil is beginning to ease some of the rust off the surface it appears that this weapon has the appearance of a...
I haven't found the adjustment screw on the rear site yet for windage and elevation..... :D
Thank you to all who've replied.
I knew nothing about this rifle when it was uncovered on Sunday.
The learning curve has been vertical. The weapon will never be fired and join the cabinet with...
Umm, the latch is just to rear of the serial number. Pull the upper forward extention away from the action, whilst removing the bolt rearward... :rolleyes:
It was a little stiff but the oil...
Bob this rifle is mostly rust. No chrome barrel, welded bolt.
Badger provided a helpful index and it appears as you stated a very late "last ditch" Type 99.
12 hours ago I was moving boxes in a...
Your list points me in a direction...
I've attached a jpeg that points to the mark... is this the symbol I should compare to the pdf you sent ?
An 86 year old Marine passed away last Summer. He enlisted out of High School and served with the 3rd Marine Division "Amphibious".
( Not in good shape as everything is rusty ). Any help from...
A thank you to all for comments.... the carbine is heading towards the work bench next weekend for my first work on a M-1A ( other than cleaning ;) )
The Extractor is "froze" as illustrated in the attached jpeg.
I think I remember someone writing on a November 29 post ( now lost in cyber space) to take a ink pen and try pushing on the...
I believe you are on the correct path as all ammo being used in the Carbine is new, ( see earlier jpegs).
The latest jpeg illustrates the current condition of the extractor.
Will this require...
... if you can't find a post you thought you had made sometime between 4:00 am EST to 9:00 pm EST, Sunday Nov 29th, it may have been lost during the process of restoring the database to the new...
did any one notice the different style of bayonet on each M-1 ? :confused:
To any who've served our nation and felt offense at the dity learned from relatives who represent other branches of the armed forces and extended through my recital I wish to declare that no offense...
1st Cavalry Division :p
isn't that the group that never rode a horse,
never held a line, and the color speaks for itself group ??? :eek:
Always wonder while my uncles who served in the Corp...
Can you imagine a pickey line like that today ? :madsmile:
No flak vest, no helmets, no goggles, or knee pads..... :super:
The boys today look at their fathers and they think what :cool: ????