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There would have been a small eagle on the flat of the bolster. Those rubbed off easily.

The Model 1863 saw the introduction of a screwed on sling swivel on the trigger guard bow. Not sure if...

I got a few drill rifle barreled recievers which did not have the chambers welded. They just had a rod hammered into the chambers. Some came out with taps of a rod, others had to be drilled out. ...

If you have a Gander Mountain store nearby they sell musket caps in 100 cap cans. If you will not be shooting much that might save some trouble over mail ordering.

I'm also a NSSA shooter. I use a homemade concoction of 3 parts beef tallow to one part bees wax. Very similar to the wartime recipie and it works great.

I bought some beef suet from the...

JB,

Much different situation here. All of Kwajalein Island is a National Historic Landmark. We work under a strict set of Army Regs, and host nation laws that protect archaeological resources. ...

There were Japanese artifact with the bones, coins, buttons one round of 7.7mm ect. No weapons or filed gear in the section we excavated which was only about 4x5 feet. There were other remains...

These were not dug up on purpose. The grave was exposed during infrastructure improvments on the island. We only excavated those remains that were in danger of falling into the ground water of the...

I thought this crowed would appreciate this.

I just got back from several weeks of work at Kwajalein Atoll doing some archaeological monitoring. Unfortunately the workers hit a multiple...

I thought this crowed would appreciate this.

I just got back from several weeks of work at Kwajalein Atoll doing some archaeological monitoring. Unfortunately the workers hit a multiple Japanese...

Chuck,

I've also built several. Two are in military configuration and two are sporters. All are now being used by family members. I have one nice Smith Corona left that will be rise like a...

I thought this crowd would enjoy this.

I'm out at Kwajalein Atoll doing some archaeological work. We recovered the remains of at least 4 Japanese soldiers two weeks ago, but that is a different...

I saw this when I was the battalion XO of a training company at Fort Leonard Wood. A kid joined the Army with the express purpose of killing himself and getting some insurance money for his Mom. He...

Thanks DRB,

When did Japanese change to front sight wings on the Type 38 rifles?

Thanks again

Hey folks,

I'm new here. I spend most of my time on the M1 and 1903 board. I'm at Kwajalein Atoll doing some archaeological work on the WWII battlefield.

I did'nt dig this, it was found in...

When I first saw that hole I thought it might be a traumatic injury, but as I cleaned it out I saw that it was post-mortem. The bones are very brittle and break easily. That hole was punched in...

Here are a couple of shots from the multiple burial we worked. In one shot you can see three feet almost full articulated. One was still attached to its tibia and fibula (lower leg bones). The...

Not an A4. No sign of any mounting holes on the top of the receiver, both have remnents of front sights.

Both of the A3s in the collection are missing bolts, so no rounds in the chamber.

Both...

Here are some pics of one of the 1903A3s that I described in a post last week. These are at US Army Kwajalein Atoll. Kwaj is 2200 miles southwest of Hawaii.

I'm here doing some archaeological...

Thanks folks,

Before I put an adapter in it, I shoot it with .30 to see how much it affects the casings. If too much, I may go for the adapter. I have a .308 reamer, so making the .308 rounds...

My WRA also has some very faint concentric rings on the face from the milling process.

I've never come down a net from a ship, but have done it with a full load down the side of a repelling tower. Not the same I'm sure.

But, I think I would take the net off a bobbing ship before I...

I know the value of these adpaters have been debated a great deal through the years and the consensus is they should not be used in an M1 and would only have limited practicle value in an 03.

This...

These fellows look like they might be carrying French Lebels with cruciform bayonets. Are those some kind of canvas breech covers on the rifles?

Sorry, serial number will never be read on these rusted things.

I have studied photos of both the 4th Marines and 7th Inf who participated in the landings here. I have seen several shots with...

telecoroas,

You are quite right. A brain f__t on my part. It is the Model 1840 that Harper's Ferry never put into production.