The reason for the bayonet to fixed, is that's the way they were ment to be shot [ "zeroed" if you will ]. With bayonet folded that was called travel position, with bayonet fixed it was called...
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The reason for the bayonet to fixed, is that's the way they were ment to be shot [ "zeroed" if you will ]. With bayonet folded that was called travel position, with bayonet fixed it was called...
NO...get the Russian! Way more value! It's not that often that a trials [ read experimental ] carbine / rifle comes along from any country. Granted 50,000 were made, but combat losses and hard use...
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I bought a M1891 that was a Fin capture with a 1941 Tikka barrel on it. Receiver is dated 1896. So they must have re-barreled some. But why keep them as a M91? Why not up date the...
As to newbies and military rifles.
If you want to have some fun with them, give them a "regular" bolt action rifle, say K98, '03 or Enfield.
Then the fun starts. After they have learned to...
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I have a T30 bayonet with the same stamps.
From Japanese Military Bayonets & Machetes 3rd edition by Jerry L. Price. Page 16c.
Here's what he says. His bayonet was...
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I don't want to rain too much on your parade or the T99 longs, but using a donor lower section of a T99 short wont work. The butt plate of the T99 long is longer than a short's...
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I have HA's SN # 0095 and the only problems I've had were ammo related. First, a rd failed to chamber [ out of spec ] in the BREN and in a No.4 Mk I I took along to the range [ Knob...
One reason for some of the gun control in the UK goes back to the 1920's & 30's RED scare. When it was feared the commies would take over England and the lower classes were restricted in what they...
I bought one of those and it turned out to be a Hungarian M 38. The Finns bought 75,000 of them and used them till the 1970s.
Your helmet liner looks like the M 55 liner the Finns started useing...
I remember watching on tv the British parliment w/ Tony Blair talking about how crime was getting out of contol. Instead of letting people own hand guns etc. again, their annswer to the crime problem...
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Try Gun broker or Auction Arms.
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I have a Savage in the 52,000 range w/o a date that is C^ marked. The place that had it thought it was South African marked.
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I had to pick all of them as I have at least two in each catagory and then some. I love my Enfields, Type 99s and M1944 carbines, but that doesn't stop me from looking at other models...
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Found you all while looking for photos of the Ross M1910 rifle. Great site been looking around here for 2.5 Hrs. and increased my knowledge by quite a bit as to Ross rifles. My only...