Original WW1 service rifles....show and tell

[snayperskaya]

Had an update regarding my 1917 Remington with the German ersatz bayonet adapter fitted that I thought I'd share........

According to a well known WWI militaria and Mosin collector and contributer to over two dozen related publications it is only the second Type II* bayonet adapter he has seen outside of a museum in over 30 years of collecting and researching and there are apparently very few in museums at that and it is very likely unique as the only all-matching original Remington M91 with one still fitted after over a century.

*It is referenced as the Type II adapter in Karl Heinz Wrobel's publication entitled Drei Linien volume I to differentiate between the more common, but still rare, Type I adapter and the Type III.

[Blighty]

As Yoda once said ‘There is another......’

Not having any bites so may have to get it back fro: The RFD who is trying to sell it for me.

[snayperskaya]

As Yoda once said ‘There is another......’

Not having any bites so may have to get it back fro: The RFD who is trying to sell it for me.

I think you should get it back too mate

"The Turk" was the other that JPS was referring too.....

[Blighty]

Don’t hate me. Had a very lovely trip to the ‘inner sanctum’ at the Leeds Armoury today. Handled a Type 1 ak47, 1895 musket plus early 1890’s M91s with flat rear sight leafs and fingers spurs. Forgot my specs which was a bit of a bummer. Need to get the Turk back!

[snayperskaya]

Don’t hate me. Had a very lovely trip to the ‘inner sanctum’ at the Leeds Armoury today. Handled a Type 1 ak47, 1895 musket plus early 1890’s M91s with flat rear sight leafs and fingers spurs. Forgot my specs which was a bit of a bummer. Need to get the Turk back!

Yes you do!!!.......and I don't hate you, little bit of envy maybe

Were the 1890's M91's as nice as I imagine to be?, was one a 1891 by any chance?......any SVT-40's?

[PeterN]

Berthier Model 1907_15.

Regards
Peter

[PeterN]

Model 1903 Siamese Mauser. These were made in Japan at the Tokyo arsenal between 1903 and 1908. They have a sliding dust cover that is operated manually and not as part of the bolt movement as in the Arisaka rifles. These were originally made in 8x50R. In 1923 the Siamese adopted the 8x52R cartridge and started to convert the 8x50R rifles to 8x52R. Not all rifles were converted. This rifle is one of the converted ones being in 8x52R. The rear sight base has been re-profiled for the new cartridge and so has cut off the range numbers that were for the 8x50R cartridge. Cases are non existent for this rifle but I have shot it using cases I made from 8x56R. I would like to find one in the original 8x50R but have never seen one.

Regards
Peter.

[PeterN]

The cases I made from 8x56R. The original case and two as fired from the rifle.

Regards
Peter.

[Justwatching]

Lebel 1886/93. Manufacture d'armes Chatellerault, 1918 dated.

[PeterN]

I have been wanting one of those but not seen any for sale in a decent condition. I could have had one for £100 about 30 years ago but was not as interested then as I am now. That one had been hanging on a pub wall for 50 plus years and was heavily stained with nicotine from the smokers. There were no cases or ammunition available at the time and I wanted to shoot it. I think that one ended up getting deactivated. Where did you find yours as it looks in decent shape? Do you shoot it?
Regards
Peter.