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    1. SmokeEaterPilot

      Shot himself in the foot

      I pulled this from my social media page. This is one of my favorite documents now. I WANT THIS RIFLE. You may think "it's gone forever" but this isn't the first time a firearm has surfaced after a report like this. This is why i got into documented firearms because because some of these...
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      Colt SAA Spanish American War

      Disclaimer this is not mine, but I had a blast researching it for a client. It was a really interesting case. The owner gave me permission to share it. The revolver itself is an SRS hit, but the actual paperwork associated with the hit was far more interesting. It was found in the regimental...
    3. SmokeEaterPilot

      USS Saratoga M1903

      Working on collecting items that help complement SRS hits. And a theme around the hit. Here is a SRS hit to the US Navy in 1941. 1017612 082341 PUGET SOUND NAVY YD It's to the US Navy Yard at Puget Sound, however once pulling the document you can see it narrows it down to a carrier the USS...
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      14th Cavalry M1911

      I picked this up a few weeks ago (undocumented but an SRS hit). One of my more expensive purchases simply because M1911 collectors come to spend money. M1903s are a lot cheaper by comparison. I pulled the file and fortunately it was tied to an issuance card with the trooper's name. Fred S...
    5. SmokeEaterPilot

      1903 USMC Unertl Sniper

      I bought this rifle a few years back, finally got around to repairing and doing some restoration work on it. More importantly, I finally found a USMC Unertl scope I could afford (thanks to a friend.) I just got lucky and wasn't sure positive on what I was looking at at first. Two interesting...
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      Getting your kids involved

      Haven't posted anything in a while. But my kids are taking a liking to collecting. Since their generation and many others are glued to their phones, I figure work with it, rather than against it. I let my kids get involved with taking pictures on their phones and they can play around with...
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      AAL stamp on M1903s or M1917s

      If you have a AAL inspection stamp on a M1917 or M1903 please post or send me a PM. Purely for research purposes. There's some controversy concerning what was going on at Augusta Arsenal at this time. It's a great story! It's going to be used for an article at American Rifleman. It's already...
    8. SmokeEaterPilot

      USMC rebuilds 1942

      I was looking for another document in the USMC Quartermaster files. I found this and it caught my eye. Figured it was worth sharing. I copy a a lot, but 90% of the time, I forget what I see and use it later. I copied this before the pandemic and just noticed it now. Also, USMC 1903 rebuilds...
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      1911 NRA article

      Well finally came out. Not trying to do the shameless self promotion too badly. But I posted on here a while back looking for examples of a slide with the “savage” mark. Needed an examples for a few photographs. Here’s why…...
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      Archives - When Rough Rider Carbines were returned.

      So the archives are FINALLY opening back up. They've been open for a few months, but it's growing pains trying to handle appointment requests when they've never had to do that before. I was working with CMC Small arms and preWWI Chief of Ordnance automatic pistol and revolver documents...
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      Las Vegas Antique Arms Show

      Has anyone been to this show? I’ve been hearing mixed reviews.
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      1903 Shooting Kit

      I got this off ebay a couple weeks back. Very happy with it. I just don't see many shooting kits. The scorebook has dates ranging from 1937 through 1940. Also appears to have competed at various distances ranging 200-1,000 yards. What I like about this case, you can see either where Mechling...
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      1911 “Savage” replacement slide

      Anyone in here have a 1911 with the “Savage Slide?” Finishing up the last round of peer review for an article coming out in American Rifleman. Just working on pictures, final edits and it’s done. Needs to be a brushed blued finish. Without giving too much away before it comes out. Savage...
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      Maryland Arms Collector Suggestion Box (2nd Round)

      Three years ago, Dan and I got invited to a board meeting for MACA. We posted a suggestion box on here (original thread below). To see what would draw interest. Got a lot of good feedback. https://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=227944 It took about three years, but it seems all...
    15. SmokeEaterPilot

      1903 Special Target

      The archives at College Park shut down (again); before that, I copied some much-needed paperwork before that happened. Some of which was a shipping ticket to one of my rifles. This rifle was a National Match manufactured in 1923; at some point, it was shipped to Fort Dupont and then sent back...
    16. SmokeEaterPilot

      Forgotten US Infantry Weapons of WWI

      Hope this is ok please delete if not allowed. One of my subscribers put together this piece. I thought he put together a really easy reading article. One thing Id like to point out. His photography is really interesting (mainly because it doesn’t require a studio). Just uses a white...
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      Pearl Harbor Salvage 1903s

      Hey guys, So several months ago a 1903 Springfield that was salvaged from the USS California (not mine) sold for a cool $25,000. The seller was kind enough to give my contact information to the buyer. He reached out and provided pictures. We've spoken on the phone several times. He's a...
    18. SmokeEaterPilot

      Documenting your collection

      Hey guys looking for some constructive feedback. I'm looking for creating datasheets for firearms. I understand the GCA and Carbine Club already have data sheets. But those are specific to one type of firearm (Garand or Carbine). I'm trying to create something more universal. I want to create...
    19. SmokeEaterPilot

      Rifle Production April 1918

      Was going through some old files found this one particularly interesting. In just a year you can see the 1903 rifle production had not increased very much at all. Especially a full year after the US declared war. Rock Island made very few rifles, I think less than 50 per day (primarily for...
    20. SmokeEaterPilot

      New Holy Grail USMC Garand (one of the first)

      This popped up and I couldn't pass it up. The SN alone is amazing but not the reason I jumped on it. It's from the shipment of the first 400 Garands the USMC got for testing in 1938. It was tested by Company B, 1st Battalion 6th Marines. 260 rounds were fired through it. You can still see...
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