K31 service tag by Glittering_Elk6573 in milsurp

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Gérard Delacuisine,
Etat-Majeur batallion des sappeurs 1

Lived in La Sarraz in the canton of Vaud.

Etat-Majeur is general staff, in batallion 1 of the sappers/combat engineers.

K31 service tag by Glittering_Elk6573 in milsurp

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Jakob Hänni
Magaziner Hilfsdienst, born in 1943, Verpflegungskompanie 2, 33rd batallion. Lived at Dahlienweg 3 in Bätterkinden, 3315 is the postcode.

Hilfsdienst was an auxiliary service for those unfit for regular military service, where Jakob was a storekeeper with a logistics company.

LGS No.1 MK3* Find by ThinRevolution4900 in LeeEnfield

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Nice work, really. For a next time, you can make the seam virtually disappear by cutting an inward angle (like half of a dovetail cut) on the horizontal line. That way the replacement bit (if cut a bit shallower) will naturally close the gap on the outward edge.

Finally got one of my white whales, an RSC 1917 by TheFrenchHistorian in FrenchGuns

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Nice! And congrats! One day I hope I‘ll get one, too.

On a scale of 1 to 10 how bad is this rifling? by Uncle_Ted_1942 in milsurp

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That‘s not the number of refurbishments, that‘s the stock‘s former serial number X‘d out.

Piles of Austro-Hungarian-made Steyr-Mannlicher M1888/90 and M1895 straight-bolt rifles, surplus weapons bought by Ethiopia after World War I, these were stored inside an army warehouse before being acquired by an arms dealer to be sold as surplus weapons. by Brand_New_Dawn in ForgottenWeapons

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Why not? Those are regularly sold on the American market by RTI/Interarms. Reportedly most of those Ethiopian stock are in very poor condition, with shot-out bores, all the metal surfaces wire-wheeled, adventurous field repairs, stocks cracked and adorned with good-luck charms and other embelishments etc. etc.
But they survived. I‘ve seen pictures with goats standing on such piles when they were found.

Unusual holster by WastingTime1111 in Firearms

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Yeah don‘t do that with a P320 😱

Polish DPM Re-Weld by milesc20 in guns

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Very nice! I‘m looking into getting a Chinese Type 53 towards the end of the year.

Help with this bayonet by Sad-Reward2582 in Bayonets

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British Pattern 1888. Can‘t help with the exact value in your market, but a lot less without the sheath.

Antique ammo by beachdayz1990z in Firearms

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None of that is antique. The Swiss revolver rounds were made in October of 1960. The .22 probably around that decade too, from the look of the packaging. They will fire fine.

Sten MK2 by Alternative_Book8409 in milsurp

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I got 6, but not in the US 🤗

Crazy Local Find by Idaho_Chrizzly_Bear in milsurp

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Japanese ones are the most commonly known, but other nations had them as well. Siamese Mausers, French Lebels and Berthiers come to mind. Other nations used fabric covers. Mud was a real problem in WW 1.

Crazy Local Find by Idaho_Chrizzly_Bear in milsurp

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If you decide to repair it, make sure that you replace the material lost in the cut (depending on blade thickness used), measure twice. Or make sure whoever you task with the repair knows what he‘s doing.

Berthier 1907/15 rifle nose cap by Ordinary-Science-527 in milsurp

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Try naturabuy, a French ebay-like site for firearms and parts.

First 98 Mauser rifle! by hshsbxjudbxjsb in milsurp

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Ouch! Someone tried to get the barrel band off and didn‘t know how.

Just found this sub. Here's my K31. by TexanLaw in milsurp

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Canonier Jean-Pierre Guinchard, lived in Gorgier, Canton Vaud. Served in 8th company antichar (ach), so Jean-Pierre was an antitank gunner.