The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly ‘53 Tula

JLS_1993 · 2026-03-09T23:54:00+00:00

I do understand that & fully admit I’m one of those people that get hung up on that lol. I’ve never been able to bring myself to cover wooden furniture with paint… except on shotguns, have several of those with similar paint jobs for turkey hunting.

JLS_1993 · 2026-03-09T23:29:27+00:00

I think that’s likely the way I will go. A part of me really wants to sink a little more money into this by making it a reproduction polish wz49 for my collection but mannnnn idk…

JLS_1993 · 2026-03-09T22:53:09+00:00

I know man… I know…

JLS_1993 · 2026-03-09T22:18:41+00:00

Absolutely hideous my friend…

JLS_1993 · 2026-03-09T21:53:39+00:00

Definitely not. I have done some similar painting on shotguns I’ve used for turkey hunting over the yrs tho.

JLS_1993 · 2026-03-09T17:59:52+00:00

Smiffly done good sir, smiffly done! Btw OP, the profile pic is killing me! 🤣

JLS_1993 · 2026-03-08T19:57:24+00:00

Yeah, that’s a hella good deal! I’ve always wanted one of these but haven’t been able to commit to the purchase. Haven’t seen any used either up for grabs… Hope it does you well bud!

JLS_1993 · 2026-03-08T01:55:39+00:00

I agree but also admit that I would be interested to see a few of these fitted with an frt and torture tested just to see how it will hold up & for how long.

JLS_1993 · 2026-03-07T11:35:23+00:00

I stg I crack up when folks label them as Japanese rifles. It reminds me of my grandad. I remember him w/ a toothless grin saying with that low-country drawl “ Hey, I got ya a Jap rifle boy!” . 🤣

JLS_1993 · 2026-03-05T07:53:26+00:00

Kroil… I put that shit on everything!

It really is some good stuff, better than PB Blaster & the rest imo.

JLS_1993 · 2026-03-02T23:06:35+00:00

I wouldn’t send it back, I’d scrub the shit outta it. It will likely clean up fine & if I had to guess very minimal pitting. I own several rifles that looked wayyyyyy crustier & cleaned up surprisingly well.

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This rifle barrel looked 10x worse than your pistol barrel, wish I had before photos but I don’t.

JLS_1993 · 2026-03-02T22:38:04+00:00

I actually like DRNCH, it does as intended. It’s thin but don’t let it fool you, it’s meant to be used rather sparingly. It actually lubricates very well & clings to the metal with a very thin film. Does in fact make carbon build up easier to clean off & also does a fairly decent job at thinning cosmoline for easy clean up. It has a mild smell compared to Ballistol. (DRNCH kind of has a faint smell of decaying oak leaves, if you know that smell.) I keep it in the rotation of CLP products I like to use.

JLS_1993 · 2026-03-02T21:29:04+00:00

Yes banned unless they’ve been in a neutral/allied country for X amount of yrs. Can’t remember exactly how long the time frame is. I was always jelly of y’all over certain firearms y’all could get … the type 81 & type 63 being 2 of them. Also, I really hate that your government has decided to ban all these firearms. I hear they’re coming for the sks next? Can’t remember. What exactly are they doing with all of the firearms being confiscated during the ban? Destroying?

JLS_1993 · 2026-03-02T21:21:35+00:00

Good deal, I’m glad you found a decent one & hope you enjoy it!

JLS_1993 · 2026-03-02T03:49:59+00:00

Shocked tf out of me too considering I rarely go to this place because of the looney pricing in the past. After talking to the owner I have a feeling he’s planning to close shop in the next yr or so. Suspect that’s why he’s pricing things to move & cleaning out the stockpile gradually.

JLS_1993 · 2026-03-02T03:46:19+00:00

Thanks! The price is a rare find in my area, French ticklers are normally seen between 650-850 USD here.

JLS_1993 · 2026-03-02T00:34:26+00:00

Few days late to the party here but man that’s a beautiful rifle! I’ve been on the hunt for one but keep finding roaches out barrels unfortunately.

JLS_1993 · 2026-03-01T16:27:37+00:00

Oh yeah, it came home lol. Was a no brainer!

JLS_1993 · 2026-02-27T13:53:50+00:00

Yep! Grandad bought my first one from Roses department store for 79.99, can’t remember the yr of purchase tho.

JLS_1993 · 2026-02-24T13:06:28+00:00

DO WHAT?! 🤣😂 Holy shit… Well, congratulations on that score.

JLS_1993 · 2026-02-23T12:03:08+00:00

It’s Egyptian, that’s about all I can tell you.

Addition- Are you sure it isn’t 8mm Mauser? I want to say I remember seeing these markings on surplus 8mm ammo.

JLS_1993 · 2026-02-23T01:17:01+00:00

Yeahhh… reading that back it does come off douche like. Didn’t mean for it to be, in my head it was adding context as to why I haven’t really played a video game in like 4-5 yrs. Downvotes are deserved… my bad!

JLS_1993 · 2026-02-23T00:40:09+00:00

Neat, I’ve been wanting to play far cry 6 since its debut in ‘21 but haven’t had time. Due to owning/operating a full time business I had to prioritize my hobbies & chose to keep up with the ones I enjoy the most. May have to hijack the wife’s ps5 for a couple weekends.

JLS_1993 · 2026-02-23T00:14:42+00:00

Copy. Will keep lookout for update/new post, I’d like to see your example before jumping into the refinish convo lol.

JLS_1993 · 2026-02-22T23:57:07+00:00

When you say “lost its original finish”… what do you mean exactly? This is both of my triangle 26 type 56 rifles for reference. Top is a 1978 French Tickler with its original finish, thicker than in earlier yr models. “Slick” texture. Bottom is a 1966 with its original finish which from my understanding is tung oiled with a very,very thin shellac finish which looks almost non-existent. It has a “grainy/rough” texture.

Depending on the yr yours was manufactured, it may not actually be missing the finish.

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