Need quick advice
- Thread starter popcanhunter
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rob bishop
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- Western New Brunswick
Numbers matching? Rifling good? I really couldn't say no.
I am assuming this is sporterized and missing parts. But for $175, I say do it, unless the bore is an absolute sewer pipe. And even then maybe you should do it, depending upon what parts are there.
Does it have all the wood? If so, buy it.
Is it a Mark III or a Mark III*? If there is no star, buy it!
Does it have the magazine cutoff? If so, buy it.
Does it have the windage adjustable rear sight? If so, buy it.
Does it have the forward volley sight? If so for the love of God BUY IT!!!
Does it have all the wood? If so, buy it.
Is it a Mark III or a Mark III*? If there is no star, buy it!
Does it have the magazine cutoff? If so, buy it.
Does it have the windage adjustable rear sight? If so, buy it.
Does it have the forward volley sight? If so for the love of God BUY IT!!!
Post those pics if you can. And with the quarter in the stock, it is only $174.75.
HA HA HA, first time I have ever seen a quarter imbedded in the stock AS PART OF THE ASKING PRICE!!!
Like others said, if the bore is okay & matching numbers, go for it!
Cheers
Jay
Any 1915 is a scarce piece.
For one thing, they only had 2 factories at the time and production still was ramping up.
Need 3 more reasons? How about these: 1916, 1917, 1918. ALL were very hard on rifles. VERY hard on rifles.
As built, it would have had volley sights front and rear, magazine cutoff and the rear sight should be adjustable for drift (which people insist on calling "windage"). At the very least, it should still have the SLOT for the Magazine Cutoff.
Spend some $$ now, start looking for parts and, year or so, you could have an issue-condition 1915 battle rifle, which is a darned scarce piece today, 99 years after they were made.
In the meantime, you have the single most reliable freezer-filler ever built.
GO BUY THE THING!!!!!!
Then bring it here and let us drool at it with you!
For one thing, they only had 2 factories at the time and production still was ramping up.
Need 3 more reasons? How about these: 1916, 1917, 1918. ALL were very hard on rifles. VERY hard on rifles.
As built, it would have had volley sights front and rear, magazine cutoff and the rear sight should be adjustable for drift (which people insist on calling "windage"). At the very least, it should still have the SLOT for the Magazine Cutoff.
Spend some $$ now, start looking for parts and, year or so, you could have an issue-condition 1915 battle rifle, which is a darned scarce piece today, 99 years after they were made.
In the meantime, you have the single most reliable freezer-filler ever built.
GO BUY THE THING!!!!!!
Then bring it here and let us drool at it with you!
