Post pics of your WWI & WWII Rifles

[Jason999]

Might as well show off my sporterized Italian Carcano, chambered in 6.5x52mm. I picked this up, with a box of cartridges, for a whopping 60 bucks back in '99.

 

[Phantom Man]

Love all the posts...

 

[Jason999]

Czechoslovakian VZ24, 8mm mauser. The barrel has been cut down and tapered, the bolt handle has been turned down, Lyman peep sight and Lyman front sight were added.

I took a spike buck with it back in '09.

 

[raftman]

Just a few shorties.

 

[Bsteinhauer28]

The current lot with a VKT M39 and likely a No.4 mk2 on the way.

(From first to Last:1942 Izhevsk 91/30, Early serial 5th series Nagoya Type99, M24/47 Yugo Mauser, and Smith Corona 1903/a3)

 

[Phantom Man]

Just a few shorties.

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You hog..!!!

 

[raftman]

You hog..!!!

Oh it's not even all that many, then again it's also not all of them.

 

[Bsteinhauer28]

M39 with a bit of character and a no. 4 Mk2.

 

[Phantom Man]

M39 with a bit of character and a no. 4 Mk2.

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Wartime Sako stock. What year?

 

[wolfcreed]

M39 with a bit of character and a no. 4 Mk2.

Character means used as intended with scars to prove it.

 

[Bsteinhauer28]

Wartime Sako stock. What year?

1942

 

[F2CMaDMaXX]

M39 with a bit of character and a no. 4 Mk2.

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What year is your Mk2?

 

[wolfcreed]

If my bank account could handle a safe that's full of M1 Garands I would do it in a heartbeat!

Technically, only the first two could have been used during WWII. First is pre-war, second is mid-1944, third is 1957 and last is IHC that may have been used in the Korean War.

 

[Bsteinhauer28]

What year is your Mk2?

'53 but it's a No.4 so I threw it in

 

[F2CMaDMaXX]

'53 but it's a No.4 so I threw it in

Oh i think it still counts, my '56 does

 

[Aero Denezol]

Eastern - Western front captures...
1939 ERMA & 1940 Oberndorf


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Very nice. The price of K98's has skyrocketed. It is unbelievable, almost ridiculous. I wish I had bought a couple more.

I have a 1940 660 (Steyr) and a 1944 byf (Mauser Oberndorf) - also, East and West captures. Both shoot extremely well with the Yugo 8mm sniper loads, accuracy on par with my M39 Finn. As soon as I can get a picture of them side by side I will post it here.

 

[Phantom Man]

If my bank account could handle a safe that's full of M1 Garands I would do it in a heartbeat!

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Patton would adopt you, wolfcreed...

 

[Phantom Man]

Very nice. The price of K98's has skyrocketed. It is unbelievable, almost ridiculous. I wish I had bought a couple more.

I have a 1940 660 (Steyr) and a 1944 byf (Mauser Oberndorf) - also, East and West captures. Both shoot extremely well with the Yugo 8mm sniper loads, accuracy on par with my M39 Finn. As soon as I can get a picture of them side by side I will post it here.

Those two are great shooters too. K98's are underrated as shooters.

 

[raftman]

A shortie that didn't make into the last group photo. Argentine 91/31 engineer carbine.

One might wonder why such a short rifle needs 3 barrel bands... as I understand it, the engineer carbine was meant to be a low-production gun, and only around 5500 were made. The Argentines didn't consider it wise to develop a new bayonet for so few rifles, and figured they'd just re-use the Remington rolling block bayonets they already had on hand instead... so the odd barrels bands were to accommodate said bayonet.

 

[Linoww]

Peruvian 1891 Navy Carbine.Not often encounered.Calibre 7.65 Argentine Mauser
Really good cast bullet gun