For the Empire edition.Post gats that served in the era of kings and empires. Bonus points if there's a crown on it.Old Thread>>64919286
>>65066832Oldest gun I have. Only Imperial. Also the shittiest.Austro-Hungarian Empire 1903 (according to barrel stamp) Man-Licker M95 from RTI.
>>65066990The only place I have ever seen a mint condition Austrian service rifle is their military museum. I have no idea why they all ended up sooooo fucked.
>>65067081Not sure if this is true or not, but if I had to guess it might be be because of the countries that ended up holding on to them post-WWI and their standard for storage or care compared to more desirable rifles. That said, there's at least a couple anons on this general with M95s in surprisingly great condition.
>>65066832>Bonus points if there's a crown on it. This thing has a crown stamped on just about every part of it.
>>65067081That tends to happen when you lose wars and need to give your gear away as war reparations, then said reparations get sent off to the fringes of the empires that defeated you to be used by people marginally smart enough to figure out how to use a can opener.
>>65067205>That said, there's at least a couple anons on this general with M95s in surprisingly great condition.Most of the nice ones were guns that stayed in the countries they originally served in (Austria, Hungary, and Bulgaria) and got refurbished. Original M.95 still in 8x50 are quite difficult to find in nice shape.
>>65067857The really nice ones went to Britain.They got re-barrelled and sportered before being sold world wide.
>>65067857>Most of the nice ones were guns that stayed in the countries they originally served in (Austria, Hungary, and Bulgaria) and got refurbished.Hungary used them HARD. It's difficult to find a 31m that isn't well used.
Is 4750-5000 a good price on a Russian 1895 with the inspectors markingUnfortunately don’t have a picture of it but the gun metal looked kinda dark making me think it might’ve been reblued or somethingDidn’t see an inspectors marking on the stock but I wasn’t looking as hard as possible
>>65063967I have some more commercial stuff other than that one rifle.The rifle (pictured top) is a pre-war Czech in 8x60S, optic is a 4x Optikotechna. Gun is stupid nice.Next is a post-war 1951 Mannlicher Schoenauer in 7x57. Scope is a weaver 60B. This is a decent shooter.Below that is a Orbendorf sport rifle (duffle cut) in 8.15x46. All matching, but more of a collector piece.Last rifle is a pre-war Orbendorf type S factory sporter. Unfortunately it's been fucked with. Original sight removed, stock grip removed, new rear sight added.I got it as a shooter, but also because type S rifles are kinda rare.Here within the next month I'll be trading the Type S for a Steyr of some sort. The guy that wants it has like 200 rifles in his collection. Told me to come over and pick something out. I haven't decided if I'm going with a military or commercial steyr yet.
>>65069818>no Lee Speedcome on now
>>65069830I've had a BSA sporter before, but sold it long ago. I'm not much of a commercial collector, and I'm just not a fan of British stuff overall. .303 or cock-on-close.
>>65068315>Hungary used them HARD. It's difficult to find a 31m that isn't well used.Damn, I didn't realize that Hungary used them that hard. I thought that with the adoption of the 35M, they would have gotten off a bit less use out of the M.95s.
Have the chance to nab a Yugo M24/47 for 300ish bones, might be able to talk them down to 250. Stock is ugly and full of cosmolene, bore is absolutely pristine though. Not sure if I want to pay for 8mm... Don't have any Mausers. Worth it, or wait for something better?
Snagged an 1891 Argie in good intact condition. Long time since I've seen one that wasn't sporterized.
>>65073061>Not sure if I want to pay for 8mmis this a price per round or availability problem for you? cause if the price of 8mm is dissuading you than maybe dont get too deep into surp. That said, 24/47 for 300 is nice, definitely try for 250 or 275.
>>65073075Bit of both. None on the shelves locally, and it's north of $1.25/rd most places online. My 03-A3 is cheaper to feed, but it would still be neat to have. I don't have much surp, but the mechanical, old world allure of a real wood and steel fighting rifle is hard to resist.
>>65073087Well, youll need to reconcile with the price of ammo first. Is your rifle budget low as well? If not, consider waiting around for a rarer or higher quality Mauser that you take out occasionally with a small amount of 8mm you would buy on sales. Or if you are taking the cheapest possible route, than stick with the 24/47 and same on the ammo, just wait for deals or sales and take it out osccasionally.
>>65072859Hungary lost a lot of 35Ms so they pulled their 31Ms out of storage and reissued them.
>>65073550Based and feg pilled
CMP has 1903s again
>>65075119>Duel Field Magnetic Particle Inspection
>>65075663magnaflux inspection. cover it in really fine metal powder and expose it to magnet. cracks or faults in steel create higher magnetic fields highlighting the cracks. really common in industrial applcations, also popular with engine guys for testing steel engine blocks for cracks. can be used with a developer and UV light to see it better.
>>65075724neat
>>65075119I've been trying to find a 1903A3 for years but all the boomers are demanding $2k for them. I love my plain 1903 but kind of want an A3 because of the rear sight. What all does "reclaimed" entail? Are these the ones that have the newly manufactured receivers or are they original with just a new barrel and stock?I'm very tempted anon.
>>65075663The original machine had a base plate of pre-famulated amulite surmounted by a malleable logarithmic casing in such a way that the two spurving bearings were in a direct line with the panametric fan. The latter consisted simply of six hydrocoptic marzlevanes, so fitted to the ambifacient lunar waneshaft that side fumbling was effectively prevented.
>>65075953Sounds like the sales pitch for the Rockwell Automation's Retrocabulator
>>65075953Ah yea, ok. Got it.
>>65075948They’re reactivated drill rifles. The mag cutoff was welded in the “off” position, the bolt face welded shut and firing pin tip clipped. The barrels were plugged and tack-welded to the receiver ring to prevent easy unscrewing. My concern with the recent CMP Expert A3s is that I have seen at least two with new Minelli stocks with insufficient clearance around the receiver tang leading to chipping or splitting at the wrist of the stock. No armorer should have ever approved those for sale.
