Lets see those firearms !

[jerseydamien]

Hi,
I guess I now have somewhere around 34 of these in total. I would also say that they are all matching with the exception of only one or two. With possible added problems here on the Island have a de-ac with a removable barrel I have had any that were welded so they can't be taken out. A crime I know, but I also have a working example in semi auto which can be used on the range so I am happy to keep that one running and every now and again give it an outing. Our gun laws are different here in the Channel Islands compared to the UK. We are allowed our handguns as well as semi auto's. Mg's that were converted prior to a set date (not sure of the date) to semi auto and were on certificate are allowed by law. Any others are deemed illegal. As far as I am aware there are only 3 semi auto 34's on the Island so I am lucky to have the one I have have.

[Judas]

Here is my K98 Mauser,
It is an early 1937 contract K98 made for the Portuguese during the Spanish Civil war
It has a walnut stock and is marked up fully with swastikas etc, original cleaning rod still attached, this rifle was paid for by the Portuguese but the Wehrmacht kept it as hostilities progressed in Europe.
Later war K98's had a Beech stock and the hole through the stock for the sling, Beech was used as walnut became harder to source. All the markings match up and it would appear to be untouched although the deactivation bit thanks to our over stringent gun laws in the UK.
This is an excellent example and a lovely piece of walnut furniture, I am very pleased to own it.

[archmoco]

The only German firearm I have is my 1917 9mm Luger....

[Don Kazak]

Hello
Here is my babys

[colt45]

brass civil war , still fires

[Poot]

Here's one I acquired about six months ago. The accompanying text from the original post tells the story. It's a nice shooter, and (for me at least) an exciting and interesting rifle:

http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread. ... lav-Mauser

After consulting with other members and finding pics of German-used foreign weapons, I'm guessing this one was eventually issued to REMFs or second line troops of the Wehrmacht. Just a guess...

Pat

[Arto O]

Hi,
Curious, the gunboards forum´s avatar/symbol is Finnish coat-of-arms behind the crossed arms.

Cheers
Arto

[Tommygunn]

Poot,
Can you post the photos here as you need to be a member to view them.

Thanks,
Tom.

[Poot]

Ooops, sorry Tom.
Let me make sure I can post them here (I've never tried pics on this forum), maybe tomorrow. These were taken and loaded onto our old computer, which we've since retired in favor of a MacBook Pro. Give me a little while to sort this out...
Best,
Pat

[Tommygunn]

Yeah, no worries.

Tom.

[Poot]

No luck. If you're interested I can email them to you.

[Tommygunn]

It appears that you have posted them directly to the website? I don't know how computer savvy you are, and I don't mean to patronise you in anyway, but you could copy the images to your computer and load them up to a 3rd party website (e.g. Photobucket, Flickr etc). You'll then be able to post them wherever you wish, on the fly.
This method will also not use up your assigned upload limit on any one particular website.

Tom.

[Poot]

O.k., here we go...
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This is a Model 1924 Yugoslav Mauser that was produced domestically at Kragujevac prior to the creation of 'Yugoslavia' as an autonomous entity, when it was known as the 'Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.' It is all-matching, and some parts were renumbered by German armorers. The Yugoslavs did not number their barrel bands as did the Germans on K98ks, but this one was numbered in that manner. Similarly, the individual parts of the bolt received the last two numbers of the serial number, per German convention.

The cartouche of King Peter II was drilled through, and a bolt-takedown disc installed. The serial number, which would normally be stamped along the left side of the buttstock, was (re)stamped by the Germans along the heel of the stock, along with the 'JT 20' (Ingolstadt 20) stamp seen on many captured/acquired arms from the Balkans and Mediterranean Basin, underneath a national eagle. It's matching literally down to the firing pin.

I jumped at the chance to purchase this, and it came at a great time. I was in the market for a captured/reissued Model 1924, and this could not have been better for me. The bore is at least Very Good-Excellent, and it is a very nice shooter. I am a pre-war/wartime Yugoslav rifle collector (among other rifles...Oh, my Garands...!), and I am always on the look-out for interesting examples.

Enjoy,
Pat

[kz1000]

Frommer Stop from 1918/WWII vet bringback:




Always wanted one since my last name is Frommer.

[Berthier92]

This is my pride and joy, my Mannlicher Berthier Model 1892 made in 1894. now i know its French but many were used by Volksturm units in the last year of the Second World War. I didnt buy this gun, nor was i given it. I found it in France in 2007, in the attic under the insulation of our holiday home which used to be a powerstation (built in 1918). It was so well preserved there that there is very little corrosion, and not a single spec of rust in the rifling nor magazine/breach. It still has the original Brass tipped cleaning rod and is a 3 shot (many of theses models were given a steel cleaning rod and were converted to a 5 shot version during WW1 (M1916). Mine is the only one in New Zealand and worth $2500

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