Milsurp Survey

i thought it would interesting to work up a list of all different milsurp types owned by cgn members.

enfield
snider-enfield mkii* (1861)
pattern 14 no.3mk1* (winchester with volleys/refurbed remington)

lee-enfield
ric carbine
mle mk1 (1897 sparkbrooke)
shtle mkiii (1908 bsa co.)
shtle mkiii* ( 1918 bsa co.)
shtle no.2mkiv* (1915 lsaco/1917 ssa)
no. 1 mk. Iii* (1941/42 lithgow /1943 ishapore/1944 lithgow, unissued)
no.4mk1 (1941 rof maltby/1942 bsaco/1943 fazakerley ftr 1944/1944 bsa shirley)
no.4mk1* (long branch: '41/'42 rcmp/'42 nzd contract/'43,'44,/'45/'50/1944 savage)
no.5 mk1 (1946 fazakerley/'47 faz)
enfield eal (civilain model)
no8 .22
2a1 (1969 ishapore)

mauser
71/81 (spandau 1887)
mauser brasilian 1908 (7x57)
mauser argentine 1909 carbine
mexican fn 1924 carbine
brazilian 1935 long rifle
m96/38 (6.5x55)
m38 (husquvarna)
k98k (1938 jp sauer und sohn/bcd 43 romanian refurb/duv 41/byf 42/ )
k98k (israeli 7.62 nato, on '38 jp sauer & sohn/1945 dot, early israeli 7.62 conversion, retains german stock)
k98k '42' code, 1940, norwegian, .30-06
m24/47 (yugo)
m48 mauser with zrak 6x32
m48a/m76b sniper rifle with zrak on-m76b sniper scope
m98 (yugo k98k rework)
fr-7

mosin nagant
m/91 p-27 (finn)
m91/24 (sig barrel with step)
m91/30 (1940/'42/'43/'44 izhevsk)
m38 (tula)
m44 (1944 izhevsk/1955 radom)
m91 (1915 peter the great tula/1942 b-barrel finn)

french bolt guns:
lebel m1886/93 (1893 chatelleraut)
berthier m1892/27 (1894 st. Etienne)
berthier 1907-15 (st. Etienne converted to 1948 turkish forrestry carbine)
mas36 (1949 p-series)

japanese
arisaka t-99 (toyo kogyo 31st series)

misc. Bolt rifles
1895 norwegian krag cavalry carbine. 1 of 5300 made
turk m88/05/35
carcano m91/38 fucile corto (1941 terni)
mannlicher m95/31 gewehr (steyr)
steyr m95 stutzen budapest "s" 8x56r
1910 ross
springfield 1903

semi-auto's
american
m1 garand (springfield danish-rework,breda,beretta,ihc,winchester)
1941 johnson
m1 carbine (national postal meter/saginaw gear)
soviet/east bloc
svt-40 (1940 tula/1941 ishevsk)
sks (1955 tula)
type 56 sks (1965 factory 26/factory 26)
m59 yugo sks
m59/66ab1 yugo sks
other
safn (fn, egyptian, 8x57/venezuelan 7x57)
ljungmann ag42b (1943/45 carl gustav)
fn c1a1/c1a1 w/leitz sniperscope
fn 1a1

other rifles
pcmr winchester 94 .30-30
1889 7.5x55 swiss schmidt-ruben
k31 schmidt-ruben

converted auto's
bren, mk2 (inglis, 8x57)
bren 1944 mii w/canadian ccm mk1 tripod w/aa extension
fal (fn ,isreali)
sten ('42 0l###/'44 12l### chinese issue)
c2a1
c1 smg
mp41
mp44
mg34
mg42 w/dreiben and yugo layfette
1919a4 saginaw gear

pistols
astra model 600 (9mm para)
hi-power (inglis, no. 1 mk 1*)
hungarian m48 tokarev (1952)
finnish luger p08 (1923 dwm)
p-08 luger erfurt 1916
tokarev m 1933/chinese tokarev
steyr 1911
walther p38 (a41/byf43)
1911a1 (union switch & signal)
cz52
makarov

revolvers:
nagant revolver
webley mk.vi (1916, 1918)
enfield no.2mkiv* (1912)
enfield no.1 mk.i* (1943)
enfield no.2mk1* (1940)
s & w 1917 army (.45 a.c.p.)
s & w mk ii hand ejector second model(.455)
smith & wesson victory model (1943)
smith & wesson no.2 mk.i
now here in a xmas shopping list......
 
