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  1. Thread: 1884 trapdoor

    by F4Rio
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    289325 made July-September 1884. Trapdoor...

    289325 made July-September 1884. Trapdoor Springfield by Malden D. Waite, Bernard Ernst
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    You didn't, John. It's even better than the pics!...

    You didn't, John. It's even better than the pics!
    SF,
    Bil
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    ThAnks Charlie. Just back on milsurps for first...

    ThAnks Charlie. Just back on milsurps for first time since Michael. May have cable net and phone restored by end of Nov so having to use this TINY keyboard till then — not fun ;-(
    Appreciate you...
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    Winston Churchill shoulders an M1 carbine

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    Prime Minister Winston Churchill at a show-and-tell of American small arms. Behind him is General Eisenhower. Should you believe Churchill is merely posing for the camera, au contraire, he...
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    This is what Charlie has been posting about. It's...

    This is what Charlie has been posting about. It's an Inland receiver with a Standard Pro serial number. It appears to be a stamping malfunction and either the first and/or second digit hung. It is a...
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    Yes we did.

    Yes we did.
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    Called the seller -- an extremely helpful and...

    Called the seller -- an extremely helpful and pleasant gentleman. He says SN is 3385XXX -- in the SG range but he could not see the maker stamp under the rear sight so it might be an S'G'. Barrel is...
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    Chris covers 6.219 - 6.449 in CC NL 372. I don't...

    Chris covers 6.219 - 6.449 in CC NL 372. I don't see a later block covered in a NL. COMs have some later ones.
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    Revisionist History

    I must respectfully disagree with the notion that film maker Ken Burns has provided a "Fair and Balanced" non-revisionist account of the Viet Nam War. I recommend reading, for starters: The Ken Burns...
  10. Holster, Assembly, Parachutists

    From WB III
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    Here's an IP to compliment that magazine. It's...

    Here's an IP to compliment that magazine. It's one of "the finest and most complete Irwin-Pedersens" -- "Condition is excellent both in the wood and all metal parts" -- on Guns International for...
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    on 4097XXX

    on 4097XXX
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    Charlie -- it was to install a Lyman on a late...

    Charlie -- it was to install a Lyman on a late Inland. It was only drilled & tapped twice. Not as bad as the low number IP receiver I got with SIX holes in it!!!
    Bill
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    Thank you Frank. Great work -- as always on a...

    Thank you Frank. Great work -- as always on a stock well worth saving!
    I'll take that 4.0 Underwood too, if you don't mind!!
    Semper fi,
    Bill
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    BE-B: IBM or Standard Products . B-EB: IBM

    BE-B: IBM or Standard Products . B-EB: IBM
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    Interesting T-2 Barrel Band

    Never seen a T-2 band with a hole centered on the top and no apparent weld scars. I have a few and have seen others -- none look like this one. Books show all T-2 bands with four weld scars that...
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    Underwood M1 Carbine 1943 Production

    Hello Charlie, Maybe my old eyes are deceiving me, but pic 8 of this .U. T code sure seems to have adjustable sight stake marks. Wore a type 3 band as well. Wood is pretty but I think it has issues,...
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    Col Sebastian Robert Hafer 1925-2016

    "As a young Second Lieutenant, he served in the Philippines at the end of World War II. After the war, he remained in the Army Reserve, eventually achieving the rank of full "Bird" Colonel."
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    It's probably an SG receiver made in Saginaw, MI...

    It's probably an SG receiver made in Saginaw, MI and instead of going to Inland, it was sent to Grand Rapids, MI to become an S'G'. Is the barrel original or a replacement? Finish and date on the...
  20. Thread: '44 Winchester

    by F4Rio
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    Your serial number looks to be 5653--- which puts...

    Your serial number looks to be 5653--- which puts it in the 28 March batch of numbers.
  21. Thread: '44 Winchester

    by F4Rio
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    Last Serial Number Applied Each Day At Winchester...

    Last Serial Number Applied Each Day At Winchester from Winchester Log Book:
    26 Mar 1944: 5,652,677
    28 Mar 1944: 5,653,633
    30 Mar 1944: 5,654,690
  22. Thread: NPM Carbine

    by F4Rio
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    Frank, NPM 4.250 - 4.285 appear with Underwood...

    Frank, NPM 4.250 - 4.285 appear with Underwood 2-44 and 3-44, and undated Marlin and IBM barrels.

    As DaveHH wrote -- NPMs were produced out of serial number sequence; e.g. 4.425 - 4.432 were...
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    Some Serious Stake Marks

    I thought some of my receivers had "heavy" stake marks but these on one of the auction sites must be a record!!
    Bill-F4Rio
  24. Charlie, the 2563XX I got from a very trustworthy...

    Charlie, the 2563XX I got from a very trustworthy source (unlike the one we discussed previously) has a small "S" on the left side with no other markings. It's not staked.
    Bill
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    Thank you Charlie-Painter777, deldriver, and all...

    Thank you Charlie-Painter777, deldriver, and all the others -- you gave me very helpful info as well as a much appreciated welcome to a 1st time poster.
    Semper fi,
    F4Rio
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