The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

I think you win Martin08. The rounded end is where the handle goes correct? Then the square end has eight short straight tubes that you pack your gunpowder and wad in and drop your projectile into. Then on the sides you insert your wick? The curved tubes are just for decoration and attaching the sq...

Late 15th to early 17th century China used the particular style of gonne (hand cannon). It could be utilized by an individual or in tandem. It's well aged piece of cast iron, and missing its handle. The pole could be braced against the ground or another solid object, or held underarm to absorb recoi...

SA1911a1 wrote:Can't say that I ever had such a problem, but if you build a fire under them, they should separate quickly.

Spam is about 35% fat and would likely melt away with this method. Sounds like the healthiest suggestion thus far.

Welcome.

Your assumption is correct, as there was no large active sniper production until the mid1930's. And PU sniper production started in 1942.

Any pictures of the markings would be nice.

There have been a handful or two which are older than this 1905 Tula M91. So the early make is rather neat, but it's not the most interesting part. It's also in unusually good condition for a Spanish Civil War (SCW) veteran, but again, not the most unusual feature. It is a typical mixmaster with Tul...

Thanks, folks. Kept the top one in the first pic. It has the full grenade launcher, cut-off valve and launcher sight system.

John Sheehan (JPS of Gunboards) holds nothing back when making displays. He's a walking, talking WWI historian and private museum curator.

There are a few designations for this M91/30 design, but the 48.M (M48) generally refers to the scopeless version, which is rarely encountered in the U.S.

Well, I couldn't pass them up at a local auction. 1. Soviet M44 with early Chinese T53 import mark identification, and in Chinese stock. Possible Soviet aid to China during Korean War era, and surplussed to US in 1980's. Jam-packed in cosmoline. http://i.imgur.com/MOMrOTEl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/T69...

In 1935, Mauser Oberndorf was contracted by the government of Chile to build 10,000 new carbines. The guns were provided to the Carabineros de Chile, a military styled investigative police force under the Ministry of the Interior. The Carabineros covered much of the rugged and remote countryside by ...

My father, born in 1928 and thus just a mid-teenager at the middle/end of war, often told me that he had to join the so-called "Reichsarbeitsdienst" ("RAD" - "Working Organisation of the Reich") when he had finished school, but was still too young for military service....

The serial numbers for hex receiver guns began at zero for each year, so it could have been made anywhere from 1891 to 1936. Some Imperial era receivers were overstamped with the hammer and sickle. There should be a date on the underside of the rear tang. Barrels were marked with the serial, and wer...

It is a very good question. And I can fully appreciate do no harm position.

Here's another good question or two. How does it shoot with slightly oversized projectiles (if even available)? Could the tumbling bullet condition be cured without alterations?

A counterbore process is an accepted arsenal practice. Yes, it it an alteration. But it's not for bubba purposes.

It is amazing that they expended the resources and manpower during the war, but they did. Soldiers on leave were required to keep up with marksmanship skills, and would attend the clubs for range time. Here are the serial number ranges from 1938 to 1945. 1938-39, SN range 118715+- 122285 1940, SN ra...

Following WWI and the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was restricted from producing the 8X57 rifle or ammunition. So Germany developed a new round, the 8.15X46r, and was allowed to build a Serviceman's Rifle (Wehrmann Gewehr) for target and sporting purposes. These guns were generally used for hunting...

The Einwohnerwehr Bayern (EWB) of Bavaria was a short-lived paramilitary style home guard in Germany following WWI. It was formed under the Reishswehr in late 1919 to quell post war insurgencies (communist), and was demobilized in early 1921, as its organization was found to be in violation of the T...

Original manufactured stocks would be" E - Eddystone R- Remington W- Winchester Post war replacement/rebuild stocks were made by: N - New England Westinghouse B - Remington Arms U.M.C. Bridgeport V - Victor Talking Machine Co. A - Wood-Art Machine Co. I have seen all of the above. But this is t...

Thanks all.

Longcolt44 wrote:One question Martin, when you open the firearms museum...do members here get a special deal?

Just sold my business of 25 years. Should have some time soon to make up some nice displays.

Excellent pictures, too.

Keep it! You may never come across another.