November Purchases
- Thread starter BRAMEL
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Bubbartini Enfield
Bore is bright with sharp rifling.
Somebody has spent a lot of time working on this one. They have hand filed a receiver sight for it and drilled and tapped the receiver. No markings on the side of the receiver. Because of the overall plumb patina, I can't really tell if it has been polished, filed, or sanded which might have obliterating any martial markings. But I can tell that it is a 303 rifle conversion from a Mk.III rifle, has been Birmingham proofed for sale to the civvy market, has crown BV, BP, NP and nitro proof markings.
Hmmm, that last passage I wrote has got me thinking now, if the only markings are civvy markings, it might be a private purchase. It has a stylised 'B' engraved on top of receiver.
I bought this as a donor rifle, I have another Mk.III currently on its way to me, wait till you see this next puppy! It is something special
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I need the trigger group, tumbler, cocking indicator, extractor screw, buttstock (pics shows it already switched it out for a beater butt), stock bolt, butt plate. I picked it up from a local chap (Hi Doug!) who bought it as part of a collection. I didn't even dicker with the asking price.
Just tried her out in my back yard. Shoots dead on and ejects with a 'ping', I love it! Deer season opens on Monday, so I might just use it for one last time before I strip her down.
So I got my pile of parts for $115
, how did I do?
Bore is bright with sharp rifling.
Somebody has spent a lot of time working on this one. They have hand filed a receiver sight for it and drilled and tapped the receiver. No markings on the side of the receiver. Because of the overall plumb patina, I can't really tell if it has been polished, filed, or sanded which might have obliterating any martial markings. But I can tell that it is a 303 rifle conversion from a Mk.III rifle, has been Birmingham proofed for sale to the civvy market, has crown BV, BP, NP and nitro proof markings.
Hmmm, that last passage I wrote has got me thinking now, if the only markings are civvy markings, it might be a private purchase. It has a stylised 'B' engraved on top of receiver.
I bought this as a donor rifle, I have another Mk.III currently on its way to me, wait till you see this next puppy! It is something special
. I need the trigger group, tumbler, cocking indicator, extractor screw, buttstock (pics shows it already switched it out for a beater butt), stock bolt, butt plate. I picked it up from a local chap (Hi Doug!) who bought it as part of a collection. I didn't even dicker with the asking price.
Just tried her out in my back yard. Shoots dead on and ejects with a 'ping', I love it! Deer season opens on Monday, so I might just use it for one last time before I strip her down.
So I got my pile of parts for $115
, how did I do?Claven2 said:Cool!
Where did that one come from? P&S?
I got it from Epps, they in turn got it in a shipment from forum member "aacollectible" his website www.tradeexcanada.com It looks like they got a fair sized shipment in.
P.S. I had no intention of chopping her up....I just like the shock value.
OK, here's the haul so far this month (except for the M38 laminate pictured in an above post which is still en-route in the mail).
From top to bottom:
1944 Tula M44 on a Hex receiver.
1945 Izhevsk M44, laminate stocked.
1942 Izhevsk M38, laminate stocked.
1929 Tikka M28 SY rifle.
Looks like I'm going to have to start sprinkling birth control pills around my gun cabinets... these Mosins just don't know the meaning of Abstinence
From top to bottom:
1944 Tula M44 on a Hex receiver.
1945 Izhevsk M44, laminate stocked.
1942 Izhevsk M38, laminate stocked.
1929 Tikka M28 SY rifle.
Looks like I'm going to have to start sprinkling birth control pills around my gun cabinets... these Mosins just don't know the meaning of Abstinence
TheWharGoul
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Yeah, almost grabbed one that was up on the EE but by the time I noticed it and got a photo of it it was sold.. Me thinks Claven might have been the one that snagged it.Klunk said:
Grr... actually I missed the most recent one by about 5 minutes. Someone else got it, though I pm'd that I'd take it maybe 10 minutes after it was posted.
Oh well. Can't have them ALL.
FWIW, there are still some nice laminate stocked carbines at P&S - It's just that the remaining examples would be "doubles" for me
Oh well. Can't have them ALL.
FWIW, there are still some nice laminate stocked carbines at P&S - It's just that the remaining examples would be "doubles" for me
Lee Enfield
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steve1973 said:
Riflechairs SSR doesn't have pins, so it's not a wwII sported K.98 sniper.
Not all of the German SSRs had locking screws. This is clearly illustrated in several books (there were about 3 variations of SSR mount).
With the M.41B the Swedes often had the locking screw holes, but (usually?) just used it to stake the main screws into place.
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I just posted this over at milsurps.com but ill copy and paste it here anyway;
Just got this in the mail today.
1944 Izhevsk M44. East German issue, 1st quality marked.
Refurbed but no import marks and not counterbored.
Here is the M44 and my 1936 Izhevsk 91/30 from the Spanish Civil War.
Just got this in the mail today.
1944 Izhevsk M44. East German issue, 1st quality marked.
Refurbed but no import marks and not counterbored.
Here is the M44 and my 1936 Izhevsk 91/30 from the Spanish Civil War.
muh-muh-muh-mauser said:Just got this in the mail today.
1944 Izhevsk M44. East German issue, 1st quality marked.
Refurbed but no import marks and not counterbored.
That better not be the one from Epps.
I was this close to picking that one up, just missed it by a hair
