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I thought the forum members might find this information interesting. To my knowledge, this information has not been previously published. This is a portion of the information I have been publishing...
I have RIA SN 3122 with RIA 12-05 bbl in a no-bolt high wood stock with CN 08 cartouche. Maybe they are sisters, Bob !
The project took place on Cat Island in Mississippi. They used Nisei from the 100th Infantry Battalion. It was the Army. Sorry about that.
Japanese Americans on Cat Island (U.S. National Park...
Are you familiar with the dog training camp in either Louisiana or Mississippi (WWII era) where they trained dogs to sniff out Japanese people with live men? It was an unsuccessful venture, and a...
I do not remember the source of that excerpt. I apologize, as I should have noted the source. I was expecting a discussion on the use of dogs, but got sidelined by Steve's nonsense.
I will try...
The base of the receiver and the top surface of the scope mount must be parallel for correct base installation. The gunsmith uses a known level surface to which he clamps the receiver, then uses a...
Congratulations on a nice "barn" find.
I still remember the serial number of my M14 - 32127. It was one worn out old rifle, but I liked it. I had two M16's, and can't remember the serial number of either of them. I do remember my...
Nomenclature is all important when discussing equipment, especially when different entities are communicating with each other. I believe misunderstandings over nomenclature are the root of a lot of...
Who does Steve think he is kidding? I posted the manual for him, and he accuses me of not knowing what is in the manual? More smoke and mirrors. This all started when Steve stated that the Marine...
Steve's documents fail yet again. Steve's confusion is understandable. The following is from the USMC MOS Manual from 1945. The Scout-Sniper MOS was 8541 prior to this manual, as the Marines used...
You must have overlooked my question. Since you are so forthcoming with information, please give us the name of the 98-year old WWII sniper/runner you spoke to. Thanks in advance.
Years ago, I used to amuse myself by developing various databases. One of the many was a database of 1903 failures. It showed a total of 96-receiver failures, some that led to the condemnation of...
I wonder if Steve has ever seen a T&O table. A quick reference from Wikipedia:
"The United States Marine Corps's Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion, formerly Company, was a specialized team of...
Every WWII Marine division had a Recon Company (408 Marines), in latter days battalion, separate from the Scout-Snipers attached to Headquarters Company. There was also an aerial reconnaissance...
You used the personal pronoun "I" 20-times in a single post. Absolutely amazing.
The excerpt posted previously, along with the one below from the same source, appear to be the opposite of what...
I found this in an article I recently read. The use of dogs was sheer genius.
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If you have really deep pockets. Beautiful rifle.
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Thank you for the post, smokeeaterpilot.
Interesting that they had problems with colors. It has been my personal experience that the time of immersion in the acid bath controls the darkness of...
Is that a stock trigger with a shoe added? I note it has a cheekpiece. Is it original to the stock, or glued on?
Nice rifle.
Smokeeaterpilot, the work you are doing, and the way you are doing it, is highly commendable.
1344694 SPT 06/12/30 DCM RIFLE SALES 1922-42
1344696 SPT 06/17/30 DCM RIFLE SALES 1922-42
Judge for yourself.
128581Several years ago, I checked about a dozen bolts in the same rifle, and all passed a "GO" and rejected a "NO GO", so the odds are that a new bolt will be correctly headspaced. Get it checked...
128580 Given a few hundred automatic rifles going off opposing each other in a relatively small area, it is hard to believe this doesn't happen on a fairly frequent basis. If you are in such a...
I posted part of a regimental After Action Report for the reading enjoyment of other forum members. I was fascinated by the protocols used by the regiment to improve combat efficiency, and thought...