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Schwede M38
One of my favorite guns: A swedisch M38, a Mauser-production from 1900. The original barrel i have recently been replaced by a Lothar-Walther-barrel.. After a tree month absence she is finally back...
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Tiger Striped 1891 Argentine
Picked this one up a few years back, it showed up in the local classifieds for $120. Needless to say I didn't bother to barter and ran out the door with it. Number match from top to bottom. Read More
View ArticleSomehow I'm Thinking....
....that this Winchester 95 chambered in 7.62X54R never made it to Russia, who contracted to make them. It has no Russian proof marks, no modification to accept clips to load the magazine, and does...
View ArticleBen Weider in Canadian Uniform, 1942
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ben_Weider,_Canadian_Military,_1942.jpgNot sure where he learned to wear his ber...Read More
View ArticleUm help....
I had my 1908 Brazilian Mauser to the range and noticed something strange when collecting the brass. The primers are pushed out some.It's the first time I was collecting brass for this rifle so I...
View ArticleReloader 17 in the 6.5 Swedish Mauser?
Hey all, Hope all is well, I have been having an awesome time shooting my k31 loads with RL-17, and have just recently purchased a Swedish FSR m96 Mauser that will be arriving Monday morning (yes, I'm...
View ArticleA friend's Type 44 Arisaka, Rare bird in Canada.
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/carlosdiaopter/library/Arisaka%20Type%2044%20Carbine?sort=3&page=1
View ArticleShooting with the M1917/M96 Swede I need some tips
Hello guysLast week i finnaly got my papers and i went to the big leopoldsburg gun range. This range is slowly but surely allowing more calibres and .30-06 and 6.5x55 Swedish are the first ones to be...
View ArticleJust saying hello
Hi folks, Just joined tonight and am looking forward to becoming an active member. I collect all different kinds of old military rifles from different countries.My favorite is the Swiss rifles.I...
View ArticleID help please, early flintlock musket (1750's ?) . Prussian, Swiss, Dutch...
Hello I just discovered this site though have been a member of http://britishmilitariaforums.yuku.com/directory for several years.I recently purch...Read More
View ArticleNew FSR Swede in CG63 attire
I recently picked this up from Simpsons and had a chance to take some pics and go to the range this weekend. As best as I can see its an 1916 FSR in a CG63 stock an added oversize foreend with hand...
View ArticleProblems refinishing a birch Swede stock with RLO
I volunteered to finish my vintage sniper teammates M41 birch stock. It was a replacement for the original stock and looked to me to be stained but with no finish. I discovered a gallon of RLO when...
View ArticleMy Mauser and my Barnfind
My K98k (337/1940) RCand my Barnfind Mannlicher Berthier 1892 carbine that somehow dodged being transformed into a 5 round berthier, it even still has the pre war brass cleaning rod
View ArticleMy 'Faux' Krag NRA carbine
This is a U.S. Model 1899 Krag-Jorgensen Carbine that had fallen on hard times. When I purchased it, the metal had been "re-finished" with a crudely applied coat of black stove paint. Its original...
View ArticleThe Sharp's-Borchardt (cal. .45-70) in 1882 Michigan
The State of Michigan adopted the Sharp's-Borchardt rifle for our State Troops in 1879, when the U.S. Government was slow in providing arms. Although quite accurate, the Borchardt proved rather...
View ArticleMy other favourite Straight pull
http://www.forgottenweapons.com/myth-and-reality-of-the-ross-mkiii/
View Article1895 Winchester-Lee: One of my favorites
Unlike the Swiss, Austrian, and Canadian straight-pulls, the Model 1895 Winchester-Lee uses a camming breech-block, rather than a rotating bolt-head with locking lugs. The Winchester-Lee is kind of...
View Article"Straight-Pulls": An interesting solution to a non-existent problem.
With apologies to my fellow "Straight-pull" Rifle enthusiasts, Straight-pull rifles have no advantage over a well designed, smooth operating, 'charger-loading' turn-bolt with good ergonomics. In...
View ArticleOne of the greatest - straight-pull on Steroids
Thank you Canada, for John C. Garand (and James Paris Lee).
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