1908 M96 Swedish
1917 BSA Lee-Enfield No1 MkIII*
1933 Tula Mosin Nagant (Hex)
1943 Enfield Revolver No2. MkI**
1944 Izhevsk Tokarev tt-33
1945 Lee-Enfield No4. Mk1*
 
1945 M1 Garand, Springfield
1942 M1903A3, Remington
1943 M1 Carbine, Inland
Unknown year K98k scrubbed Yugo rework (VR69)
1917 GEW98, Danzig, reworked to K98k specs in the Thirties, GI bring-back, sporterized by cutting down stock & adding recoil pad
1943 Mosin Nagant 91/30, Ishvesk
1948 Mosin M44, Ishvesk
1944 Turkish M1938 Mauser
1974 Walther P-1

Milsurp clones:
Norinco SKS
Romaninan AKM
Springfield Armory M1A
Auto Ordnance M1 Carbine
 
Rifles

SKS (1951 Tula)
Mosin Nagant M91 (1924 Tula, Finnish rework)
Mosin Nagant M44 (1953 Radom, Polish)
SVT-40 (1942 Tula)

Dewats

Suomi KP/31 (Unknown date)
Mosin Nagant M91/24 (Unknown Date)
AK-74 (Tula 1981)
 
I thought it would interesting to work up a list of all different milsurp types owned by CGN members.

Looking through the list I note a couple of anomalies/omissions

1. The K31 is neither 'Schmidt-Ruben', nor even a 'Schmidt-Rubin'. It is a Bern-arsenal redesign brought about by a team under Colonel Adolf Furrer.

2. Missing are - Schmidt-Rubin Model 1889 and 1900, the ZfK55 and sundry other oddballs, like the K31/42 and /43.

tac
 
1. The K31 is neither 'Schmidt-Ruben', nor even a 'Schmidt-Rubin'. It is a Bern-arsenal redesign brought about by a team under Colonel Adolf Furrer. tac

I believe Rubin could still apply as he is responsible for the GP-11 ammunition design but you are correct that Waffenfabrik Bern designed the K31 under the direction of Col. Furrer. I wonder if the legend of William Tell is why the Swiss insisted on such a well made and accurate rifle. It is a joy to shoot although I had to add a side mounted scope to see the target (sigh). Mine still has the paper slip under the butt plate.

I didn't read all the lists but I didn't see an Arisaka Type 38 or a Swiss or Italian Vetterli. Perhaps I missed these as well as some of the older military rifles that came just before or during the development of smokeless powder. Some were actually converted to fire smokeless rounds. My son has a Type 38 and an old friend, who shares my love of older firearms, has an excellent Swiss Vetterli. I have seen an Italian Vetterli-Vitali that was converted in WW1 to fire the 6.5x52 Carcano round for sale but in was in poor condition.

Using clip instead of magazine also is discordant to my ear but that could be because it would have rated a boot in the a$$, and if I recall did, from my basic training NCO's.
 
1863 Wm Mason contract rifle musket from the American Civil War
Smith Carbine from the American Civil War
1873 Trapdoor
1898 US Springfield (aka 30-40 Krag)
Remington 1903A3
M1 Garand 4 ea. (2 SA, 1HRA, 1 IHC)
Irwin Pedersen M1 Carbine
MN 91/30 4 ea. (2 Izhevsk, 2 Tula--1 each of hex and round receiver)
1916 BSA SMLE No I Mk III*
1860 Colt Army
S&W 1917 Revolver
Mauser C96 (7.63 caliber)
Rem Rand M1911A1

Jon
 
Last edited:
New to firearms and collecting, but hopefully will grow my collection soon! Really interested in anything made from 1939-1945.
1954 Tula SKS
1940 Tula TT-33
 
Love Enfield sporters, have had 4 of them so far and plan on owning many more.
2x No4 mk1
1x P14
1x ShtLE mk iii

Also have 3 Sks' at the moment.

Plan on picking up a 1891/30 soon as well
 
I have four Lee Enfield, three of which I didn’t see listed:
- No.4 Mk 2.
- No.1mkIII* converted to .410 musket at Ishapore — made in 1941, concerted in ‘47, the workmanship on this is beautiful
- MLE Mk I*, 1902, converted to CLLE MK I I.P. (With charger style bolt head).

And I have a Mannlicher Steyr M95 rifle, in original 8x50R, with a milled slot through chamber top to make it DP or instructional use only. I guess this is why it was never converted to 8x56. Hungarian?
 
Back
Top Bottom