I missed out on the boom days of cheap milsurps flooding the country. At the time I was distracted by a failed business, wife left, paying child support. I didn't have a pot to piss in. When the 1909 Argy's were being sold everywhere, I had to settle for a bayonet and scabbard with matching...
Not C&R but I recently sold a Repro Flintlock Longrifle on Gunbroker. I listed in the sale a fixed $30.00 for shipping by UPS Ground. Well, I thought that maybe I could save myself an extra twenty mile drive since I was passing my local Post Office anyway. I asked the clerk if the USPS would...
Does anybody have any ideas for how to give a new web sling some age? I'm trying to make a couple new slings look more period correct for my two t53's. The slings are Chinese made, a little thinner, without leather reinforcing. I cut some leather strips for the Mosin slots, and will tie...
This is the SOG $80 broken stock special received recently. I've cleaned it with mineral spirits and paper towels only (no abrasives). I also used a hair dryer and paper towels to bleed excess oil and grease from the grain. Usually I would use denatured alcohol to strip the remaining traces...
I saw the discussion of these on the Century thread and didn't want to add to the hijack, so here is a new one. I bought a FN 1922 on GB a year ago for $345 including shipping. I think it was made in '44. The price was low because the seller said it was re-blued. I don't know what the...
I bought this 98K a couple weeks ago from Allan's Armory. It had a broken stock and was listed as re-arsenalled, but unknown, by what country. I found a thread on surplusrifleforums, comparing Russian captures vs. other countries. So, this 98K is a Romanian/Balkan capture with typical dirty...
The BBTOH came an hour ago. I got a T53 from SOG. After all the horror stories of rust and rough stocks, and buying three to get enough parts for a good one, I was leery of what would come. Well, I am thrilled. The wood has the usual dings, the metal has worn bluing. No cleaning rod, but no...
This is my "Win" from the RTI Crack Stock Lottery. It's the slowest cleanup yet. All the cosmo is off, that was the easy part. I only used mineral spirits, brushes, and paper towels. It's a five digit Ghost with the stock and receiver cover not matching. The only thing that matches is rust...
Okay, I know, the title sounds like fighting words, but it's not. I love my Mosins. They are great collectible and affordable guns for a C&R collection. But what about some other C&R stuff? Like small caliber vest or pocket pistols.
Here is a Melior Vest Pocket Pistol in 6.35(.25acp)...