2nd, that thing is cool!WOW Nyles!! Very cool! It may sound lame but the first time I ever heard of the Spencer carbine was in Red Dead RedemptionThe more I learn of the Civil War and the weapons of the era the more and more I become interested. If you do shoot it take some pictures and a video and make a thread. I bet there would be TONS of interest!
March Purchases
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Thanks Canuck, it rounded off my collection of ww2 firearms/...told my wife it will be my last gun purchase
I hope you had your fingers crossed... or you have a very forgiving wife...
I picked up this new baby last Thursday. 1942 Tikkakoski M91 with what I believe is a 1900 Tula receiver. Previous owner removed original wood finish and applied some kind of varnish/urethane. Bore is good, not sharp like new, but definitely still in good shape. He said it is a good shooter.
http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r81/35Wailin/My Mosin/
http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r81/35Wailin/My Mosin/
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granite, that old No4 MkI Long Branch looks pretty good.
By the way, it wasn't uncommon for the serial numbers on the rear of the bolts to be ground off during FTR. I have an LB that has gone through a similar procedure. It is stamped with the sold out of service "ENGLAND" mark on the receiver. I have seen many others this way and have always wondered if the rifles were quickly FTRed just before disposal and the time wasn't taken to restamp the bolt properly, in the old way, where they Xed out the old number and stamped in a matching number on the bottom of the bolt. It makes me wonder if the rifles weren't FTRed by civilian contractors, after disposal and if the original bolts were all mixed up, like the new in grease Long Branch rifles sold off by Italy a few years ago. Even though the rifles were new, none of them had matching bolts.
By the way, it wasn't uncommon for the serial numbers on the rear of the bolts to be ground off during FTR. I have an LB that has gone through a similar procedure. It is stamped with the sold out of service "ENGLAND" mark on the receiver. I have seen many others this way and have always wondered if the rifles were quickly FTRed just before disposal and the time wasn't taken to restamp the bolt properly, in the old way, where they Xed out the old number and stamped in a matching number on the bottom of the bolt. It makes me wonder if the rifles weren't FTRed by civilian contractors, after disposal and if the original bolts were all mixed up, like the new in grease Long Branch rifles sold off by Italy a few years ago. Even though the rifles were new, none of them had matching bolts.
