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  1. Sticky: Check Collector’s Source on their new arrivals...

    Check Collector’s Source on their new arrivals page . A new offer of a LB TP sniper rifle .
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    Have been buying there for years. Good...

    Have been buying there for years.

    Good experience.

    The Maine way of life !
  3. Hi Daan, I don't want to pick a fight. I...

    Hi Daan,

    I don't want to pick a fight.

    I was just bragging about Canadian success in Sicily and lack of determination of the troops that met them on the beach during Op Husky. .
  4. I would add that any '' battle '' rifle that has...

    I would add that any '' battle '' rifle that has never shot and killed an armed opponent is not a battle rifle. It is merely a conversation piece, a footnote in arms development, not worthy of...
  5. No 4 no question . Savage USA made 2 million...

    No 4 no question .

    Savage USA made 2 million of them.

    LB ( Long Branch Canada ) 1 million.

    British factories another million or so.

    So , plentiful enough. Easily mass produced in peaceful...
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    70291 Friends , To complete the research on...

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    Friends ,

    To complete the research on the subject here is a picture of my no 47 instrument stand canvas pouch.

    The stand had a pouch .

    My picture is featured in Clive Law's latest...
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    Value? Oger, What you have you lucky bugger ( no...

    Oger,

    What you have you lucky bugger ( no disrespect meant ) is the rarest of the rare : A Canadian Ww2 sniper rifle, one of only about 1200 made.

    It is an incredible find.

    It is a...
  8. :thup: A-Square 10 my friend, my comments...

    :thup: A-Square 10 my friend, my comments concerned the use of arms in an armed conflict ( overseas ) as i am a military person. In the vast , democratic , free and relatively violent crime free...
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    :bash: Excellent suggstion emmagee. Now why...

    :bash: Excellent suggstion emmagee. Now why did'nt i think of that excellent site to wich i refer to almost every day ?
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    27938 End result once complete dissassembly...

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    End result once complete dissassembly completed.:clap:

    I used the excellent reference book by Canfield. Nice fellow.

    Putting it back together was another story for another day.:crying:...
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    2793727936 As found Johnson Rifle and while i...

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    As found Johnson Rifle and while i was in the process of dissassembly and cleaning:surrender:.

    Hard work !

    Major >Bob
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    2793527935 I have recently acquired this nice...

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    I have recently acquired this nice piece of history. I have no pretense of saying that it served in the Pacific or anything. Buy the rifle not the story they say. The seller considered...
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    27934 I suggest you buy the excellent...

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    I suggest you buy the excellent reference book by Canfield. He answers e-mail also.

    I acquired this Johnson rifle recently and saved it from the scrap yard. I cherish and respect it .
    ...
  14. Well said Peter. A last means of defense but...

    Well said Peter. A last means of defense but pretty usefull at close quarters when all else has failed. A pistol and a grenade will do wonders in any conflict . Now that carbines ( C-8, C-7A1 ) are...
  15. Thanks A Square. High Power Canadian holsters...

    Thanks A Square. High Power Canadian holsters From Right to left: Pattern 37, Chinese contract Pattern 37 but also used by Canadian forces in WW2 and Korea according to photographic evidence ,...
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    27888278892789027891 I had been looking for...

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    I had been looking for these for years. As a matter of fact , i had been looking for at least the No 2 ever since i joined the military 24 years ago .

    I had a lot of...
  17. 27868 Here is my ''Chinese contract'' Inglis...

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    Here is my ''Chinese contract'' Inglis High Power with the wooden shoulder stock.The stock and the sights are oddities that we should not with hindsight critic .:nono:

    The book says the...
  18. 278672786627865 This is what i was describing...

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    This is what i was describing before.:wave:

    Any comments ?

    Thanks.

    Major Bob
  19. Right on Maple Leaf.Thanks for the confirmation....

    Right on Maple Leaf.Thanks for the confirmation. I recently bought a No2 with the MAB sicker still attached. True that well worn pistols are used at annual qualifications. We can still score pretty...
  20. I meant ''in '' a shoulder holster. The wooden...

    I meant ''in '' a shoulder holster. The wooden shoulder holster you refer to is the ''Chinese'' holster and i have never heard it used by anyone in the Allied camp.It is rather silly. Sorry for the...
  21. Very nice there A-square.Any trace of the MAB...

    Very nice there A-square.Any trace of the MAB stickers ? Are your magazines JI marked ? I have a nice collection of genuine canadian military holsters for them, 7 actually , all different. Where can...
  22. I suspect that the first delivery to China...

    I suspect that the first delivery to China eventualy fell into Communist Forces hands. They were used subsenquently against Canadian troops in Korea even as Betune , the famed canadian doctor was...
  23. I have two examples in my collection. A No1 with...

    I have two examples in my collection. A No1 with tangent sight and shoulder stock fittings with no military aid board sticker ( MAB ) and a No2 with a sticker. Altought the No1 has been called the...
  24. Hello, I have been reading the posts concerning...

    Hello, I have been reading the posts concerning the HP. I have been using it professionally for the past 25 years and won a service pistol championship with one made in 1945 only 2 weeks ago.No...
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    Sticky: Hello I am Bob, I am a military firearm...

    Hello I am Bob,

    I am a military firearm collector and shooter. I have military experience and i like to investigate prior usage and the history of the firearms i collect. My collection is a live...
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