Apologies up front for stirring the pot

[Rhpd201]

Any chance of some close up pictures and descriptions of the weapons and the pictures with them?

I'll try this.....

Starting from the right side of the wall I have Axis weapons. From the top down:

K98 (bring back by my dad). It's BYF (4 digit) 1944 all matching.
Luger P08 (S/42 1937).
FN/Browning 1922 (German production)
Type 99 (all matching with mum & dust cover).
Nambu T14 (18.11)
Type 38 (mostly matching + non matching dust cover).
Carcano 91/41


Next row to the left top to bottom:

Enfield No.5
Enfield No.4
Webley Mk4
Enfield No1
SACM 1935A
St. Etienne Mod 1892
MAS 36


Next row left top to bottom:

M1 Carbine (National Postal Meter)
M1 Garand (Springfield)
1903A3 (Springfield)
M1917 (Winchester)


Last row - far left top to bottom:

Steyr M95
Mosin Nagant M44
Nagant 1895
Mosin Nagant 91/30
Schmidt Rubin K31


Here's a closer view of the display we gave my dad.


I disabled the bolt guns by removing the main spring. This makes it a little awkward putting the bolt back in for display and you have to be careful when handling some of them because they'll fall apart. Removing the firing pin won't work because the bolt cannot be reassembled. I removed the main spring from the revolvers and removed the firing pins from the M1 Carbine, M1 Garand, Luger P08, Nambu T14 and FN/Browning 1922.

My oldest son and I went to the range this afternoon and shot the Luger, 1922 and St. Etienne (finally found a box of 8mm lebel for it...). Had a great time. We're looking forward to finding some .32 French long for the SACM and bringer her back to life. That pistol is actually a "B" serial number with waffenamts but it seemed more at home with the French arms then over with the Axis!

You'll notice a few pics scattered in. I'm looking for good high resolution pics of each weapon in use. I've found it to be harder than I originally thought. I"m also looking for ways to label each one. You'll notice a weak attempt of mine to label the M1 Garand. I used a couple empty casings to boarder something I wrote on - like using the casings (or maybe even add a bullet) but haven't fully decide on the rest.

[browningautorifle]

Glad you gave us a closer look...my wife was asking about that.

The scabbards for the M1917 bayonet and M1905 bayonets seem to be reversed, as in wrong spot. The canvas wrapped scabbard was with the bayonet for the M1903...

[Rhpd201]

The scabbards for the M1917 bayonet and M1905 bayonets seem to be reversed, as in wrong spot. The canvas wrapped scabbard was with the bayonet for the M1903...

Very keen eye! You are correct. They got mixed up when we were putting them up and I haven't changed them. The scabbard for the 1917 is missing the double hooks. I'm looking for a complete scabbard, when I do I plan on swapping them. That's what I love about this forum - it's filled with very knowledgeable members and I learn something new every time I poke around.

[browningautorifle]

That scabbard was Commonwealth then, British, Canadian or some such. Unless you can see the hooks have just been removed more recently. We used a frog on the belt so the hooks were redundant. Good luck finding a green finished leather one too. You can try the WTB here and it might happen... On the other hand, the M1917 might be a Canadian issue from WW2 as my father in law was issued one here in Canada...

[Rhpd201]

It's a remington baynoet with the flaming bomb and eagle head. I'm told it was Canadian issue. It has "R-M-R 717" on the pommel. The scabbard appears (to me) to be first generation with the hooks broken off. The scabbard is pretty worn, the only marking I found on it was a faint (possibly) "F.I.O." stamped in the leather on the back side.

[browningautorifle]

Kind of mangled, too bad.

[Mikesm44]

That's so cool. I wish I had a room like that. I have a "DP" No1 on the wall, but otherwise they are all in the safe. Maybe one day if my girlfriend and I buy a larger house, but for now, one in the living room is all she can stand.

[jamie5070]

You could say that your scabbard is a second pattern as the first pattern had a leather piece riveted to the back that had the hooks on them. I would look for a WWII frog for it.

[browningautorifle]

I would look for a WWII frog for it.

That would be the easy fix for sure.

[Rhpd201]

Well, if I understand the frog correctly, it would have been Canadian or British. That would be out of place for my "American" section. I think I'll continue to look for a complete and correct scabbard. When I do, if someone here is interested in the one I have I'll give it to them for the price of shipping.