April Purchases

Claven2 · Apr 7, 2007

LOL. M1917 wood won't fit a dishwasher, and even if it did, I wouldn;t recommend it for American Black Walnut.

Get thee to crappy tire and buy some TSP soap (paint section). Apply heated solution liberally to the surface with a paint brush, let sit wet, and paper towel off. Repeat until the wood looks grey and dead. Then re-oil with BLO after drying for at least 48 hours. It'll look like new

Stevo · Apr 7, 2007

Claven2 said:
LOL. M1917 wood won't fit a dishwasher, and even if it did, I wouldn;t recommend it for American Black Walnut.

Get thee to crappy tire and buy some TSP soap (paint section). Apply heated solution liberally to the surface with a paint brush, let sit wet, and paper towel off. Repeat until the wood looks grey and dead. Then re-oil with BLO after drying for at least 48 hours. It'll look like new

Paper towel because it's disposable or for some other reason?

C96 · Apr 7, 2007

Just Cleaned up this Arisaka 99
Chrysanthemum is intact, monopod, and aircraft sights.
Bore is chromed and in perfect condition.
Nagoya Arsenal, Series 1, Serial xx608 (mfg 1939)
Matched through out Bayonet Lug, Bolt Cover, Bolt, Extractor, and Firing Pin.
You can see the wood discolouration on the left side of butt stock where the soldiers face would rest when firing.

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Speckfire · Apr 7, 2007

Wow .. wonderful..never seen one this well kept. An excellent find indeed.
Lucky guy

BadgerDog · Apr 7, 2007

Here's a rare old girl for you guys.....

1924 ShtLE (Short Lee-Enfield) No.1 MkV Rifle
(Mfg by RSAF Enfield)

(Click PIC to Enlarge)

She's been added to the England - Milsurp Knowledge Library (click here) http://www.milsurps.com/forumdisplay.php?f=12

1924 ShtLE (Short Lee-Enfield) No.1 MkV Rifle (Mfg by RSAF Enfield) (click here)http://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?p=5022#post5022

Regards,
Badger

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Claven2 · Apr 7, 2007

That's a fantastic Arisaka! There is some info on them at milsurps.com. We don't have a series 1 Nagoya T99 yet - rather nice early rifle too! Please do consider submitting it as a library entry

You seem capable of taking the necessary photos

onin411 · Apr 8, 2007

Here's one you don't see everyday. Was looking for one, seek and ye shall find :rockOn:

Air powered training rifle made by Anshutz for Egypt. Stylized Hakim. Under-cocking lever, single shot 5.5mm. New recruits could learn to shoot without the recoil of the 8mm Hakim.

This one is missing the rear sling mount and sling so if anyone out there can help out making this baby complete I'd appreciate it! Will be looking for the .22 cal Hakim trainer next. Any ideas?

desporterizer · Apr 8, 2007

Posting for dec to april

The recent one are, 1935 ishvesk 91/30, 1943 ishvesk 91/30(the beat one), 1915 finned NEW m91, 1941 straight stock m39 , 1908 Brazil mauser & 1904/39 verguiro.

Claven2 · Apr 8, 2007

Ok, here's this month's addition. Sadly, not an original, but a working reproduction.

3rd Model, India Pattern Brown Bess from Loyalist Arms.

I rather like it, though the most obvious flaw is that the lock plate markings are in the wrong font. Should be fun to shoot once my Lyman .735" round ball mould arrrives.

I may yet remove the flash guard since I don;t re-enact and it kinda makes pan charging annoying

Skippy · Apr 8, 2007

BSW 1937 RC K98k

I had it back up this weekend and was able to take some better pictures:

Speckfire · Apr 12, 2007

Picked up this SA 1954 Garand. Mirror bore and matching draw numbers. (Correct terminology?)

Claven2 · Apr 12, 2007

Stevo said:
Paper towel because it's disposable or for some other reason?

Because it's disposable. Use something nicer if you want

Tyler · Apr 12, 2007

Top one is a 5 digit serial#, all matching Remington that I picked up at Ancaster this past Sunday for a steal. The bore looked like a sewer bore when I got it, but it turned out to be alot of cosmo. Some light pitting in the grooves, but I am betting it will still shoot well. For some reason there is a dovetail cut on the underside of the barrel about 2/3rds of the way down. It looks like a sight attachment, but is way out of place.

Either way, the bluing is pristine and it would be a good candidate for a re-barrel if the original didn't work out. I'm just waiting out on some handguards and some assorted parts to complete her.

Bottom one is an all matching Eddystone from late 1916. I bought the barreled action from a forum member, and the stock set from another forum member, which will stay on the Remington. I need to finish adding the linseed oil.

Can't wait to shoot them.

The Eddystone bluing is really flat when compared to the Remington bluing. The Remington almost looks commercial in comparison, but that doesn't make sense as it was wrapped in cosmo when I got it.

All I need now is some swivel screws, some stock disks, and some volley sights.

Claven2 · Apr 14, 2007

OK, technically I bought this last month, but only got around to photographing it this month.

Excellent condition Bohler Stahl M24 with a great bore, no counterbore and a Winter War era expedient Finn sling.

Built on a pre 1894 receiver with oiling hole and no tang date:

Stock was an Ahnglaeski Zhavod marked Remington or New England Westinghouse stock originally.

This was a NICE Find. Thanks to the CGN-er who found it for me in an out of the way shop - you know who you are

And here's a better pic of the 1903A3 I got a few weeks ago - complete now that I finally found a correct stamped front stacking swivel (the original one was missing).

TheIndifferent1 · Apr 14, 2007

Nice 1903

Taken it out for a test drive yet? I thought the A3's had pistol grip stocks... I really gotta do some reading on those rifles this summer.

Speckfire · Apr 14, 2007

Wow what a nice M24 !!!! Good find

Claven2 · Apr 14, 2007

Typically, the 1903A3 was manufactured with a straight stock. Most refurbs either retained a straight stock, or if the wood was replaced, they got a scant stock. As a general rule, only the M1903A4 snipers were given C-stocks (pistol grip type) as part of new production, though some also had scant stocks.

Some 1903 Springfields also got C stocks in the late 1920's and early 30's, but these are considered rare and expensive collectable variants.

In general, the C-stock is the rarest stock you can get on a Springfield.

I haven't had this one out for a spin yet. When I got it from a fellow CGNer, the stock that was on it was a replacement scant stock, but it was split at the recoil lug and had to be replaced. I managed to get a correct Smith Corona Straight stock from Northridge in California - it wasn't cheap. Technically, I should have held out for a pinned stock instead of a cross-bolt variant given the serial range (it's off by a few thousand), but beggars can't be choosers and the rifle was been through an arsenal rebuild anyhow, so it's not implausible.

Given the rarity of these rifles in Canada (A3's are FAR rarer than 1903's), I suspect this one will remain a "keeper".

Claven2 · Apr 14, 2007

Speckfire said:
Wow what a nice M24 !!!! Good find

Thanks

It looks great next to my SIG I have for sale in the EE. I kinda hope the SIG doesn't sell as these rifles go so well together

I wonder if any other CGNers can claim to have two M24's: both a SIG and a Bohler-Stahl? hehehehehe (evil grin).

joe n · Apr 14, 2007

Finally came across a Garand in my travels. And I really have to thank Oddbawl for helping me out on this one. It is a 1955 manufactured M1 with all SA parts.