All this because on another thread, I wrote that the 1st Marine Division at Guadalcanal was the only major battle in WWII where US forces met the enemy primarily armed 5 shot bolt action-vs- 5 shot...
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All this because on another thread, I wrote that the 1st Marine Division at Guadalcanal was the only major battle in WWII where US forces met the enemy primarily armed 5 shot bolt action-vs- 5 shot...
"Reallocated"? Is that anything like "Active acquisition, through the employment of stealth, initiative, and distraction"?
No.5 rifles are fun. Picked one up years ago. Bubba had it park'd and a glossy varnish. Removed the varnish, gentlty, and found a nice piece of wood with no markings-Are there supposed to be on...
Apparently firstflabn thinks that no one else majored in history, or knows how to do research... Or maybe his delivery figures are supposed to carry more weight than a first person account. So be it...
Some of our experts can show me all of the paperwork under the sun. From personal interviews with Marine Vets of Guadalcanal, taken at the reunion of the First Marine Division Association,1997, THEY...
Most of the First Marine Division carried M1903s to that battle. Also BARs and M1917 water cooled MGs. The Japanese were similarly armed, if you consider a BAR a LMG. From many personal interviews...
Obviously not American-Spelling of "caliber" a dead giveaway to European origin...G-3?...I'll buy that...(xxxxing spell-check! It's supposed to end in "re")
And here's a worst case scenario for you...Sometimes the Winchester M1917s are very persnickety about replacement parts, as most were actually HAND FITTED. That means that out of a bucket of "W"...
I'm curious re: the absence of stock markings...Not just the inspector's and the P but also no drawing no.s on the stock & handguard...As said NM bbl (or a good forgery, and NM butt plate...I would...
The hand guard marking is a National Match drawing number....Check the stock, just above the bottom sling swivel for a matching one. Also check your muzzle; If there is a "star" (which to me...
The single bolt stocks used by Sedgeley were of their own manufacture....Easily distinguished from SA/RIA/RA stocks by the fact that the single bolt is the FORWARD one. Sedgeley also used Krag and...
M1903 Mk I type stock...No "P", no cartouches, no eagle stamps, no foretip marking, just a "44" just aft of the triggerguard...May have been sanded...Please help me ID it by MFG and year(s)...Thank...
...or Remington...Definitely not SA
Like Fred, I spot that platinum inlaid vertical line through the rear sight aperture.....Old!
FWIW=Marine replacement stocks usually had no inspector's cartouche.....Usually no P at the wrist either...My $.02.
Picked up a Keysone (by the inverted K in the cutoff recess) 03A3 stock on the cheap....It's a "porker" C stock, whose only markngs are the "K" and the letters "A O P", spaced where the...
Thank y'all for the scoop; I found the pin....Destruction of the collar is not an issue, as Bubba ground pert of it off making his deer rifle....Got a cherry 5-32 bore!
Is it possible for me to remove the rear sight collar that has no pin?RIA 318xxx with a 1932 SA barrel.....
SRS request for RIA sn 318834 with a SA 5-32 barrel. Actually any info from any source would be appreciated...Found at a gun show.....$300.....Needs a stock, front sight from the movable base up,...
SRS request for SA ser no 1177919.....I know she dates to Jan 1943, with a Jan 1951 barrel....Pretty sure it went through the DCM/CMP at one time..Thanks in advance...Woodman out.
I concur that R/W/E were better for industrialized mass production than SA/RIA ever dreamed of being.....But the main difference is quality...The 1917 is a Ford F150;Rugged and effective, but don't...
First there's stock TYPE, then, for a collector piece there's manufacturer. SC stocks have a rounded cut out for the band retaining spring; On Remington stocks, the forward edge of the cut out for...
Many early 03s that I've seen (04-08) have 05 dated barrels so there is a possibility that it is original to that rifle. But I am by no means an expert(except when it comes to the use of said...
Did the Marine armorers on Guadalcanal use brass pins?
Your receiver dates to 1907. Check barrel on top just aft of the front sight for manufacturer and date...Photos?