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  1. Postscript. In the end I paid a friendly...

    Postscript.

    In the end I paid a friendly gunsmith to fabricate and fit a lookalike foresight block to the end of the barrel. I’m happy with how it looks and it doesn’t really matter if the sights...
  2. That had occurred to me, but I only have access...

    That had occurred to me, but I only have access to basic hand tools which would make it quite time consuming. I may feel more enthusiastic if I find a suitable piece of metal tube that has the...
  3. Wanted: Crossguard Retaining Bars for a US M5A1 Bayonet

    Hi,

    I bought this Milpar Col M5A1 bayonet yesterday at what seemed like a good price, but dismantling it today has revealed it is missing the two U shaped retaining bars that secure the...
  4. I succeeded. :) 132695

    I succeeded. :)
    132695
  5. 132694Update. After cleaning as much crud as I...

    132694Update. After cleaning as much crud as I could get at out of the muzzle ring, soaking it in penetrating oil for 3 weeks and improvising a dismantling tool, the screw undid with little...
  6. Muzzle Ring Screw on Mannlicher Model 1886 / 1888 / etc. Bayonets

    In order to fit it to a rifle, I need to slacken off the muzzle ring screw on this Mannlicher M88 bayonet - which is currently well frozen.

    I was wondering if someone would kindly post a picture...
  7. I have successfully removed paint from webbing in...

    I have successfully removed paint from webbing in the past by blasting it at point blank range with a pressure washer.

    BUT it’s not a cost free exercise. It also strips out the khaki dye on the...
  8. Thanks. This is how it started and I think that...

    Thanks. This is how it started and I think that helped bring the price down.131350
    I’ve done the same thing in the past with other dyed black British webbing such as a 1908 Pattern haversack, a 1908...
  9. Finally tracked down a WWI dated sling for my...

    Finally tracked down a WWI dated sling for my 1913 Enfield SMLE that didn’t cost the earth. It had been dyed black (possibly indicating post-WWI Irish use) but I was able to remove it with Rit Color...
  10. Thanks for the replies. You could do that in...

    Thanks for the replies. You could do that in theory, but I don’t have the facilities or skills to do it and I doubt the value of the rifle justifies paying someone else to do it. (It is never going...
  11. Update. It turns out I was labouring under two...

    Update. It turns out I was labouring under two misapprehensions:

    1. The foresight block on the gun on the right will never move. It was machined in place when the barrel was made - the same as the...
  12. Removing Foresight Block from Model 1886 Mannlicher

    I need to swap the foresight block from the scrap M1886 Mannlicher barrel on the right to the nearly complete rifle on the left. I have tried giving it a good blast with a blowtorch and then hitting...
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    Well, well. Now that is interesting. I have a...

    Well, well. Now that is interesting.

    I have a copy of said book (purchased for £39.95 from Foyles bookshop in London on 14 September 2000 - still have the receipt) and on page 265 it states:
    ...
  14. No. It’s snapped off too far down unfortunately.

    No. It’s snapped off too far down unfortunately.
  15. Very good thanks. Looking at the Wheeler parts...

    Very good thanks. Looking at the Wheeler parts guide, I think the equivalent of the #39 bit is this:
    ...
  16. 9mm / 3/8in Gunsmith Screwdriver Required in UK

    I have a Wheeler 'Space Saver Gunsmithing Screwdriver Set' but have managed to break the '#39FB' flat blade bit on a stubborn Mannlicher M1886 magazine screw. I'm not sure what the '#39' means, but...
  17. This was recently discussed on the Great War...

    This was recently discussed on the Great War Forum and the consensus was that nobody had ever seen a definitely authentic WWI LE sling that was ink marked on the webbing - they were only stamped on...
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    It's arrived and as I had a hunch, the bit...

    It's arrived and as I had a hunch, the bit sticking out at the top appears to be a sling attachment loop. It's gone off for a bath in Evaporust and when it's clean I'll see how well it fits to a gun....
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    That was what the seller described it as, but I’m...

    That was what the seller described it as, but I’m pretty certain it isn’t as it lacks the threaded hole in the middle for the stock bolt:

    https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=55876
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    Mystery Sten Part

    I have this incoming. (Seller's pictures) The thing it seems to most resemble is the spring retainer plate fitted for parachute jumps, but the bits sticking out are rather odd and it also looks...
  21. Thank you for the helpful information about the...

    Thank you for the helpful information about the piling pin and the pictures. I was hoping it would be a case of them not reinventing the wheel and designing a new pin.

    Mine is an 11mm M1886 and is...
  22. Thank you. I’d appreciate it. Another rather...

    Thank you. I’d appreciate it.

    Another rather basic question that has since occurred to me is whether they are the same length?
  23. Apologies for the mixed terminology. Yes, I have...

    Apologies for the mixed terminology. Yes, I have already looked at the Numrich parts listings.

    Basically I have a Mannlicher 1886 with a missing piling pin / stacking rod and want to know if the...
  24. Mannlicher 1886 / 1888 vs Steyr M95 Piling Pins

    Does anyone know if the piling pin fitted to the M1886 / M1888 Mannlicher rifles is interchangeable with the one fitted to the Steyr M95? They look very similar, but I have no idea if the diameter...
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    I suspect the ‘logic’ behind it is that anything...

    I suspect the ‘logic’ behind it is that anything that makes deacts less desirable to own, but doesn’t involve paying compensation to the owners is fine by the Home Office. However, I assume it is...
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