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  1. WTB: Gewehr 98 rearsight rollercoaster sight with base

    Hi,
    looking for a WW1 Gewehr 98 rear sight. So famous rollercoaster sight. Need one including base hull.

    Also if someone has a german style Gewehr 98 Stock with metal fittings, would bin...
  2. Thread: Butt plate

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    Its a normal MK3 Butt. And thats why most L4 also...

    Its a normal MK3 Butt. And thats why most L4 also have them. Parts should be easy to find because huge amounts of MK3 Brens are on the European market and therefore the parts too.
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    Thanks, that helped. Got myself the inch one as...

    Thanks,
    that helped. Got myself the inch one as it was half the price as the metric one.
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    Quick question because I just got a contact...

    Quick question because I just got a contact offering me a metric and an inch pattern .22lr Magazine. The inch pattern has markings indicating an original L12A1 one, the metric ons has no markings but...
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    Always interesting to see these videos. They...

    Always interesting to see these videos. They focus so much on WW1 experience.

    As for the serial number I would say A5023. Think prefix A and 23 as last two numbers are easy to spot. First number...
  6. Sad thing about these auctions is: If its in the...

    Sad thing about these auctions is: If its in the US, it will mostly never come out again. It is the black hole for small arms surplus. They can grap everything (import) but you wont get it out again....
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    IWS in NOD role reticle and L5A1 questions.

    Hi there,
    collection is constantly growing and one of the last acquisitions was an IWS with a load of fresh batteries and an most important for me, an replecment objective lens. Exactly the last...
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    Yep. i suspect someone has glued one of these...

    Yep. i suspect someone has glued one of these reticles on my friends PVS-2 tube as it was refurbished some time ago by who knows who.

    Interesting that the reticle of the PVS-2 was etched to the...
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    Can owners of the PVS-2 confirm the reticle is...

    Can owners of the PVS-2 confirm the reticle is the same like in the PVS-1 manual, or ist it like the IWS reticle my friends PVS-2 has.

    I'm just a bit curios if his PVS-2 has the wrong reticle on...
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    Hi, a friend of mine just send me a photo and it...

    Hi, a friend of mine just send me a photo and it is the same on as the british IWS version.

    https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2019/07/pvs2reticlexzk08jpeg-1.jpg
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    unknown SUIT mount

    Hi friends,

    i recently acquired a mount bracket for a SUIT scope. It was cheap and came from a small auction platform with the seller sitting in Italy. I thought i pretty much know of all the SUIT...
  12. Thanks all for your input. Thanks Gil. That L3A1...

    Thanks all for your input.
    Thanks Gil. That L3A1 will be in good hand for the years to come :) I ordered the manual from the bay. Weird sometimes the things I look for are in open sight and I don't...
  13. Ah awesome. Thats it Gil. Do you know where i...

    Ah awesome. Thats it Gil. Do you know where i could get a copy of that manual or would you like to send me a copy?

    Interestingly the rubber pad for the forehead is not in your manual pictures but...
  14. Help me identify this British NOD (Night Vision Telescope)

    Hello fellow collectors,

    In my ever growing collection of british night vision sights from the cord war area, i recently got a nice deal on an old NOD in some very bad condition, on that evil...
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    If you need L4 mag follower and spring, i have...

    If you need L4 mag follower and spring, i have four of them left over.
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    Thanks for your input. I was to much focused on...

    Thanks for your input. I was to much focused on the individual that it never came to my mind, that there might be a second gpmg around ;) That in a SF role definitely makes sense.
    Yeah these stocks...
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    Spare GPMG buttstock?

    Hi folks,
    while searching for reference pictures about the GPMG L7 'gimpy' I came across this:
    Soldier Carrying a GPMG | A soldier of the 1st Battalion The… | Flickr

    Now comes the questions,...
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    Hi Peter, all fine here and thanks for such...

    Hi Peter,
    all fine here and thanks for such detailed Info. The issue of tipping over without the sling loop was something I was wondering for quite a while now. Good to know, that the shroud is not...
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    red 7.62mm markings on L4

    Hi there,
    a question that came up while I'm building my replica L4. On several L4 (from A1 to A4) pictures around, it seems that some of them got marked with a red paint bar on the receiver under...
  20. Help ID these STANAG mounts (FAL and others?)

    Hello everyone,
    as longtime reader I hope here is the best place to find the knowledge I need and what some days of google search could not provide.

    I recently got my hands on a cheap bunch of...
  21. Its this part, or to be more precise the screwed...

    Its this part, or to be more precise the screwed in lens assembly inside this part :). Photo from Peter Laidlers article about the IWS series.
    ...
  22. Looking for IWS / SS20 replacment Lens NSN Number

    Hi folks,

    something im looking for some years now is a replacement lens for my IWS. As they were available back in the days as separate items sometime even issued with the whole IWS package, there...
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    Leapers once produced an Weaver/Rail Adapter for...

    Leapers once produced an Weaver/Rail Adapter for the SUIT designated MNT-TL 01. You can find them here and there sometimes....
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    No the internal focus tube is inserted directly...

    No the internal focus tube is inserted directly into the front lens housing and should move free. But the room is very tight. So if one tries to pull it out by grabbing just on side, it can easily...
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    Hi, here is a picture of how the part with the...

    Hi,
    here is a picture of how the part with the internal focus lens schould look like if you get it out. On the top sits the lens itself. You can see a little plate with the slit screwed onto its...
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