December 2013 Purchases
- Thread starter Nyles
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MAS 49/56 Sniper with transit case and full kit. Cannot wait to take it to the range this month.
Great sniper and kit you've got there Sledge! Would love to see you do a thread on it, its history and deployment and of course a range report. Congrats.
Well, since no one else has...
Picked up a few good items this month. Maybe the most interesting is a Chinese Chiang Kai Shek Mauser, made in June 1944 at the Hanyang Arsenal. It's in pretty rough shape, and pretty roughly made - a close examination of the thing tells me I should never shoot it! But that's alright, I knew what I was getting when I bought it. It actually gives me a new respect for the Chinese soldiers that went into battle with these things. Interestingly, the ideographs on the butt apparently indicate issue to local defense militias after the Communist revolution, which accounts for some of the hard use the rifle has seen.
How much and where did you find the Chiang Kai Shek rifle?
Also, I picked up a Mosin M38 as well from Frontier Firearms still waiting for it though.
- Location
- East of Home, West of the Rest
M38 is on the way. Walked into Proline Shooters today with the thought "I might as well look around, but I won't buy anything..."
So much for that...
Husqvarna m-1907 "HUSQVARNA VAPENFABRIKS AKTIEBOLAG SYSTEM BROWNING".... 1920 to 1930 production. Marked for the Swedish Army 16th Infantry. In 9mm Long. If anyone knows how, or where to look to narrow down the year of manufacture by serial number please let me know.
So much for that...
Husqvarna m-1907 "HUSQVARNA VAPENFABRIKS AKTIEBOLAG SYSTEM BROWNING".... 1920 to 1930 production. Marked for the Swedish Army 16th Infantry. In 9mm Long. If anyone knows how, or where to look to narrow down the year of manufacture by serial number please let me know.
just one of Jaques premium grade M38's...hope it's in a little more "premium" condition than those pictured in his ad.
ugh...wasn't supposed to spend a dime on rifles this month..promised the wife....and then a container load of reasonably priced M38's appear out of thin air lol
nice pickups guys !
ugh...wasn't supposed to spend a dime on rifles this month..promised the wife....and then a container load of reasonably priced M38's appear out of thin air lol
nice pickups guys !
- Location
- East of Home, West of the Rest
Was that you I was talking to today? Haha Drooling over the Mauser C96 too haha.
All matching btw, should anyone want one of those. Comes with stripper clips too, and the wood stock, but the stock is mismatched. The gun itself is all matching. Pre WW1. Appears arsenal refinished at some time though. Truly beautiful. Just out of the pocketbook range.
- Location
- Southern Vancouver Island
MAS 49/56 Sniper with transit case and full kit. Cannot wait to take it to the range this month.
Beauty kit.. but is it the pic or my eyes that tell me that the barrel of your MAS has an upward bend in it?
M38 is on the way. Walked into Proline Shooters today with the thought "I might as well look around, but I won't buy anything..."
So much for that...
Husqvarna m-1907 "HUSQVARNA VAPENFABRIKS AKTIEBOLAG SYSTEM BROWNING".... 1920 to 1930 production. Marked for the Swedish Army 16th Infantry. In 9mm Long. If anyone knows how, or where to look to narrow down the year of manufacture by serial number please let me know.
Nice pistol. I have one myself with its holster and spare mags. Shoots fine, ammo used to be a pain to find but you could get 9 mm Browning Long from one of the banner suppliers recently.
You can narrow down the year of manufacture by the slide stamping and inspector codes. Check this web site:
http://www.gotavapen.se/gota/m07/pist07_3.htm
It also explains the unit markings and has other links.
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- Location
- East of Home, West of the Rest
The slide stamping has it between 1920 and 1930. Could find the information on the inspection codes though. It came with standard military style holster, the lanyard and two magazines.
Luckily I have a local source that has 9mm Browning Long, and it is reloadable brass too. PRVI.
Beauty kit.. but is it the pic or my eyes that tell me that the barrel of your MAS has an upward bend in it?
Either it had a hard one when it was photographed with all that beautiful stuff or it's your eyes/the lens. The barrel is perfectly straight.
fenceline... the information on the inspector codes is on page 2. Production figures by year are on page 4. Just follow the links to narrow down the inspectors by the year.
Its all there by following the links; some info is on a different web site.
Yes - its great that Privi's available. I used to source brass at gun shows.
