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Obviously aesthetes of high order.

Seeing stuff about a theft from the Lithgow museum. Anything to this?

They may not be completely stupid, but usually have a distinctly different agenda than the general populace.
Most governments of this ilk are more than happy to throw away vast sums of money...

Always something, isn't it? Especially when you start getting close, another odd issue inevitably crops up. Really great to watch you do this, thanks!

Possibly still useful against antiquated Chinese aircraft, I suppose.

Yep. Same here. You can tell a project's priority by it's depth.

The two guys on the left could probably find a better position.

Got this in a package deal. Once common, less so now. Not the finest example of the machinist's art, but could turn a paper weight into a shooter. Uninstalled, with minor pitting at the front sight...

Could well be any of several German captured pistols. The Radom is about the same size as a 1911, and that should be almost twice the length of the GI's mag pouch. The holster appears a bit smaller...

I'm thinking Walther PP. Note the retaining tab goes up to the button, rather than down, The tab appears folded over at the flap.

Not going to say it.

Great to see it up and running properly!

M8 Scout car?

Probably not particularly rare, but for $5.00, couldn't pass it up. There's continuity through the head, and the base, but some corrosion at the switch to head contact. Should clean up and function.

Yep. Same here.

For what it's worth, I think a weathered color case hardening would suit it.

Bit of wood extension at each end instead of leather?

The leather straps even appear intact.

I'm a bit in between, with 48 or so military calibers. I'm set up to load for all of them except the 8X56 Austrian. The 314299 mold does cover a lot of ground here.

Nice progress.

Gotta love accessible lock work, especially numbered for disassembly. The revolver's evolution during this time period is really interesting. Nice you could cash in some chips to snag this one. I was...

The Japanese infantry certainly fell afoul of the US 37mm loaded with canister shot at Alligator creek on Guadalcanal.

From what I understand, smokeless was tested for the revolver at least twice, once early on, and a second time with the strengthened 1929 upgrade. Evidently, these Swiss tests proved unsatisfactory,...

Only visible patch is that of 3rd Service Command, a logistics and training outfit based on the mid-Atlantic coast of the continental US.

Dual purpose muzzle cover on the carbine?