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Originally Posted by
Sentryduty
M1907 scabbard
No, the chape is wrong, needs an external metal piece. The mouthpiece is wrong. More like something much older.
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09-22-2016 10:29 AM
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Anyone with pre-1916 rifle marked to the 16th Battalion might want to post or PM me the serial number as I have a list of about 100 rifle SNs with the names of the men they were issued to in 1914/5. Sometime in 1915 the order must have come down not to bother recording that information as it simply stops. The logical conclusion is that casualties were so heavy and as a result there were so many rifles changing hands it was impossible to keep up with it.
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Originally Posted by
Surpmil
The logical conclusion is that casualties were so heavy and as a result there were so many rifles changing hands it was impossible to keep up with it.
Historically that is a pretty reasonable explanation, many units were nearly clean slate wiped from the earth during that time.
- Darren
1 PL West Nova Scotia Regiment 2000-2003
1 BN Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry 2003-2013
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The scabbards shown are British
modified fitted with a P1888 mouthpiece to take British frogs. Mine came with a Brit P1914 frog.
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Originally Posted by
green
P1888 mouthpiece to take
British frogs.
Thank you! I just couldn't manage to say the year of the scabbard I was thinking about...
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Originally Posted by
Surpmil
Anyone with pre-1916 rifle marked to the 16th Battalion might want to post or PM me the serial number as I have a list of about 100 rifle SNs with the names of the men they were issued to in 1914/5. Sometime in 1915 the order must have come down not to bother recording that information as it simply stops. The logical conclusion is that casualties were so heavy and as a result there were so many rifles changing hands it was impossible to keep up with it.
I have one ser#328/1915 EO CEF 16. Also a DA rifle
Last edited by zezzy; 09-24-2016 at 08:36 PM.
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Century Arms in Montreal got the HMS Canada guns and sold them in Canada
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Originally Posted by
zezzy
I have one ser#328/1915 EO CEF 16. Also a DA rifle
I'll check the list.
“There are invisible rulers who control the destinies of millions. It is not generally realized to what extent the words and actions of our most influential public men are dictated by shrewd persons operating behind the scenes.”
Edward Bernays, 1928
Much changes, much remains the same.
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DA280 rifle and bayonet are in my possession, year of production 1915, serial number 48 GO, M68 stamped on the top of wrist of stock, as well as 280 stamped into the wood on the right side of the butt. Bolt is also marked as DA 280. The Bayonet itself is marked DA 280 as well as M65 on the grips.
And the odd thing is a round bit of metal is stuck on the right side of the butt stock in between the Ross Rifle Co stamp and the III marking.
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Attachment 86747
There is the right side of the butt and the odd metal bit.
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