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Trying to date a commercial nickel plated Webley & Scott MKIII revolver cal. 455/476. Probably a police issue pistol. Serial N. 9600

DOC AV on Gunboards identified this musket:

French Made, probably sold to Turkey in the late 1700s early 1800s.( Toughra stamp of the Sultan on Lock and Barrel. Script details on LHS of barrel.)...

Possible, but figure on about $400.00 in assorted fees and about 6 months of paperwork.

Carcano Model 1938, fixed blade variation.

The old Chinese/Japanese/US Lend Lease guns were imported from China 20 years ago, I doubt anything of that kind is left in Armories now. Omega in Arizona has the dregs of those Imports rusting away...

Most of the Countries are following UN Guidelines and are destroying their Surplus weapons now. Ukraine is one of the rare countries who are not following these UN Guidelines, that is why you are...

Seem to remember it used a special cardboard clip with a string attached, once the cartridge were fired you pulled on the string to remove the empty clip.

Useless design, but a Holly Grail for Canadian Militaria collectors !

I think the photo was taken in Canada, before they ever got to Siberia. Photographers note at bottom of photo say Niagara-on-the-lake. Compared to my photos, these fellows are to neat and proper,...

I have two copies of photos that came from an Eastern Townships, Quebec Officer photo album that served with the CEF in Siberia and you can see that the soldiers are armed with Mosin-Nagant Model...

You will find the odd No4 with a strange non-british issue stacking swivel, but those were added by the Turks.

Russian Cuties

If you can prove it is was never the property of the US Government, you might have a chance. Under the recent changes allowing imports of former US Military Weapons, if it was part of the Lend-Lease...

Some Guys Re-enacting French and Russian WW1 units at the Newville Great War Association site in Pennsylvania have built passable copies of the French Chauchat LMG using SKS actions.

Ross Bayonet is for the 1910 MKIII rifle, 1905 has a step on the muzzle ring.

I know the feeling my old Mosin-Nagant VZ-54 Sniper was recently featured here on this site, it looked familiar and I looked at the serial number and Bingo!

Leave the original finish alone, if the flaking gets to bad. Refinish it with reddish tone shellac, new shellac will disolve the old and blend it in to preserve most of the original finish. Stay away...

Those are not 91/30 bayonets, but the much rarer socket-ring MN 1891 bayonets!

I have personnally seen and handled a 1945 dated one, but very few made and 45 was the last year of production.

Look like a Pattern 37 with a re-tailored collar, many were modified in that fashion for walking-out dress for returning troops by british tailors at the end of the war..

Canada only produced the No.4 MKII, so yes its the same. Rumours that a small number of No.7 and No.9 were purchased from England, but in 36 years of collecting I have never seen either one with...

Sounds like a Post-War Siamese Police carbine conversion.

Follow link: http://www.carbinesforcollectors.com/thai1.html

Yes I agree, an importer's restamp to match Cyrilic letters.

Indian refurbished guns sometimes have the FR mark, the Ishapore screw to re-enforced the stock just ahead of the mag assembly or no marks at all.

Spike bayonets

A) They are 4 basic types of bayonets:
- No4 MKI Cruciform
- No4 MKII
- No4 MKII*
- No4 MKIII

B) About six variations of scabbards