August Purchases

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A couple of Colt pocket autos I picked up in the past couple months but just recently took some pics of.

Both 1920's vintage & have Brit proofs on them likely as a result of being overseas during WWII on "lend lease".

Colt 1908 Pocket Hammerless .380 ACP:

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Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP:

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Slow month or what?

I just received a very nice Mauser-Vergueiro M1904 from Collector's Source, still in 6.5 x 58mm. The original M1904s are pretty hard to find, as most were converted to the M1904/39 8mm short rifle. This one is even DMGLM marked, which was the Direçao General Militar de Lorenço Marques, the major military depot in Mozambique when it was a Portugese colony. That would make this one of the ones that was used against the Germans in East Africa in WW1, which as far as I know was the only use of the Vergueiro in a major conflict. Incidentally captured Vergueiros were apparently the favorite weapon of German Askaris, I suppose because of the lighter recoil compared to a Mauser or Lee-Enfield.

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Today I lucked into a rather nice Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife. Markings still legible, but patinated and hard to photograph. Never been re-sharpened since the factory. One side has a coat of arms, "wilkinson sword london" and the other F-S Fighting Knife. Great provenance, from the estate of a Canadian WW2 vet, a Capt. Haddad.

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I also picked up, from the same estate, a Canadian Kodak Company MkIII liquid prismatic compass made in 1942 under pattent from Francis Barker of London - a really beautifully made instrument.
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I just sent it out to Trade Mark London today for refurbishing/restoration as I intend to actually use it in the bush ;)
 
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Hello!

I picked up from a fellow CGN'er this wonderfully immaculate, properly stocked, matching M-38 Mosin Nagant carbine. The perfect addition to my carbine collection.

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Enjoy!
 
Very nice Claven, one of these days I'd love to get a real FS knife.

It's been a good month for me if a quiet one elsewhere. I just received this British-contrat Ballester-Molina out of John at Marstar's personal collection. Some odd pitting on the left of the slide, but otherwise in great shape! I'm really pleased with it, given the history (most of these went to the SOE) I'm more than willing to live with cosmetic defects.

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Just an accessory so far in August (unless the U.S powers-that-be allow Clay to bring my long-awaited rifle north in the next few days). :)

An 1896-dated Pattern 1888 bayonet to go with my '96 Canadian-marked MLE. Enfield produced, and the bayonet and matching scabbard are marked to the Canadian Mounted Rifles, which went to South Africa.

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You have to love milsurps. You buy a rifle, and if it's got sling swivels, a bayonet lug and a butt trap you feel the need to buy a correct sling, bayonet and oiler (not to mention the reloading gear for obscure calibre ammunition). Economic multipliers abound.
 
Last two months worth, I have been busy.
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Front to back, the best turk mauser I have ever seen, 1945 malaysian marked No 5, Paki 45 longbranch with a like new bore, 1958 paki No4 mk2 had some wood issues but I repaired it & really happy with its performance, 1944 bsa sitting in longbranch furniture that has seen more that a little target work & the now famous longbranch No4 mk1/3 in 303 win.

This is what the Paki No 4 shoot like with cast. Ignore the random bullet holes around the group, they are sight ins & random shots from a leaded up barrel.
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Very nice group of rifles desporteriser. That is the cleanest Turk mauser I've seen in a while. When they first started coming into the country, 40 or so years ago, there was the odd super clean one. Even then, they were a rarity. Of course they were the first ones to be sporterised.
 
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Very nice group of rifles desporteriser. Of course they were the first ones to be sporterised.
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Yeah, I know, i have seen many that have bit the dust. This one is a like new factory refurb with a mint bore. Too bad century missmatched the bolt. The poor things seem to get no respect.
 
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