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Hi all! I've got a few old military rifles that I'm having trouble identifying and I was hoping to get some direction from your knowledge base.

The first one is a STEYR M.95, there's an "S" stamped on the receiving end of the barrel, it has the number 6256A stamped on it and just 6256 stamped two more times one beside the action and one on the stock near the butt of the rifle. any ideas what era this thing is from? and what round it would be chambered for?

There are four more that I need help with but I think I'll do them one at a time to keep things from getting confusing.
 
PlinkerM1 said:
Hi all! I've got a few old military rifles that I'm having trouble identifying and I was hoping to get some direction from your knowledge base.

The first one is a STEYR M.95, there's an "S" stamped on the receiving end of the barrel, it has the number 6256A stamped on it and just 6256 stamped two more times one beside the action and one on the stock near the butt of the rifle. any ideas what era this thing is from? and what round it would be chambered for?

There are four more that I need help with but I think I'll do them one at a time to keep things from getting confusing.
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Got pictures?
 
PlinkerM1 said:
Hi all! I've got a few old military rifles that I'm having trouble identifying and I was hoping to get some direction from your knowledge base.

The first one is a STEYR M.95, there's an "S" stamped on the receiving end of the barrel, it has the number 6256A stamped on it and just 6256 stamped two more times one beside the action and one on the stock near the butt of the rifle. any ideas what era this thing is from? and what round it would be chambered for?

There are four more that I need help with but I think I'll do them one at a time to keep things from getting confusing.
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Steyr Mannlicher 1895 chambered in 8x56R ( S marking) Produced at the end of the 19th century but converted to 8x56R in the '30s .

Calgary Shooting Centre has a bit of Nazi marked ammo on the shelf if you are looking for some.
 
Beautiful rifle. The other members nailed it bang on. An earlier made M95 (probably made during WW1) converted in the 1930s to the Austrian spitzer ammo of that time. Difficult to load for but not impossible.

The barrel date looks to have been either scrubbed off or covered over with the "S". I'm not an expert on Austrian made firearms so I will have to default to one of the "old farts".
 
Thanks! I would be looking for ammunition but the magazine is missing so I'll have to track one down for it first.
 
You mean the en-bloc clip ? Yeah, you will need one of those otherwise it will be very difficult to operate the rifle.

I have seen them around at gun shows and they appear to be relatively common so they shouldn't be a problem to locate one to use.

When you do, let us know how she shoots.
 
Here is the type of ammo you would most likely run into in the surplus market. The en-bloc clip is also the post WW1 example and is the common one you would run across. The WW1 ones do not have the open slots in the side I believe. Both examples should work with your rifle.

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You mean the en-bloc clip ? Yeah, you will need one of those otherwise it will be very difficult to operate the rifle.

I have seen them around at gun shows and they appear to be relatively common so they shouldn't be a problem to locate one to use.

When you do, let us know how she shoots.
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Yeah that"s what I meant. I'll definitely post up how she shoots :D

Here's the next challenge









 
Yup she bites! I was pretty sure that it was a swedish Mauser because of the torped overslag ( I googled it and came up with some info on mausers but not this one)

Thanks for the help! You guys want to see the next one?
 
Ok pics are ready!

This one is hard because there's not much in the way of markings to get me going in the right direction.









 
Looks like a Japanese Type 38 calvary carbine with a polished off mum that shows signs of being sold out of military service ("X" on top of the mum). My friend had a similar Type 38 carbine with similar markings and it was traced back to a training school.

Beautiful condition too, are you going to pull a rabbit out of your hat now ? :D

Previous post is indeed an Ljungman AG 42b, Swedish semi auto. The biggest change, compared to the original AG-42s, is the stainless steel gas tube to address the problems of rust build up in the tube from firing service ammo. Most were sent back and re-worked during the 1960s I believe. Yours looks to have been refurbed quite nicely.
 
The pictures make it look better than it is, but I think she could be refurbished nicely. I've got to figure out exactly how the bolt is supposed to be put together because there's definitely something not quite right with this one.

I don't have a rabbit,and my lab won't fit in my hat :mad: but I do have a couple more to show you guys, I just need to do the whole picture process again...
 
I meant the Japanese Type 38 carbine:) but that video will be helpful to me as well.

303 British right?
This one is in really nice shape except for the carry strap.









 
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