++October Purchases++
- Thread starter happydude
- Start date
I've had my MBP for since the end of July, it's one of the newer 2.2 models with the LCD screen. I love it as a computer and it doubles as my only digital camera.
I sent an email off to CS but, if I remember correctly, CS is closed until next week but "Al" is answering email correspondence.
I actually purchased this a few months ago, but it finally made it through all the red tape this month (Thanks, Questar!) so here are a few photos.
Chaparral Arms repro Model 1876 Winchester "NWMP Carbine", chambered in the original .45-75 cartridge. Each of these repros is serial numbered with one of the known numbers of original NWMP rifles, as listed in Phillips' & Klancher's Arms & Accoutrements of the Mounted Police, 1873-1973 - mine is #2750, the sixth number so listed ....
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Although this pattern is primarily associated with the Mounted Police (in service with them 1878-1914) it is not as well known that it also saw military use in Canada. In particular, some 600 of them were issued to mounted troops during the 1885 North West Rebellion (in substitution for the standard-issue single-shot Snider-Enfield cavalry carbines.) Here is a period photo showing members of The Governor-General's Body Guard (now The Governor-General's Horse Guards) in camp at Humboldt, District of Saskatchewan, N.W.T. -
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Chaparral Arms repro Model 1876 Winchester "NWMP Carbine", chambered in the original .45-75 cartridge. Each of these repros is serial numbered with one of the known numbers of original NWMP rifles, as listed in Phillips' & Klancher's Arms & Accoutrements of the Mounted Police, 1873-1973 - mine is #2750, the sixth number so listed ....
(Click on thumbnails to enlarge ...)
Although this pattern is primarily associated with the Mounted Police (in service with them 1878-1914) it is not as well known that it also saw military use in Canada. In particular, some 600 of them were issued to mounted troops during the 1885 North West Rebellion (in substitution for the standard-issue single-shot Snider-Enfield cavalry carbines.) Here is a period photo showing members of The Governor-General's Body Guard (now The Governor-General's Horse Guards) in camp at Humboldt, District of Saskatchewan, N.W.T. -
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1903a4 representative
Not totaly an october purchase but i have completed it in october, i set out to make a representative 03a4 for my own personal enjoyment and this is what i have come up with so far. It's a 1903 with high serial number that i bought from logan lake mike off the EE, it was already tapped for the redfield mount so i thought why not. I purchased the repro drop in stock set from Numrich which i am really pleased with, got the scope rings off ebay and mounted the Lyman Alaskan scope instead of the weaver 330 ( i prefer the bigger tube ). It has an almost brand new Douglas barrel that is about 1" shorter than the military barrels but like i said it's a representative so i'm not worried about it. I just need to find some leather scope caps
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Not totaly an october purchase but i have completed it in october, i set out to make a representative 03a4 for my own personal enjoyment and this is what i have come up with so far. It's a 1903 with high serial number that i bought from logan lake mike off the EE, it was already tapped for the redfield mount so i thought why not. I purchased the repro drop in stock set from Numrich which i am really pleased with, got the scope rings off ebay and mounted the Lyman Alaskan scope instead of the weaver 330 ( i prefer the bigger tube ). It has an almost brand new Douglas barrel that is about 1" shorter than the military barrels but like i said it's a representative so i'm not worried about it. I just need to find some leather scope caps
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I actually purchased this a few months ago, but it finally made it through all the red tape this month (Thanks, Questar!) so here are a few photos.
Chaparral Arms repro Model 1876 Winchester "NWMP Carbine", chambered in the original .45-75 cartridge. Each of these repros is serial numbered with one of the known numbers of original NWMP rifles, as listed in Phillips' & Klancher's Arms & Accoutrements of the Mounted Police, 1873-1973 - mine is #2750, the sixth number so listed ....
(Click on thumbnails to enlarge ...)
Although this pattern is primarily associated with the Mounted Police (in service with them 1878-1914) it is not as well known that it also saw military use in Canada. In particular, some 600 of them were issued to mounted troops during the 1885 North West Rebellion (in substitution for the standard-issue single-shot Snider-Enfield cavalry carbines.) Here is a period photo showing members of The Governor General's Body Guard (now The Governor General's Horse Guards) in camp at Humboldt, District of Saskatchewan, N.W.T. -
Grant - have you put together any loads for yours yet? I'm still working on mine. I've got 20 rounds of .348 brass partially converted and just poured some bullets. Still need to slug the barrel to confirm bullet size. Hobie's info has been a blessing!
With a little luck next weekend she will need cleaning!! At some point in time I'm going to take it down the road to Batoche and take some pictures of it there.
Regards
Icebox Bob
Bo
Unfortunately, I haven't done any loading yet - I got 80 or 90 cases partially formed from .348 brass (Gad's Custom Cartridges) but they still need to be fireformed. If I can get all my "honey-do" jobs done in time, I hope to get at that this weekend. I expect to use some 200gr .45 Colt bullets I've got kicking around for the forming proceess ... and hope they work OK, since I haven't yet cast any bullets from the mould I got for this rifle ....
