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Does cartridge number 4 look familiar?

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It is a .303" Incendiary B Mark Z (Smoke).

EED gave you the straight answer. The elevation knob is supposed to be checkered, windage knurled. Get yourself a copy of Scott Duff's "Red Book", pertaining to the WW2 M1 rifle. Everything you might...

Sorry Rick, that is incorrect. The Boxed RLB came first, on grasping groove and non grasping groove S stocks, followed by unboxed RLB in two iterations... closely spaced RLB, and widely spaced R L B....

Good to know... thanks! :D

I'll probably place an order for some Hornady .329 projectiles in the next day or so... I do like their 160 Gr. .268 Carcano RN projectiles very much. Now if they will only make a .327 projectile for...

That is the stuff... 8x56R. I bought it in sealed cases, and it was as fresh as the day it was made. Superb quality ammunition. Until Hornady started selling it, it was the only option short of...

Are you referring to the Rimmed 8x56 Steyr in 5 round clips, packed 2 in a box? 1938 or so dated with Reichsadler on the case head? Good Stuff. I use it in a Steyr M95 Long Rifle. I own a M95...

That is a good question. Best guess is that it is a cut down due to the non standard barrel length, markings, etc. Why it was done is anyone's guess. I had a Persian Mauser Model 1949 carbine in 8mm...

I pulled out my M1842 smoothbore and took a caliper to the barrel wall (bore is still shiny, no pitting... musket has no appreciable corrosion, just a light patina with some brightness, which is as...

Agreed, if it has an M1842 bolster it was probably bored out. Any surviving markings would aid identification.

The only maker with the initials HO that I have come across is H Osborne, but he was from Springfield Mass. and produced militia muskets between 1812 and 1830. My best guess is that this is a Militia...

WHo knows? It is possible, and certainly more effective in combat than harsh language :rofl: Many of the Confederate 1842 conversions I have observed were cut down to musketoon or carbine length....

I can honestly say I have not ever heard of such a creation. It is most assuredly not an official modification. Is the barrel secured with pins or bands?

I have an 1848 dated Springfield...

I have taken a look through my copy of United States Martial Flintlocks by Reilly. Your musket isn't a 1795, as they were manufactured by Springfield Armory and Harpers Ferry. My best guess is that...

Could be a 1798 or 1808 Militia Act musket. I'll have to pull out my reference books when I get home and take a look. They both follow the general pattern of the 1795.

I would not use it for corrosive ammunition, as it is composed of a petroleum hydrocarbon solvent base component, a light weight oil and a corrosion inhibitor... none of which does anything to...

lb_billy... does your rifle look basically like this:

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or like this:
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+1 Nice rifles. Thanks for sharing!

Steve... you should take a look at C.S. (Nick) Ferris' Rock Island Rifle Model 1903. It is a fantastic read, and a great reference work. The other tomes are sadly in need of updating.

To add what the others have said... if you are spending your hard earned money, it is in YOUR best interest to become a subject expert in your chosen area of collecting. Funds expended on quality...

The only thing that is consistent with Remington M1903s is their inconsistency. You will find grasping groove stocked rifles with round rear sight bases, non grasping groove stocked rifles with early...

Oh, they are collectable... depends on what year it was manufactured. Nice one :dancingbanana:

Gratuitous Remington photo... It is all still out there!

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Yes, that is a dozen lend lease Remington M1903s, in cosmoline,...

I just moved, and I have to locate my camera... it is in one of the boxes. Regarding the tangs on my Remingtons...

3003744 Not drilled NZ LL
3026063 Not drilled Brit LL
3042584 Drilled ...

Some old photos, some of my US Rifles:

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A few of the last...