Victory Training Rifle 1942

[Aragorn243]

My newest training rifle. Can't find an example like it anywhere. Initially posted it in Yard Sales but figured I'd add it here. It is made of wood and cast iron. Does not have a butt plate and never did. It is missing a screw on the bayonet lug which should be a normal pan head wood screw. It looks like a prototype to the Paris Dunn Victory rifles, the parts being iron rather than pressed steel. It is also three inches shorter than the Victory's.

I took it apart to see if there were markings inside, none found. I'll need to give it a good cleaning but did not do that today, just put it back together. It did not operate the way it should before taking it apart as the screws were a little loose. Works fine now.

I've done photo image searches as well as standard searches of the entire rifle and parts with no hits at all other than 1903 rifles.



























I'm adding some photos of the internals along with a short video showing how it works. A spring-loaded square is pressed down into the trigger assembly when the bolt is turned. Pulling the trigger then slams it up into the base of the bolt making a large metallic click sound. I also decided to trim the loose strings off the sling to prevent it from getting worse.

https://i.imgur.com/WkRxd8c.mp4