By the way, if you're interested, I located another copy of the above Governor-General's Body guard photo, with somewhat better resolution, and have substituted it for the one I first posted (which I had scanned from a book). If you go back and check it again you'll find the detail is a little clearer (... you might have to hit "Refresh", also.)
Unfortunately, I haven't done any loading yet - I got 80 or 90 cases partially formed from .348 brass (Gad's Custom Cartridges) but they still need to be fireformed. If I can get all my "honey-do" jobs done in time, I hope to get at that this weekend. I expect to use some 200gr .45 Colt bullets I've got kicking around for the forming proceess ... and hope they work OK, since I haven't yet cast any bullets from the mould I got for this rifle ....
By the way, if you're interested, I located another copy of the above Governor-General's Body guard photo, with somewhat better resolution, and have substituted it for the one I first posted (which I had scanned from a book). If you go back and check it again you'll find the detail is a little clearer (... you might have to hit "Refresh", also.)
- Location
- Manitoulin Island
1910 Ross "sporter"
Not an ORIGINAL milsurp, but a 1910 Ross, barrel cut to 24 3/4" and stock cut and tapered down. Good bore and with CRB markings like one in MILSURP,COM. I gave up on getting the one from my Grandfather's farm in Manitoba, bought this one from a GUN NUT and now my nephew e-mailed he is sending me the other one.
Not an ORIGINAL milsurp, but a 1910 Ross, barrel cut to 24 3/4" and stock cut and tapered down. Good bore and with CRB markings like one in MILSURP,COM. I gave up on getting the one from my Grandfather's farm in Manitoba, bought this one from a GUN NUT and now my nephew e-mailed he is sending me the other one.
i haven't shot mine yet but i'm looking forward to it. I initially would have gone with the 330 if i had won the 3/4" rings i had bid on on ebay but i lost them so when the 7/8" rings came along i put a bid on them not expecting to win but i did so that forced me to go the alaskan route. I'm kind of glad i did because i do like the bigger tube, the alaskans are such a nice old scope.
Forty4Forty
Regular
- Location
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Swedish CG63
I know for the purists this is not a milsurp, but its history or what it is based on is, and this is the part I find very interesting. This CG63 is built on the receiver from the first official batch of M/94 carbines, 1895, second contract from the Mauser factory this ones serial number 107xx of 11961, in 1895. The book Swedish Mauser Rifles also only mentions the CG63 been made on M/96 receivers. One reason I selected this one, and its in good shape, this receiver is at the start of the Swedish Mauser rifle story. A full carbine would be great but not many Mauser ones around the Carl Gustafs fetch a high price and are few.
I know for the purists this is not a milsurp, but its history or what it is based on is, and this is the part I find very interesting. This CG63 is built on the receiver from the first official batch of M/94 carbines, 1895, second contract from the Mauser factory this ones serial number 107xx of 11961, in 1895. The book Swedish Mauser Rifles also only mentions the CG63 been made on M/96 receivers. One reason I selected this one, and its in good shape, this receiver is at the start of the Swedish Mauser rifle story. A full carbine would be great but not many Mauser ones around the Carl Gustafs fetch a high price and are few.
Coyote Ugly
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I actually purchased this a few months ago, but it finally made it through all the red tape this month (Thanks, Questar!) so here are a few photos.
Chaparral Arms repro Model 1876 Winchester "NWMP Carbine", chambered in the original .45-75 cartridge. Each of these repros is serial numbered with one of the known numbers of original NWMP rifles, as listed in Phillips' & Klancher's Arms & Accoutrements of the Mounted Police, 1873-1973 - mine is #2750, the sixth number so listed ....
(Click on thumbnails to enlarge ...)
Although this pattern is primarily associated with the Mounted Police (in service with them 1878-1914) it is not as well known that it also saw military use in Canada. In particular, some 600 of them were issued to mounted troops during the 1885 North West Rebellion (in substitution for the standard-issue single-shot Snider-Enfield cavalry carbines.) Here is a period photo showing members of The Governor General's Body Guard (now The Governor General's Horse Guards) in camp at Humboldt, District of Saskatchewan, N.W.T. -
Now that's a rifle! Thanks for posting.
Just waiting for the transfer to go through on this Webley & Scott Model 1910 in .38ACP from Epps. From what I'm told, of the two models of .38ACP W&S made, the combined production total is under 1000. Not STRICTLY a milsurp, but it was designed for military sales and I understand most buyers were officers.
M38 Swede Mauser
Just picked up a 1942 Husqvarna mfg M38 Swede Mauser full wood. Matching bolt to rifle and numbers that should match to rifle [butt plate, etc] Wood has usual handling marks for a 65 year old mil-surp rifle. Bore is super brite. Stock disc indicates "1" barrel. No pics yet...
Just picked up a 1942 Husqvarna mfg M38 Swede Mauser full wood. Matching bolt to rifle and numbers that should match to rifle [butt plate, etc] Wood has usual handling marks for a 65 year old mil-surp rifle. Bore is super brite. Stock disc indicates "1" barrel. No pics yet...
