+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 4 of 4

Thread: I think I may have found something that's actually rare.

Click here to increase the font size Click here to reduce the font size
  1. #1
    Legacy Member Anzac15's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Last On
    03-08-2024 @ 11:09 PM
    Location
    Suwanee, Ga.
    Posts
    1,491
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    10:31 AM

    I think I may have found something that's actually rare.

    I have found a Peruvianicon M91 (Argentine) carbine. DWM manufacture.
    I think it qualifies as 'rare', as anything I look up concerning 'Peruvian M91 carbine' comes back as the Argentine M91 rifles sold to Peru in 1901 and were cut down from those for the Peruvian navy. All images I find and all info I can muster shows these 'carbines' with the 'lange vizier' rear sight.
    I have not found ONE photo of this type of Peruvian/Argentine M91 carbine..yet here one is. Receiver, barrel, and number on the buttstock match. Bolt does not (par for the course with these, as I understand Peru stored rifles and bolts seperately)
    Has anyone at all seen a Peruvian '91 carbine like this?
    Information
    Warning: This is a relatively older thread
    This discussion is older than 360 days. Some information contained in it may no longer be current.

  2. The Following 3 Members Say Thank You to Anzac15 For This Useful Post:


  3. # ADS
    Friends and Sponsors
    Join Date
    October 2006
    Location
    Milsurps.Com
    Posts
    All Threads
    A Collector's View - The SMLE Short Magazine Lee Enfield 1903-1989. It is 300 8.5x11 inch pages with 1,000+ photo’s, most in color, and each book is serial-numbered.  Covering the SMLE from 1903 to the end of production in India in 1989 it looks at how each model differs and manufacturer differences from a collecting point of view along with the major accessories that could be attached to the rifle. For the record this is not a moneymaker, I hope just to break even, eventually, at $80/book plus shipping.  In the USA shipping is $5.00 for media mail.  I will accept PayPal, Zelle, MO and good old checks (and cash if you want to stop by for a tour!).  CLICK BANNER to send me a PM for International pricing and shipping. Manufacturer of various vintage rifle scopes for the 1903 such as our M73G4 (reproduction of the Weaver 330C) and Malcolm 8X Gen II (Unertl reproduction). Several of our scopes are used in the CMP Vintage Sniper competition on top of 1903 rifles. Brian Dick ... BDL Ltd. - Specializing in British and Commonwealth weapons Specializing in premium ammunition and reloading components. Your source for the finest in High Power Competition Gear. Here at T-bones Shipwrighting we specialise in vintage service rifle: re-barrelling, bedding, repairs, modifications and accurizing. We also provide importation services for firearms, parts and weapons, for both private or commercial businesses.
     

  4. #2
    Advisory Panel Patrick Chadwick's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Last On
    06-25-2023 @ 06:36 AM
    Location
    Germany
    Posts
    5,032
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    05:31 PM
    Yes, I agree that is a rarity. No hint of it in Ball. So until someone comes up with a better solution, I suggest that it is an originally Argentine 1891 carbine that was acquired by Peru, and either had the Argentine-marked system housing replaced by a Peruvianicon one or had the crest ground off and restamped with the Peruvian crest.

    Perhaps a trial made before the Peruvians decide to cut down their 1891 long rifles instead? In which case it might be not just a rarity, but actually unique.

  5. Avoid Ads - Become a Contributing Member - Click HERE
  6. #3
    Legacy Member Eaglelord17's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2014
    Last On
    Today @ 08:26 AM
    Location
    Sault Ste. Marie, ON
    Posts
    1,257
    Real Name
    A.N.
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    11:31 AM
    The Lange Vizier sight signifies the barrel was replaced on Peruvianicon Mausers, it was not how they originally started. This one might have just had a good enough barrel not to be replaced.

  7. Thank You to Eaglelord17 For This Useful Post:


  8. #4
    Contributing Member usabaker's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2017
    Last On
    Yesterday @ 10:33 PM
    Location
    San Deigo, CA
    Posts
    1,732
    Real Name
    Bill Baker
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    08:31 AM
    Awesome find. looks to be in great condition as well.
    Veteran US Navy Seabees - US Army Corps of Engineers - American Legion Post 0867
    " Only two defining forces have offered to die for me. 1.) Jesus Christ 2.) The American G.I. "One died for your soul, the other for your freedom! "

+ Reply to Thread

Similar Threads

  1. Replies: 3
    Last Post: 04-26-2017, 08:36 PM
  2. Found A Smith-Corona 03A3 "Sporter" For Dirt, It Will Stay As Found
    By echo1 in forum M1903/1903A3/A4 Springfield Rifle
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 12-30-2012, 12:55 PM
  3. So how rare is this one?
    By Anzac15 in forum The Lee Enfield Knowledge Library Collectors Forum
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 10-26-2011, 09:52 PM
  4. Looky what I found today... (can you say rare?)
    By Claven2 in forum The Lee Enfield Knowledge Library Collectors Forum
    Replies: 31
    Last Post: 09-01-2010, 07:50 AM
  5. Found - Source for rare and obsolete British gun screws
    By Terry Hawker in forum The Lee Enfield Knowledge Library Collectors Forum
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 05-26-2010, 04:44 AM

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Raven Rocks