MILSURPS

[HOUSTON RICK]

Please show your favorite military surplus firearms (Or your favorite bunch of milsurps) I have not looked at milsurps in a long time, but maybe, I am missing something. I own the a Ishapore Enfield (I did not know how easy it would be to get 303) and Tula Mosin Nagant. I remember I was going after the main battle rifles of WWII combatants when I discovered 357 revolvers. I think that a lot of us would like to see what is out there and hear any relevant stories. Thank you in advance.

 

[LVSteve]

OK, I'll start. How about an all matching Argentine 1909 with a little tiger in the stock.

 

[Frank46]

Sporterized 1903A3 1943
Springfield armory M1 garand 1943
M1 Carbine Saginaw gear works 1943
Ithaca 1911A1 1943
Sporterized 1898 Krag 1900
Yugoslavian M48 BO (without markings)
Sporterized Winchester model of 1917
a bunch of Swedish mausers
Swedish Mauser M38 1843
Persiam mauser 98/29
And my cast bullet shooting baby a 1935 Finn model 27
Frank

 

[sheepdawg]

Milsurps, Bah, I have no use for them. Who would want a bunch of old, greasy, shot out military rifles

Mausers


1901 Carl Gustafs m94/14, matching. w/ m1914 cavalry bayonet



1912 Carl Gustafs FSR m/96 even prettier in your hands. Spectacular piece of French Walnut



Front, 1912 m/41, matching, rare for these. Even the base, mount, and rings match. 1918 m/41B The B is good to 800 yards, I can't see any farther. 1942 A. Jackenroll German scope on it.


A rare one, 1944 Husqvarna m/38 matching. only made 1969 of these.



1937 J.P. Sauer and Sohn K98k. Shoulder buster.



1936 hex tula mosin 91/30

 

[BigBill]

I started off wanting every Mauser from all the different countries. Then I was told there’s over 1,000 different Mauser. That put the brakes on my quest. I settled for a few. My favorite is a Swede m96 Mauser and a Chilean m95 in 7mm.

The Swedes showed me my eyes weren’t that bad, I was accurate Shooting them with no scope.

 

[Scharfschuetzer]

Springfields

Wow! Sweet looking rifles above.

My collection of Trapdoor Springfields and 1903 Springfields. The bottom Springfield is as issued and is a .22LR M2. All have excellent bores and are very shootable.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

1873 Springfield Trapdoor Carbine (1 of 5 made in made 1875)
1903 A3
Siamese Mauser in 8x52 Siamese (still has the dust cover. Palace guard had painted stocks-like mine-field units had oiled stock)
1943 IBM M-1 Carbine (rebuilt with M-2 bolt)
1943 IBM M-1 Carbine (rebuilt with M-1 bolt, and T-3 Night scope)
No 4 SMLE
No 5 Jungle Carbine
1903 "Citadel" Martini in 303
1938 91/38 Mosen-Nagant
Chinese SKS
C-96 Broomhandle Mauser
M-1911A1 Ithaca

ETA: I have a small stack of Rumanian M-1965 training 22's. The best 22 for the money EVER!

 

[TAROMAN]

I have a soft spot for Argentine Mausers.
09 Mountain/Engineer carbine (short rifle, really)
Some of the nicest wood I've seen on a milsurp:

 

[dmthomp32]

Here are some of mine:
M1 Carbine
M1 Garand
Russian SKS (all matching)
Colt 1911A1
Colt Commando
Mossberg 42MB Trainer
I have a Springfield 1903A3, Sig P6, and Beretta 92S as well but can't find their pictures!

Love me some surplus!! I have had a number of Mosins in the past, my next 7.62x54R will be a Finnish Valmet Model 39.

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[JayFramer]

My three-line rifle with full battle rattle:

 

[Chuck24]

How many people got one at roses for 39.95?

 

[dmthomp32]

My three-line rifle with full battle rattle:

That is some nice kit! While admiring your pic, I noticed we may have the same carpeting! Lol. My pics have the lighting adjusted a little but I bet our carpets are pretty close.

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[cmansguns]

some still have - some gone on to other safes

Still have:
Ithaca 1911 A1
M1Garand - NM - IHC
S&W US Navy Victory
S&W Model 1899 US Army

No longer in my safe:
1941 Luger byf - Black Widow
1903-A3 Remington
Colt 1911A1
Remington Rand 1911A1
Argentine 1911A1 (low early serial number)

 

[LVSteve]

My three-line rifle with full battle rattle:

I'll see your M38 and raise you a scrubbed Balkan 1891.

 

[Valmet]

I have a few- my two most recent are a 1917 Eddystone Presentation rifle and a 1904 Enfield No 1 Mk I***. 1917 is obviously on the bottom in 1st pic.

I’ve owned some scarce Mausers that I regrettably parted with (Orange Free State and M1948 Dutch Police Carbine come to mind) but can’t find any pics as it’s been a few years.

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

How does the 1917 compare to the 1903 as an infantry rifle?

 

[LVSteve]

I have a few- my two most recent are a 1917 Eddystone Presentation rifle and a 1904 Enfield No 1 Mk I***. 1917 is obviously on the bottom in 1st pic.

I’ve owned some scarce Mausers that I regrettably parted with (Orange Free State and M1948 Dutch Police Carbine come to mind) but can’t find any pics as it’s been a few years.

Loving that Enfield. The earliest I have is this one that went to New Zealand. It still has the cutoff and volley sights. It is DP marked, but some experts have suggested that this is because it retains the rear sight bed set up for Mk VI ammo.

 

[Richard Simmons]

Here’s a few

MAS 36 LG 48

 

[Valmet]

How does the 1917 compare to the 1903 as an infantry rifle?

The only 1903 I have is an 03A1 National Match in a C-stock so not exactly a WW1 example but the 1903 is more aesthetically pleasing than the 1917 that’s for sure.

While kinda awkward in appearance, the 1917 has superior sights to the 1903 and actually holds 6 rounds in its magazine as opposed to 5 in the 1903. 1917s easily outnumbered the 03s in the hands of GIs in France in 1917-18.

 

[Valmet]

Loving that Enfield. The earliest I have is this one that went to New Zealand. It still has the cutoff and volley sights. It is DP marked, but some experts have suggested that this is because it retains the rear sight bed set up for Mk VI ammo.

I like older, pre-WW1 Enfields a lot. This one is still mostly a Mk I*** (volley sights, mag cut off, bolt-mounted charger as opposed to receiver bridge), with the only Mk III upgrade being rear sight. Mine was one of a batch that ended up going to Ireland when they acquired independence in 1922 as it has the ER serial # prefix.