Going to have to look into that, I used to live only a few blocks away, no idea there was a functioning museum on site. I even know one of the guys who works there and the bugger has never mentioned a thing....
What kind of rifle is this?
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Going to have to look into that, I used to live only a few blocks away, no idea there was a functioning museum on site. I even know one of the guys who works there and the bugger has never mentioned a thing....
There are a couple of museums in minto the Rifles, QOCH, and there is a third one that I can't recall off the top of my noggin.
And trust me I know it is all word of mouth about little museums I volunteer with the local Regimental Museum and I try to get people to realize there is a museum in the building but it is difficult.
Also droooooooooooooooool over the ross rifles
Way more to see there than you would think.
Very nice collection of milsurps, as well as The Winnipeg 90th Rifles, Black Devils history.
There are a few pictures kicking around of another Ross sniper that I hope is still around somewhere.
This one has a Winchester A5 scope, and was issued to another Black Devil, Pte Paddy Riel, nephew of Louis Riel.
Riel and Pte P McDonald where best buds, and where both killed about a week a apart.
This rifle also came back to Winnipeg, and both rifles were at another armoury (cant remember the name off the top of my head) that had a fire.
Apparently the rifle survived, but has not been seen since.
By the way. If anyone knows where this one is, and would like to do the right thing.
I would be willing to help in whatever way, including monetary, to have this returned anonymously to the 90th Rifles Museum.
This one has a Winchester A5 scope, and was issued to another Black Devil, Pte Paddy Riel, nephew of Louis Riel.
Riel and Pte P McDonald where best buds, and where both killed about a week a apart.
This rifle also came back to Winnipeg, and both rifles were at another armoury (cant remember the name off the top of my head) that had a fire.
Apparently the rifle survived, but has not been seen since.
By the way. If anyone knows where this one is, and would like to do the right thing.
I would be willing to help in whatever way, including monetary, to have this returned anonymously to the 90th Rifles Museum.
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Thanks for the heads up!
Here`s a link to an old thread that shows a some of what`s there.
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/580295-Winnipeg-Rifles-Museum
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/580295-Winnipeg-Rifles-Museum
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I think I heard tell that the silver plate off the butt was floating around somewhere. The rifle would have the four screw or pin holes in the butt where it was mounted, unless the stock was changed.
This isn't the the rifle, since it has a piece of leather sewn around the butt: warmer than the wood on a cold morning in Picardy!
Notice that the iron sights were removed to clear the scope.
Looks like there was a brass sunshade made up at the front for the A5 scope.
Notice also that the scope slides in the rings to absorb recoil and that in this photo it is in a forward position giving a false impression of the eye relief. In use the scope would 3-4 inches closer to the eye. There is a locking collar on the scope tube, which you can just see near the tip of the Sgts. left thumb, and the scope has to be pulled back against the collar before firing. Apparently recoil springs around the scope tube weren't thought of yet in WWI.
These Winchester scopes were already obsolete in WWI, but that's all there was available.
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