The Entire Collection
 

Figured I'd start a new threat rather than clutter up the old one. A few people asked earlier about a picture of my rifle collection - that is way too difficult, so here's 15 pictures of everything I have on hand right now.

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Lee-Enfield RIC Carbine - 1904 BSA
Lee-Enfield Mk.I - 1896 Enfield, Canadian marked
Martini-Henry Mk.III - 1884 Enfield
Snider-Enfield Mk.III Cavalry Carbine - 1871 Enfield
Snider-Enfield Mk.II* Infantry Rifle - 1871 Enfield


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A tribute to the greatest battle rifle ever:
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - 1942 Ishapore
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - 1942 Lithgow, Australian 7th Division marked
SMLE Mk.III* - 1917 SSA, Canadian marked
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III - 1940 BSA, New Zealand 26th Infantry Battalion marked


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Lee-Enfield No.5 Mk.I - 1945 Fazakerly
Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I(T) - 1944/45 Shirley
Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I - 1944 Shirley
Enfield P14 - 1916 Remington, Canadian marked
Ross Mk.III - 1916


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MAS-36 - 1946 St. Etienne
Berthier M1892 - 1894 St. Etienne
Berthier M1907/15 - 1917 St. Etienne
Lebel M1886/93 - 1893 Tulle

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Finland:
Mosin-Nagant M/39 - 1943 SAKO
Mosin-Nagant M/27 - 1933 Tikka
Mosin-Nagant M/24 - 1942 SIG, Helsinki Civic Guard District marked
Mosin-Nagant M/91 P-27 - 1927 AV-1

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USA:
M1 Carbine - 1943 Saginaw Steering Gear
Winchester M1897 Trench Shotgun - WW2 Production
M1 Garand - 1943 Springfield


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Germany:
Mauser Kar 98K - 1943 Gustloffwerke
Mauser Gew 98 - 1917 Oberndorff
Gew 88 Commission Rifle - 1890 Amberg

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Italy / Japan:
Carcano M91/41 - 1942 FAT
Arisaka T-99 - 33rd series Toyo Kogyo
Arisaka T-38 - 1918 Tokyo Arsenal

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Soviet Union
Simonov SKS-45 - 1955 Tula
Mosin-Nagant M44 - 1951 Factory 11
Mosin-Nagant M91/30 - 1942 Ishevsk
Tokarev SVT-40 - 1941 Ishevsk

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Belgium & Austria-Hungary:
Mauser M1889/16 - 1917 Birmingham
Mannlicher M95/31
Mannlicher M88/95

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Misc
Swedish Mauser M/38 - 1942 Husqvarna
Wesley Richards 12 Gauge Fowler


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And, once again, the pistols.

I like how you categorized them by where there from. Very nice collection, impressive indeed.

You should try for more US WWII weaponry, like a Springfield M1903 of some type, or maybe a Johnson rifle. But that's just me.

Hope you never have an unexpected liquidation sale though. Lots of guys I know end up selling their big collections of vintage guns to pay of debt or something. So knock on hard wood. ;)

Shame on you for putting the 1911 at the bottom of the picture!

Love very much. :)
Saving the best for last, of course. ;)

The wood on most of those rifles look to be in pretty bad condition. Probably from old age.

They're service rifles. Even with chips and wearing, with gloss like that those stocks are in great shape.

Excuse me? The only one with wood in remotely bad condition is the Carcano. What exactly do you expect a 60-140 year old to look like?

It's just that the wood is so dark.

Light colored woods tend to be softer, most military rifles are stocked in walnut or birch, and then coated in linseed oil for a matte finish. You don't want a shiny weapon giving away your position.

I guess dark colored wood is more resistant to battle conditions.

Snapped a picture of my pig stickers:

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Left:

Swedish M/96 (fits the M/38 Mauser)
Japanese Type-30 (fits both Arisakas)
British No.4 Mk.I*
British P'13 / US M1917 (fits the Enfield P14 and Trench Gun - neat in that it has both US and British markings, making it a British contract overrun that was restamped for US service)
Canadian Ross Mk.III
Australian P'07 (fits the SMLEs)
British P'88 (fits the RIC carbine and long Lee-Enfield)

Right:

Russian M91/30
US M7 (fits the Garand)
French M1886 "Rosalie" (fits the Lebel and Berthier rifle)
Canadian C7A2 (ok, technically that one's public property...)
Italian M1891
German S88/05 3rd Pattern (fits the Kar 98K)
spare British P'88

Handy set of wire cutters on the C7A2 bayonet and sheath.

Problem is the blade faces in when you're not doing it, and that blade is not dull. Cutting wire isn't easy, I'm afraid if I ever actually had to use it, it might slip and cut up my fingers. Makes a hell of a field knife though.

On the plus side, it's not like the Taliban use concertina wire.

Yep, and wire cutters definately won't save you from a car bombing or a suicide bomber. Unless.... :D

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Enough 1911s for you? I'm also looking at a Para-Ordnance Canadian Forces special, got until the end of September to put in my order.

Come on guys, we're Americans, damnit! We can't let a Canadian have a better assortment of 1911s than us!

Just kidding. :D That is one beautiful set of pistols.

Well, if it makes you feel any better, the 1911 is a British contract gun, and the Remington Rand was probably a lend-lease gun.

I notice just about all British 1911s have the lanyard loop on the magazine base plate. Any particular reason they preferred that style?

I'd sure like to get my hands on a Colt made 1911A1 like you've got there. I handled a Colt made 1911, but it was dinged the fuck up. Guy at the store siad it was probably used in a dozen crimes and never taken care of. I've seen a Remington Rand before, but they don't have the same charm. Those are some good looking 1911s though. Congrats on owning them.

Oh, wait, maybe you guys can help me with something:

http://www.imfdb.org/images/9/9f/US2-1911-4.jpg

Is this a Remington Rand 1911? I'm starting to think it is, looking at the rear of the slide and the marking above the safety.

Well, for one, it's a 1911, not a 1911A1, and I'm pretty sure Remington Rand only made A1s, and also, you see the pony at the rear of the slide, and the parallel lines of text on the side? It's a Colt, dude.

Definately. Remington Rand (the typewriter company) only made M1911A1s. Remington-UMC (the gun company) made some M1911s, but that's definately a Colt 1911 As was said, the mark above the safety is Colt's trademark pony.

Whoops, just noticed the lanyard question.

It's actually not a British thing, it's a pre-1919 Colt thing. Remember it was designed as a cavalry pistol, the intention was you'd have a lanyard on the pistol and all your mags so you wouldn't lose it when you dropped it on horseback. That obviously became obsolete very quickly, so they stopped doing it.

The British style was actually to a ring that went through the factory lanyard loop - the standard British lanyard wouldn't fit through the factory loop. It seems to be about 50/50 with British 1911s, mine doesn't happen to have it. Oddly the Remington-Rand does, which is why I think it's a lend-lease gun. I say oddly because lend-lease A1s typically don't have a British lanyard loop added.

OK, thanks for setting me straight. I forgot about the difference between Remington Rand and Remington UMC...silly me. :D