January Purchases

[Andy]

I started off 2006, so since once is a tradition, here's the first of 2007:

From a lovely little gunshop I visit a couple of times a year. Got a Spanish FR-7 at the same time, and pics might follow.

An Egyptian assembled Martini-Enfield MkII that was made using new and refurbed Brit parts. The receiver started out as an Enfield Martini-Henry MK II BP action, and was scrubbed by the Egyptians. Since these are Brits parts assembled in a modern (for the time) arsenal (Citadel), this is a genuine milsurp of interest to Martini, Enfield and Egyptian firearms. The metal, wood and bore are surprisingly good (G-VG), and I am pleased.

The sight came with it - poor condition as you can see, but all the adjustments work smoothly, and it will clean up some. It is a BSA, Model 8 (or 1908?), patented in 1908. It was intended for the Martini-Henry/Martini-Enfield rifle, is fully adjustable for windage and elevation, and has a rotating disc for different aperture sizes. The sight could be considered a legitimate and very useful period modification, but will not be mounted on this girl - off to eBay you go! (might end up paying for the gun )

 

[gunasauras]

Here's mine. 91/30 Mosin Nagant Sniper....minty scope, clear optics. Should be a good shooter.

 

[BRAMEL]

These both came in at the very end of December, but with the board being down for maintenance....I didn't get a chance to post them, so I'll stick them here.

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[Hitzy]

Here is the "before" pics of what I'm doing in January.....(ALL I'm doing gun-wise in January....damn x-mas left me broke )
Building up a .308 M1. Gonna use all the necessary parts off my Beretta for the time until I can accumulate everything to complete the rifle.

 

[Claven2]

OK, well techincally this is a December purchase, but I've not had time to degrease this rifle and photograph it until the last couple of days

Say hello to my new non-refurb 1941 Sako straight-stocked M39

 

[Light Infantry]

Here is the "before" pics of what I'm doing in January.....(ALL I'm doing gun-wise in January....damn x-mas left me broke )
Building up a .308 M1. Gonna use all the necessary parts off my Beretta for the time until I can accumulate everything to complete the rifle.

Hitzy

Is that a Citadel barrel from Tradeex?

LI

 

[Hitzy]

Hitzy

Is that a Citadel barrel from Tradeex?

LI

Douglass barrel from Brownells.

 

[SKScanuck]

Say hello to my new non-refurb 1941 Sako straight-stocked M39

I love the cartoches on the stock.

Awesome...

 

[Craig67]

Polish M44

Received from another member on Jan 3rd.

Stock cartouches:

Receiver marks :

Its pretty much in "unissued" condition.

I'm real happy with it

Craig

 

[Slimbo]

OK, well techincally this is a December purchase, but I've not had time to degrease this rifle and photograph it until the last couple of days

Say hello to my new non-refurb 1941 Sako straight-stocked M39

Simply Gorgeous!!!

 

[C96]

G41 duv 43

Purchased in December.
Cleaned up for presentation over the holidays.
Numbers match on rifle, however Bubba did some custom work on the stock for me.
Added the ZF41 scope and scope mount.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e230/strathilsa/2007_0103G41duv430010.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e230/strathilsa/2007_0103G41duv430011.jpg

 

[Calum]

My first handgun.
A Russian Tokarev. I can hardly wait to try it at the range.

Paid at the end of December, and picked up today...

This is not the more common star grip Logo for these pistols...turns out to be the crest of the Hungarian People's Republic. C.1949-56
http://www.sunblest.net/gun/Toka48.htm

 

[Sigismund]

Purchased in December.
Cleaned up for presentation over the holidays.
Numbers match on rifle, however Bubba did some custom work on the stock for me.
Added the ZF41 scope and scope mount.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e230/strathilsa/2007_0103G41duv430010.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e230/strathilsa/2007_0103G41duv430011.jpg

oh my, very nice g41!

 

[Claven2]

Calum - the grips have the hungarian crest b/c that's a hungarian M48 Tokarev, not a Soviet TT-33

 

[Riflechair]

I purchased this Mk IV Webley & Scott (.38 S&W) from the chap whom originally obtained it from the Edmonton City Police in 1966.

Came with the issue holster and 100 rounds or reloads + era RCBS dies.
The revolver is in fantastic condition and has only seen 50 rounds since 1966.

Riflechair Approves of this revolver

 

[Calum]

Calum - the grips have the hungarian crest b/c that's a hungarian M48 Tokarev, not a Soviet TT-33

Smarty pants.

Riflechair that Webley is amazing.
Nice to know there are still treasures out there to be found.

 

[Tyler]

Got this in December just before the site went down.

All that and 5 boxes of ammo for $246 after taxes... man I love this Russian stuff.

Accurate too.

 

[Claven2]

What is it? Tula or Izhevsk? Year?

 

[Tyler]

Izhevsk, 1942.

The reciever cosmetics are very rough and looks like it was finished by a school girl working her first day in the factory. I think it adds a nice touch.

 

[Claven2]

The receivers are rough like that for a reason - and it's not bad machining skills. During wartime production the raw receiver billet was cold-worked through a broaching die to hew out the shape, not machined. This essentially is breaking off the surface metal into the general receiver shape by pushing it through a broaching die made of hardenend tool steel or carbide and is faster than forging and then machining the part. That is mainly the technology that allowed the Russians to output so many mosins in WW2 in a short timeframe (receiver machining used to be the most time-consuming operation). It is quintessential to an example of wartime Mosin manufacturing IMHO. Function over form and all that

In 1944 and later, they still used this method but began aesthetically polishing the broached receiver surface again - a step that was deemed un-necessary when the enemy was at the gates. Also important to note that this method was only made possible once the receiver design was switched to the round highwall pattern so that the broaching machines could make continuous die passes on the work piece. Any other shape (think low-wall cuts, tang steps, hex receiver rings, raised charger guides, etc.) would have meant a broaching die could not have been used and machining would have been required.