It might bring $150 or so, but whoever had the gun buffed and plated did you no service. If it were original, it could bring as much as $400 or more depending on condition. As it is, it is a shooter, and not worth spending any money on beyond making it functional.
Jim
"..."the bold head is hollowed out..."
The writer meant the bolt handle. There are also lightening cuts in the receiver, and in the boss at the rear of the barrel, but the latter can't be seen without removing the handguard.
Jim
Ignorance of the law is all too common with police officers. They know a few laws, like the vehicle code, and common crimes, but beyond that they have no clue. Further, I have heard that the DC police have been told to refuse registration as much as possible; I have also heard that a nice size...
To get a nice finish blue on a Parkerized gun you have to polish off the phosphate coating (the Parkerizing) and polish the gun until you get the finish you want. The best and most durable bluing is "hot tank" or caustic soda bluing, which requires a well ventilated shop, a tank of boiling...
Hey, folks, those are military surplus and they have been thorough a war, maybe two. You can't expect brand new rifles.
Of course if it is really bad you can take it back to the factory and demand a replacement. ;)
Jim
It has been put more succinctly: "The Second Amendment is the right to revolt."
The backbone of the American revolution was the colonial militia, self formed and mostly self commanded. That is the bald fact that no one wants to talk about. The Brady gang wants to talk about the National...
You get one guess why any product gets dropped. If you guessed anything but "lack of sales", you are wrong. Part of the problem was that the Ruger just didn't look like a "Civil War" gun, which is what 99.99% of percussion revolver buyers want. It is hard to play R.E. Lee or Jeb Stuart when...
Things getting very confused here. A MD FFL dealer may sell a long gun to a resident of another state as long as it is legal to own in that state. In fact, he may sell a regulated long gun (e.g., an AK-47 clone) to a resident of another state, but the paperwork has to be cleared by the MSP as...
The Rugers are the only SA guns designed and intended for .357. Others, even good ones, tend to shoot loose. There is one problem with .357 in a full size SA - they are heavy! Try before you buy.
Jim
I have never known springs to wear out or weaken from just sitting around. Before you spend money on new mag springs, try the gun and see if you need them.
(FWIW, springs in WWII U.S. GI magazines are better than those in some new - and costly - magazines.)
Jim
FWIW, the problem with those M1888 rifles is NOT the bore diameter or even the groove diameter, it is the NECK diameter.
As briefly as possible, the Germans found that the original shallow rifling (only .0035" deep) was too susceptible to corrosion from the primers and erosion from the early...
I agree with Chaunsey. Most rifles that have been fired to any extent will fail the NO-GO test. Only if the Field Reject gauge fails is there any need for concern. There has been a lot of misinformation about headspace, some almost funny.
At the risk of creating an overlong post, here is...
When Curran was AG, he wrote letters to almost every firearms distributor and mail order seller from out of state calling down the wrath of Allah on anyone who dared send an "unapproved" gun to an individual or to an 01 FFL without a state regulated firearms license. That crud scared many...
I doubt that even the best guru could tell you where to find parts for an antique French shotgun even if he knew the name of the maker. As always, some parts can be made, especially if there is something to copy from, like the other lock.
Jim
There should be markings on the lockplate and the normal VP and eaglehead on the barrel.
The Model 41 percussion rifle was made from 1846 to 1855. The original caliber was .54, but many were rebored to .58 after the adoption of the .58 caliber rifle-musket in 1855. It was called the...
Not that impressive by today's standards. The book says a 98 grain bullet at 705 fps, 115 ft pds of energy, both at muzzle. Still, the .32 S&W Long was a common police caliber until police found a need to shoot through cars. Properly placed, shots from a .32 will be just as deadly as those...
It looks like the internal tab on the slide stop broke off. That won't affect anything except that the slide will not lock back on an empty magazine. (That part doesn't retain the slide stop; the slide stop retainer clip on the right side does.)
Jim
It is not an M&P, it is a .32 Hand Ejector, Model of 1903, and if it was made in 1908 it is the second change (the use of the rebound slide). The caliber is .32 S&W Long and the frame is the "I" frame, later enlongated and strengthened to the current "J" frame. The .32 HE's are nice little...