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    Wooden Training Rifle- Need Info

    Hello guys,

    I need some help finding info in regards to the simple wooden training rifles the army ised during WWII. They appear to be based off of a 1903 and this type of training rifle has no added metal, it is 100% wood. It also has added length to simulate and attached bayonet.

    Can anyone help me with getting pictures and specs for these so I can make the most accurate replica possible?

    The reason I need the info is because I am currently helping a friend out who is putting on a WWII basic training weekend event. He wants to have a bayonet course, but the reality that not everyone has a rifle and bayonet and not everyone with a rifle and bayonet wants to bet them up on the training course is troubling.

    So, I've decided to take on the task of recreating about 12-16 of the simple wooden training rifles with simulated attached bayonet for the trainees to use.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.


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    Please refer to Brophys book pages 102 though 105. Picture of wooden rifle with bayonet top of page 104. I hope this helps
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    Check this auction out on Auction Arms. There are some good pictures.

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    Thanks for the link. AA was the one place I forgot to search.

    Anyway, what I mostly want is dimensions. I did email the seller, but if any of you guys could help with the specs I'd greatly appreciate it.


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    The one shown in the auction and Brophy is World War One, not World War Two. I have a small collection of the trainers, and don't know of any solid wood version from WW2. Both the Army and Navy bought trainers from Parris-Dunn, but they had metal parts and used a plastic bayonet.

    By far the best website on the training rifles is at:

    Detail Links

    Mac will give you the dimensions of any of the rifles if you ask - he is a great guy and really interested in the dummy rifles.

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    Thanks for the link. That site sure has a lot of great info!


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    when I was younger, my grandfather gave me one of those parris dun rifles,a s a birthday girft, that I found out later he took from hte NG base he was assigned to at the time. I know a few years playing with it, leaving it outside ect, was eventually reduced to rusted junk and ended up in trash.... kicking myself now lol

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    O3 Trainer

    Here is a pic of a Parris Dunn and an unknown wooden O3 it has a metal clip for some type of Bayo but I don't know what it is. Truman

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    The unknown on top is an In-Vu Model 100 - pretty scarce but I don't think there is a whole lot of collector interest in these.

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    I have a 1918 unit photo-the soldiers all hold the trainer on the top

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