So I picked up this little beauty at Chantilly today. The left grip panel is a little loose, and it's a little rough, but I like her for my first 94.
From what I've read, the symbol to the left of '18' symbolizes the era of the reign of the Emperor Hirohito, Sho short for Showa. The...
I picked this up from Gun Broker for only $175. :) It's a decent example of a Type 99 Last Ditch from the Kokura Arsenal, 25th series (if I'm interpreting the symbol correctly), and would be the 2,580,988 Type 99 rifle made there. My info comes from Japanese Rifles of World War II by Duncan...
This is my P38 that I just got from the Widener's cache. She was heavily oiled, with a little grease in the corners. Everything functions smoothly. The machining marks are surprising; I would have expected a nicer finish. It's mismatched/force matched, but for my first P38 I'm happy with...
This is in the National 2A forum HERE. I just want to make sure we all see it since the anti's are winning so far. Should children be allowed to learn to shoot guns under adult supervision? 411 against and 239 for.
I picked this up from another forum's member. It was sold as a non-import marked 91/30. It's has an arsenal's worth of different serial numbers on her but I don't see any import marks on her.
The sling pieces are screwed in.
Why isn't there an 'r' after the year?
The right...
I picked up my first Type 2 today. I'm pretty excited about her. All matching (bolt, receiver, bayo mount and both halves) and the mum only has a couple small cuts on it.
What do you think? Does anyone know what the lettering says on the back of the sling?:confused:
I am looking for a locking cabinet to display C&R firearms, maybe with a sliding back for more storage but not display. I've been looking around the interwebs and then thought I should check here first. Any locals doing this?
I picked this up from the Howard County show last weekend. I wasn't sure if the rifle was real or not, but felt pretty good about the scope and mount. But from talks with the experts on GunBoards, this is a true Savage sniper built in the US and shipped to England sans scope. What do you...
I picked up my second Type 99 last week. It's a Nagoya arsenal 4th series. It has a monopod, complete AA sight, dust cover, full length cleaning rod and matching front band plus a neat story. According to the seller, it's a war-time bring back by his father. :cool: He said his father was a...
So I've come across a person that says she has an Enfield No 4 Mark 1T sniper with two scope setups. One is the standard scope (Mark 32, I think?) with the knurled knob mount and the other is an Alaskan scope with a mount that has kind-of wing nut looking attachments.
The contact is...
1:10, about 30 of us in line outside. Glad it's nice weather. Can you bring a TV out so we can watch the Ravens? :)
Can you let us know if there are an Ak47's left?
My second Mosin sniper. :) Got her from Aim a couple weeks ago. There's what I would consider heavy, sloppy shellac all over her. Is it okay to clean that off the metal parts (considering collector's value), or is it best to leave it?
How come this one does not have the Russian 'year' mark...
At least that's what the seller said. He claims it was captured by the Finns and sent to Belgium for re-arsenaling. I'm not sure what that actually means. The stock looks brand new. That's a negative for me. I have to ask if he did that or not. The muzzle end of the barrel has a small CAI...
Here's my present from the Howard County Gun Show today. Not much matches on her, and there is no scope or cheek rest, but I felt it was on the cheap side, so I decided to get her. The seller (The Gun Merchant) said it was one of a few rifles from a collection whose owner had died. The kids...
I picked this up from that auction on the Eastern Shore last month. It's in pretty good shape and (except for the magazine) looks to be all matching. It came with a big 'ol brown holster too. Scrawled inside the holster is the last three of the serial number. It looks like it's been there...
I've come across one of these, without the scope or rings, on GB right now. He's looking for $320 for it. He says he bought it from an Estate auction and it shoots great. The stock is a little beat, but not to bad, and it has a bunch of Nazi eagles on it. What do you guys now about these rifles?
So I spent some time at the Howard County gun show this past weekend and ended up with this guy. I got it from a dealer out of Hagerstown, Collector's Corner. Nice guys. They said it was a 1944 barrel/action and a 1950-something stock.
This is stamped on the left side of the butt...