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Here for your perusal is Colt .45 ACP 1914 Government Model Pistol serial number C9591 which was 1 of 20 shipped to Remington Arms-UMC Company Bridgeport CT on October 5 1914. The Canadian C broad...
Finally found a nice bayonet for this rifle:
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Japanese Type 18 11mm bolt sction black powder cartridge rifle
Here's my Japanese MURATA Type 18 bolt action rifle chambered in 11mm. This is the first bolt action rifle manufactured in Japan and...
Per Cody Firearms Records WINCHESTER MODEL 1895 - SERIAL NUMBER 283932 applied on May 20, 1916.
Thanks for all the replies; I emailed several Russian Armed Forces/Firearms museums asking for info about the rifle and the XN3 marking; it'll be interesting to see if I get any answers.
Here are two photos of Russian troops armed with these rifles; note soldier on left in first photo loading rifle with 5-round stripper clip:
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Barrrel/bore in good shape after a hard service life:
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Here for your viewing pleasure in Winchester Model 1895 7.62mm Russian Contract Rifle serial number 283932 1916 production and falls within the serial number ranges 174,234-377,412 for the second...
Well so far we have the fact that Van Buren Arnold (the seller's great-Grandfather) enlisted in and was discharged as a PVT in the 6th Canadian Mounted Rifles and this rifle is marked as that unit....
What you see is what I have so far (after all this was over 100 yrs ago and such documents do get lost) but maybe the military release papers will be included when I apply for Arnold's military...
PVT Arnold was the great-grandfather of the gentleman from whom I bought the rifle. Oddly enough (although the story as written is a bit confusing)...the 6th Canadian Mounted Rifles arrived in S....
Here are details from PVT Arnold's service records:
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Here for your viewing pleasure is BSACo. Lee-Enfield MKI* Model 1899 rifle made in 1901 serial number A55655 which was issued to PVT Van Buren Arnold who enlisted in the 6th Canadian Mounted Rifles,...
Excellent USMC 1911; thanks for sharing!
Yes it is; see my previous post re this rifle at:
http://www.jouster.com/forums/showthread.php?48977-Winchester-Lee-Model-1895-6mm-Navy-Rifle
Thanks for sharing JB; love to see period photos of the 1895 Navy rifle. Nice to speculte that my serial number 18003 might have been there!
Excellent WWI Colts with great histories; thanks for sharing!
Excellent post John; love those WWI Colt autos!
very nice 1903; thanks for posting.
Here for your perusal is Webley .455 MK VI revolver serial number 160744 still in original .455 caliber accepted into service in 1915. Broad Arrow military property mark and inspection mark seen on...