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Originally posted by Sgt Neutron:

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Originally posted by acidjazz:
The one thing about being a gun owner in Canada, is if you like Russian surplus stuff, it's painfully cheap.
This is a snap shot I took from a local dealer's website...

This shop is 70 miles from me, AND has Russian TT-33's WITHOUT the added safety for $169:
http://www.leverarms.com/pisto...tml?manufacturer=152

Might as well be 7,000 miles away.

5 minute drive for me. If you could legally import one, I'd help you with the process, but I don't know how that works.

Thought I'd share my M1D before I move it along.

The rifle is a Service Grade M1D from the CMP that I purchased back in 2011 or 2012. The scope is also from the CMP. The T37 and cheek pad were purchased off of the CMP forum.

I've only had it out on one range trip but I was surprised by it's potential with surplus HXP.

What a gorgeous rifle, sjames. I'm sure you were sad to see it go. I hope it went to another good home.

This followed me home the other day.

Is that a Springfield Model 1922?

Yep. some of the shop workers really did not know what it was...



Brought it home, patched it, then went to the indoor (blah) range to shoot 50 CCI SV through it offhand, shot VERY well.

Only thing I am going to change is a larger aperture from another lyman sight I have.





If only it were legal for CMP matches. I can get away with it locally,

Just a few of mine. All acquired at the same time at one auction for less than $900 (including M1 Carbine stock with metal & M1903 stock set with metal). G96/11, K31 Walnut, M39 (Sako rebuild), Ishapore 2A.

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Originally posted by jmarv:
This all started because I thought it would be neat to have a K31 with the receiver and barrel made by SIG, and then try to find a Mauser 98 that was made by J.P. Sauer. I'll stop buying these rifles after that, right?

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Originally posted by navyshooter:
Good luck with that Big Grin

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:
Not likely.

You guys sure are a bunch of enablers, aren't you? (By the way, thanks for that!)

Since posting my K31, I've picked up 3 Mausers and an Enfield. I think this addiction is full blown! More pics soon...

Another pic of my K31, with a Weaver V22 mounted on it. The scope isn't all that great, but it sure looks the part.


1933 Czech VZ24.



1944 Turkish K Kale. This thing is a tack driver and so much fun to shoot! Best bang for the buck (pun intended) that I have ever spent on a firearm.




Enfield No4 Mk1* (Long Branch, 1942). I just picked this up yesterday. I haven't even ordered ammo for it yet.




Sporterized Danzig 1916 GEW 98. My Uncle ordered this out of a Spiegel's catalog in the late 1960's. This is just how it arrived in the mail. He even included the first box of ammo he purchased.

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Looking good, jmarv.

As far as the Enfield goes, nothing glaringly obvious jumps out at me from those photos as being missing. You might post a thread in the Rifle section with your specific concerns, and we can help you out further.

And yes, Turkish Mausers are definitely one of the "sleeper hits" of the milsurp world, provided you can find one with a decent bore. It appears that many of the Turkish soldiers weren't exactly sticklers for prompt cleaning after the use of corrosive ammo.

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:
Looking good, jmarv.

As far as the Enfield goes, nothing glaringly obvious jumps out at me from those photos as being missing. You might post a thread in the Rifle section with your specific concerns, and we can help you out further.

Thanks, Rougue. I have since edited my post. I initially thought it was missing the bolt release. (The stock is inletted for it). Now I have learned the difference between a No4 Mk1 and a No4 Mk1*. I didn't know that asterisk actually meant something.

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And yes, Turkish Mausers are definitely one of the "sleeper hits" of the milsurp world, provided you can find one with a decent bore. It appears that many of the Turkish soldiers weren't exactly sticklers for prompt cleaning after the use of corrosive ammo.

I guess I got lucky. My original plan was to use the action, and put a Swedish M38 carbine barrel on it. But it shoots too nice to disassemble it for parts.

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Originally posted by mcltc:
Not greasy as I cleaned them up before putting them on the flag...a CMP 1955 H&R M1 Garand, and a Colt M1911 from 1918

Great photo mcltc! Thank you for sharing it.

I've picked up a couple new K98k Mausers in the last few weeks.

The first is a German K98k produced in 1937:


It was made by J. P. Sauer und Sohn (factory code S/147), which is one of the predecessors to the current company known as Sig Sauer:


This K98k was produced during the period when the German arms industry was transitioning from Weimar Republic-style eagle proof marks to Nazi-style eagle proof marks, so this rifle features both styles together:


The other K98k is a Czech K98k produced at the CZ plant in Brno immediately after the end of WW2.


CZ Brno had produced K98ks for the German military during the German occupation, up until the very closing days of the war. After the end of the war, they kept on producing K98ks, using both parts left over from the production of German K98ks as well as new production parts. These postwar Czech K98ks were used to rearm the Czechoslovakian military, as well as exported to other countries to help boost the postwar Czech economy. One of the major foreign buyers of these postwar Czech K98ks was the fledgling state of Israel, and you commonly see postwar Czech K98ks that have Israeli markings or that have been rebarreled to 7.62 NATO by the Israelis in the 1950s. However, this rifle remains in the original 8mm Mauser chambering, and does not have any Israeli provenance, so it was likely a Czech military rifle.

The K98ks produced at Brno for the Wehrmacht during the German occupation have the traditional German eagle proof markings, but after the war, Brno switched to a Czech "rampant lion" proof mark, as seen on the receiver and barrel. (However, some of the other parts on this rifle were leftover from German K98k production, and retain their German eagle proof markings.)



Here's a shot of my K98k family together. From top to bottom:
- 1937 German K98k produced by J.P. Sauer und Sohn
- 1939 German K98k produced by Berlin-Luebecker Maschinenfabrik
- Postwar Czech K98k produced by CZ Brno
- Postwar Yugoslavian rework of a German K98k (unknown original maker)
- 1950s Israeli K98k produced by FN and later rechambered to 7.62 NATO by the IDF

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That's a very nice collection of K98K's. The wood on that Yugo refurb has some nice grain and coloring. I'm particularly envious of the 147 code, that's a really nice find.

A CMP H&R M1, which I posted earlier, along with an Italian Carcaco Type I "Arisaka Type 38", no longer adversaries

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Originally posted by mcltc:
along with an Italian Carcaco Type I "Arisaka Type 38"

Very nice. You don't see those every day. Only about 120,000 were produced by Italy for Japan, and only a small fraction of those made it into the US (perhaps a few thousand).

I'll add to the compliment of the K98's. I have a real soft spot for old Mausers, especially the K98. Too bad they arent as easily available as they once were.

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:

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Originally posted by mcltc:
along with an Italian Carcaco Type I "Arisaka Type 38"

Very nice. You don't see those every day. Only about 120,000 were produced by Italy for Japan, and only a small fraction of those made it into the US (perhaps a few thousand).

Thanks. Wife's grandfather was on Iwo Jima with 5th MARDIV - makes it even more special!

1967 Ishapore 2A1 Enfield



These were Indian-made rifles based on the earlier No. 1 Mk. III SMLE, but which were produced in 7.62x51mm instead of .303. They were designed and produced during the mid-1960s, while India was attempting to get licensing and manufacturing set up to produce Indian-made copies of the L1A1 FAL.

When it rains, it pours... I stumbled across another 2A1 today at a price that was too good to pass up. It's also a 1967.

Here she is, along with my other SMLEs. From top to bottom:
-1918 Enfield No. 1 Mk. III in .303
-1937 BSA No. 1 Mk. III in .303
-1967 Ishapore 2A1 in .308
-1967 Ishapore 2A1 in .308 (the new one)
-1918 Chapman P1907 bayonet

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