New Ross

DaveM

DaveM

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I picked this up last weekend.



It's a Ross 1910 MkII* I think . Anyone care to fill me in on the rest of it's story? This is the first Ross I've had and I know little about it. Sure could use some help on how much this is worth too. Here's some more pics.







Thanks Dave in Manitoba
 
Coooool

I sold one just like it...except some cowboy chopped all the wood off to make a hunting rifle

Can I call Dibs if you ever decide to sell???
 
Its a Mk.II*** - see the 3* just above the II to the left of the serial number and date. One of the 20 000 that went to the US in 1917. Nice looking rifle. Congratualtions on your find.
 
What you paid for it. If you are satisfied, then you got good value. Or, are you looking for a value beacuse you are considering reselling? OK, the holes in the left sidewall of the receiver don't help. How is the bore?
 
Fair enough. I giot it for a good price but I am interested in reselling. I really don't know much about the value here in Canada. I know what they are worth in the US, but that really doesn't mean much here. Bore is sharp but dark and should clean up well. Matching numbers? I haven't got a clue I can't find any. What are the holes all about? Dave
 
Probably someone wanted to mount an aperture sight. There were sporting peep sights available for 1905 Rosses, by Redfield, Lyman. Are there holes on the right side as well? If so, there may have been a bridge mounted, so that one of the target aperture sights like a BSA Martin could be used. This was more common on Mk.II** rifles.
 
I doubt that the US marks are related to the sight mounting holes in the receiver. These rifles were only used for training, and were sold off cheap through the NRA inthe 20s. Then for some reason sales were discontinued; perhaps the stories of blowbacks in Mk.IIIs scared them. The four holes were likely for mounting a bridge for a target sight. This was probably done in Canada.
 
I still have dibs if you want to sell it!!

Tiriaq will kick my ass though

Its the first time I have seen one with full wood other than a book. I can live with the holes
 
Ross 1905 Target

Ross 1905 Target...:cool:

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DaveM - The rifle that NAA has illustrated has a rear bridge fitted with a BSA Martin target sight installed. Screw spacing for a bridge like this is about .560 (9/16). There were other bridges used for this sort of purpose, with different mounting patterns, and I expect that at one time your rifle had a rear sight similar to this one. This rifle is a Mk.II**. It has a longer heavier barrel than your Mk.II***. Also, the handguard does not notch down into the forend. The receiver is the same; safety and trigger guard are different Some of these II** rifles had a sight on the barrel. This one didn't, so it was probably made ca. 1912.
 
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