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I’m looking for information on the quality, and fair value of a reproduction Remington 1863 ‘Zouave’ 2 band rifle.

No pictures, but when I saw it a couple of months ago, under the dust, it...

How can a Maryland resident legally purchase, own and use a Colt LE6920 “M4” Carbine, or equivalent?

Thanks for the information. Do you know what type of leather was used for the thongs on buff slings. In the US, tie thongs of this period were described as "Elk Hide". and are a yelllow color.

I have in collection British leather slings of the Pattern 1914 and Pattern 1939 in natural or brown harness leather and both types measure 45” x 1 ¼”.

Photos of Martini Henry rifles seem...

The trigger pull on my 1978 10/22 is horrendous so I want to get it lightened and smoothed up a bit. What is the recommended, and /or legal pull weight for various ranges and competitions?
Thanks

Trying to decide between the Tech Sight 100 with the short and long range leaves to the rear sight or the 200 sight with the elevaltion adjustment in the rear sight. Both sights use the same AR 15...

Gru-Bee Wolf Pup .22 rimfire scope

Just heard of a ‘new and improved replacement’ for the 1970’s vintage Redfield Sportster 4x rim fire scope. A form and function copy called...

Yes, bullet received. I've been out of the loop for a bit. I'll send some pics when I get this trick rigged. Many thanks.

In need of a spent 8mm bullet

The Damascus Heritage Society Museum of Montgomery County, MD currently features a Veterans’ exhibition with items on loan from local vets. Sadly, their...

Don’t have any war stories, but a variety of chow tunes.

In Basic at Ft. Jackson, we had a Hawaiian cook. Not just pineapple ham, but pineapple juice, pineapple Jell-O, pineapple pancakes,...

I’m looking for an original quality scabbard for the 1861 Ames cutlass. I have seen a few repro scabbards, but they seem to be incorrect length, don’t have the proper rivet type or...

See Lane’s Tips for lots of neat tidbits featured on CSP over the years, slings and lots of other stuff.
http://web.archive.org/web/20020202030503/www.shootingworld.net/lane/csptips.html...

Need some suggestions for cleaning umpteen years of ‘attic crud’ from an oil finished stock.

Pretty wood with a good patina on the oil finish shows where the crud has been worn away...

The "issue" M1907 sling has a 48 inch lupper loop. The 54 inch sling is suitable for use as a shooting sling, but will not tighten properly to the parade position. The M1917 sling is also proper...

How can sling swivels be fitted to a Remington Nylon 66 / 77? Is there enough material in the plastic stock to hold swivel screws? Could Finn type Mosin Nagant swivels be attached with stock...

Mystery missing finish on DOT 1944

I had an opportunity to examine a DOT 1944 K98 that seems to have an unusually missing metal finish. All numbered parts match and the metal work and the stock...

K98 sling design

I’m trying to sort out the logic for the design of the sling for the German K98.

I see the utility of the side mounted sling – also used on the US M1 carbine,...

Magazine safety on Canadian Inglis?

Browning HPs manufactured in Belgium under German control were manufactured without the magazine safety.

Inglis Browning HPs were manufactured with the...

The Mossberg M42M .22 cal rifle has a cover attached to the bolt that closes the port in the receiver when the bolt is locked.

The cover is pretty substantial for just a ‘dust cover’....

Since the USN M1917 Cutlass is derived from the Dutch M1911 Klewang, did the Cutlass use the same pattern wrist strap or sword knot as the Dutch Klewang? I have not seen a M1917 Cutlass with a wrist...