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Hi browningautorifle,

The school carbine you have looks really sharp and turned out very well. Thanks for the pic and hope that mine will present as well when done.

James

Thanks again for the responses and the pictures provided by BUTLERSRANGER and BROWNINGAUTORIFLE. The information helped me decipher some of the collector book information.

The dovetail base on the...

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The weapon was disassembled already and a plan is just to restore it. Goal is a good period correct shooter. The old after market sights are shown too.

The after market front sight...

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I have acquired a Model 1899 Krag, that had been sporterized. Fortunately the receiver and barrel were left in alone and not damaged. A ramp front sight had been added by soldering and the...

73371Thanks for the information on the previous thread.

After reading that and looking around, the critter seems to resemble the second variation of locking bolt in Stratton's text on No.4s. It...

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I am restoring a 1943 Savage No.4 Mk1* to a original type condition.

This safety mechanism was on it, yet I can't seem to cross reference it. It is shape more like a No.1 MkIII and has...

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I have a project that I pulled from storage. Its a Savage No.4 Mk1* .303 Enfield, serial number range is 72Cxxxx. The picture below shows that it has some chipping on the bolt rail near the...

http://homenetcom.com/~brknight/smle1.JPG
http://homenetcom.com/~brknight/smle2.JPG
http://homenetcom.com/~brknight/smle3.JPG

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Sorry about the slow reply. The Alasken scope shown serial number is 5435. This scope only has commercial markings. The first scope tube brought into the program were serial #4900-5200...

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Sorry about the slow reply. The Alasken scope shown serial number is 5435. This scope only has commercial markings. The first scope tube brought into the program were serial #4900-5200...

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Just to let you know I put the pictures in.

Try these pictures, see I can get them to work this time.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2015/12/smle1JPG-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2015/12/smle2JPG-1.jpg...

http://home.ix.netcom.com/~brknight/smle1.jpd

http://home.ix.netcom.com/~brknight/smle2.jpg

http://home.ix.netcom.com/~brknight/smle3.jpg
I was wondering if someone could help with identifying...

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Thanks for the above info, is there a book source for such information. The images that I was going to include didn't come through in the first thread, I've include those below. The last...

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I picked up a Remington Rand 1911A1 in pretty good condition. The serial number #1440xxx seems to land by most websites I have seen between 1943 to 1944 depending on websites, possible a...

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I was wondering if anyone would know the approximately the date of a McCord front seam, swivel bail helmet with a heat stamp of 861H (unless I read it upside down and it is H198)?

The book...

Thanks to everyone, I was able to fine a nice original stamp buttplate with the proper marking and checking.

Thanks for the replies. From ChuckinDenver, when you indicated that there is nothing special about the stamped buttplate, would it have checkering?

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Looking for assistance on the type of buttplate that would be on a 03A4 that was constucted in August 1943, in the first block of serial numbers of the sniper rifles. On everything that I can...

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Here is the name and address of the gunsmith who fix the threaded end of my 620 barrel. Again he steps down the threads, sleeves the barrel, its turned for correct OD and crowned. The...

Hi Nhetzer,

I finally got the 620 barrel back from my friend's gunsmith and I am very pleased with the work. The gunsmith from my understanding has to tool up his mill just a little for each type...

Hi Nhetzer,

I have a gunsmith (gunsmurf) who has repaired valuable barrels in the past with such damage, going to fix as best as possible my barrel. The idea is to leave the portion on the end of...

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Careful if you trying to remove the choke, a whole bunch of 620s were done years ago with a Weaver choke/comp. The barrels were tapped on the outside about 1/2 in down and the choke body...

For CDA 97,
The original heatshields I believe are different for the original Win 1200 verses the ones being reproduced in white. The ones I have seen in white are based on the pattern for the...

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I have a Model 65 H& R Reising with serial #3588. I have seen in some parts documentation that there are two types of magazine catches/releases.

One early type is a small curving release...