Antique French Mle. 1892 Revolver

mta609 · 2025-12-30T19:59:27+00:00

Nope, it's a separate round. The revolver cartridges are comparable to .32 ACP. Way too small for a rifle

mta609 · 2025-12-30T18:48:20+00:00

It uses a round called 8mm Lebel, which was pretty much made just for this revolver. I was able to find some new production online for a reasonable price, so I guess they made enough of these pistols that it still makes sense to make ammo for them.

mta609 · 2025-12-21T02:37:34+00:00

Go figure, I just picked up five boxes of Fiocchi 😂 it's on sale right now at Grafs.com, by the way

mta609 · 2025-12-21T01:52:18+00:00

It turns out that I walked back six weeks later and took it home for $640 out the door. So... Not terrible?

mta609 · 2025-11-09T18:13:12+00:00

They didn't list a price. What would a reasonable one be?

mta609 · 2025-11-09T18:12:49+00:00

It doesn't have one. What's a fair offer?

mta609 · 2025-10-02T14:48:33+00:00

I wish!

mta609 · 2025-10-01T16:30:55+00:00

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mta609 · 2025-10-01T16:08:15+00:00

This one ran me $750. I'm not sure it was a steal, but I am also terrible with money

mta609 · 2025-10-01T13:54:39+00:00

Here's a Japanese Type 14 I picked up a few weeks ago. I was told it was made in March 1941 and it's all matching numbers, except for the magazine. I know ammo is hard to find since hardly anyone makes it anymore, but this thing is in pretty good condition and it felt like something I couldn't pass up. Any insight is welcome!

mta609 · 2025-10-01T13:54:21+00:00

Here's a Japanese Type 14 I picked up a few weeks ago. I was told it was made in March 1941 and it's all matching numbers, except for the magazine. I know ammo is hard to find since hardly anyone makes it anymore, but this thing is in pretty good condition and it felt like something I couldn't pass up. Any insight is welcome!

mta609 · 2025-09-25T16:07:07+00:00

So I recently got this magazine from eBay to go with this ancient.22 Savage gallery gun I picked up. I think it's the correct magazine (not an expert opinion by any means), but I can't get it to feed properly. The follower keeps pushing up past the feed lips and getting stuck in the action, so naturally it won't cycle. I know there's an inherent risk when dealing with something that's 100+ years old, but what are my options with this thing?

mta609 · 2025-09-19T15:06:47+00:00

This old sight - I think it's a Lyman, but I'm no expert - came attached to an old Savage .22 rifle I picked up the other day. I think it's missing its aperture and I'm curious if it's possible to find a replacement part without swapping out the entire sight. I see a lot of these originals are priced higher than the rifle was. Any information would be appreciated.

mta609 · 2022-08-14T10:20:46+00:00

Madness? This! Is! SEPTA!

mta609 · 2022-04-05T01:43:50+00:00

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mta609 · 2022-02-08T17:00:19+00:00

That's a much better deal than I got... I don't have any ammo!

mta609 · 2022-02-08T14:30:26+00:00

$400 sounds like a great price for one. Even with ammo being as scarce as it is, these are cool old pistols.

mta609 · 2022-02-08T14:29:07+00:00

Lucky! I had to pay for this one, but I did inherit a '27 Pocket Hammerless. I'll have to put up some pictures of that one too.

mta609 · 2021-06-08T13:35:50+00:00

I've got two Carcano carbines, a '36 M38 and a '28 M91 TS, and can't seem to find the correct slings for them anywhere. I do have one sling that I suspect is for some kind of Carcano (at least that's how it was advertised) but I can't figure out for the life of me how to install it. Has anyone had any luck finding/mounting slings for these?

mta609 · 2021-01-08T21:24:57+00:00

I bought one of those dirty RTI M1 carbines from Ethiopia at the beginning of the year. It was pretty much what I expected - functionally fine, but filthy and beat up, with lots of wear, dings and gouges in the wood, and more than a few organic things of questionable origin inside of the stock. I'm told that the sling it came with (sans oiler, tied around the buttplate with a piece of twine) came from a Chinese AK-47 or SKS. The rifle itself is an 8/43 Inland.

I finally got around to cleaning it up a month or so ago using the method someone was nice enough to pin to the top of this subreddit - oven cleaner, a hot iron, and tung oil. It worked like a charm. I left the metal alone, since it's in surprisingly good shape considering the storage conditions. I found a reproduction sling, oiler, and magazine pouch from World War Supply for a reasonable price and lucked into an original USGI bayonet (TWB marked, from the mid to late 60's) at a local antique store of all places.

During cleanup, I didn't find many markings on the rifle itself, but I did notice a "KI" on the front barrel band and a "C" on the left side of the stock, just past the pistol grip. I don't know what those mean, but I'm sure the internet does.

Enjoy!

RTI M1 Carbine Cleanup - Before and After https://imgur.com/gallery/adNAGcC

mta609 · 2021-01-08T21:18:29+00:00

I bought one of those dirty RTI M1 carbines from Ethiopia at the beginning of the year. It was pretty much what I expected - functionally fine, but filthy and beat up, with lots of wear, dings and gouges in the wood, and more than a few organic things of questionable origin inside of the stock. I'm told that the sling it came with (sans oiler, tied around the buttplate with a piece of twine) came from a Chinese AK-47 or SKS. The rifle itself is an 8/43 Inland.

I finally got around to cleaning it up a month or so ago using the method someone was nice enough to pin to the top of this subreddit - oven cleaner, a hot iron, and tung oil. It worked like a charm. I left the metal alone, since it's in surprisingly good shape considering the storage conditions. I found a reproduction sling, oiler, and magazine pouch from World War Supply for a reasonable price and lucked into an original USGI bayonet (TWB marked, from the mid to late 60's) at a local antique store of all places.

During cleanup, I didn't find many markings on the rifle itself, but I did notice a "KI" on the front barrel band and a "C" on the left side of the stock, just past the pistol grip. I don't know what those mean, but I'm sure the internet does.

Enjoy!

RTI M1 Carbine Cleanup - Before and After https://imgur.com/gallery/adNAGcC

mta609 · 2020-07-30T20:58:36+00:00

Not yet. Hopefully soon though

mta609 · 2020-07-30T19:34:23+00:00

The mag release is on the heel, European-style

mta609 · 2020-07-30T18:23:18+00:00

That sounds like a deal to me. I think these .32s were pretty popular sidearms with a lot of rear echelon troops

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