July Purchases

I have always liked the No.III`s profile and the rear sight of the No.4. I have purchased a No.4 that has had the bayo lugs cut off. I have an Ishi No.1 Mk.III stock which is badly damaged. I plan to mesh them together to create a poor man`s No.IMk.V. I am using only bubba`d or damaged parts to make this creature. The long hand guard I an making now from some earless guards. I will post photos for public derision.
 
I'm looking forward to the newly-engineered Frankenfield Mark V and I'm sure that a lot of others are doing exactly the same!

Have at her!
 
One of these weird arse things showed up at the post office. A Brazilian M968. I took a couple photos of it beside a Spanish FR8 for comparison. Enjoy. :)

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Your 968, has a different rear sight than mine. Mine has an H&K, tubular rear sight, mounted on an angle, with holes at varying heights for elevation. The windage screws are similar. When you get it apart, you will be surprised, at the way the conversion from 30-06 to 7.62x51, was done. They just used the same barrel and shortened the breach end enough to clean up the 06 chamber and head space. It kind of makes you leary to see the original threads on the barrel buried back inside of the receiver. They shoot well though and are quite handy. The muzzle brake, is quite effective as well.
That specimen looks to be in nice shape. Many of them were released on the North American markets without a rear sight. M1 Carbine sights or 03A3 sights, like yours, work well on them.
I have yet to see one with the rear side sling attachment intact. I wonder if it was for a quick disconnect fitting or if it just hurt like hell when it jammed the shooters cheek? Most were covered in a dark brown/black lacquer as well.
 
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Your 968, has a different rear sight than mine. Mine has an H&K, tubular rear sight, mounted on an angle, with holes at varying heights for elevation. The windage screws are similar. When you get it apart, you will be surprised, at the way the conversion from 30-06 to 7.62x51, was done. They just used the same barrel and shortened the breach end enough to clean up the 06 chamber and head space. It kind of makes you leary to see the original threads on the barrel buried back inside of the receiver. They shoot well though and are quite handy. The muzzle brake, is quite effective as well.
That specimen looks to be in nice shape. Many of them were released on the North American markets without a rear sight. M1 Carbine sights or 03A3 sights, like yours, work well on them.
I have yet to see one with the rear side sling attachment intact. I wonder if it was for a quick disconnect fitting or if it just hurt like hell when it jammed the shooters cheek? Most were covered in a dark brown/black lacquer as well.
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From this tidbit I found on the net:

http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/topic/9369

...from a careful look at the complete rifle, it may be that you have a Later Variant of this Brazilian Rebuild.

I have an early version, which still uses the original DWM Woodwork with cross bolts (as in the M954), but the H band is retained by a single screw through the wood(as in the M1908 DWM).
This rifle shown has the H band either riveted together, or held by Two screws???

Also, the Flash Hider is different from the earlier version (This Flash hider is probably the one used on the Brazilian FAL...the early model is longer, and used for Gas grenade launching.

Also, the early version has NO "Fabrica de Itajuba" markings, rather two new flats machined off the receiver ring and the letters "ACGO" and the serial Number impressed on them...and the rifle is Parkerised grey...Not painted Black.
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Mine would be the "earlier version", although I'm not sure what this gent was looking at as the pics he's referring to are gone. However, I've seen several slightly different variations in the pictures I could find. In the second pic (my rifle) it shows the milled flats on the receiver ring which this fellow was talking about. Edit: I misread what you were saying about the rear side sling attachment. I haven't seen one intact either. I have seen several rifles with the cross bolt for the sling attachment altogether absent, I'm not sure why that is.

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I had one with the FAL flash hider and the G3 type rear sight. Good rifle, shot a caribou with it.
 
Nice acquisitions this month, but only seven posts three weeks into the month? I'm guessing everyone is too busy shooting and reloading to be out buying. :D

I'm hoping to maybe add one to the July inventory. Anyone else?
 
So very nice!

I have one of those here.... sort of, anyway.

Colt frame, Remington-Rand SLIDE (see! It DOES have one part same as yours!), H&R chrome-lined tropical barrel, been rebuilt so many times I don't think there's room for more stamps! BTW, it has been Parkerised, buffed and blued OVER TOP of the remaining Parkerise: looks like the poor thing has leprosy! Shoots okay, though.

Yours is VERY much nicer.

Congrats!
 
Thanks....I used to have a Wartime Nazi proofed Belgian High Power that I paid $75 for that had such a mottled finish I called it ...The spotted Hog.

I think it had 4 or 5 different types of coatings on it at some point in it's life but the darn thing shot great!
 
picked up these two ssa enfields and this isralie mauser of the EE this month lucked out on the sportered ssa going to return it to military configuration
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Walther PP issued to the Reichsfinanzadverwaltung (Reich Finance Administration) Lots of holster wear but I love the character:)
 
Springfield Armory M1 Garand

An M1 Garand that I picked up today...

Springfield Armory, sn. # 1,935,### [mfg August 1943?].

Barrel is marked SA-10-51. Wood is very nice but likely sanded/refinished?

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C broad arrow marked buttstock in two places as in pics:

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NAA.
 
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