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To add a little more detail, the bottom three in the same order are:

Arisaka Type 38 Carbine
Arisaka Type 99 Short Rifle (early WWII model with monopod and anti-aircraft rear sight wings)
Yugoslavian M59/66 SKS (you can tell be the grenade launcher sights)
 
Interesting there's no M14s in the stack. I and many of my home town and college friends all trained with during the early 1960s. I can't ask my Marine corps buddy cuz he's already passed on but he did basic in 1960.
 
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S&WIowegan said:
Interesting there's no M14s in the stack. I and many of my home town and college friends all trained with during the early 1960s. I can't ask my Marine corps buddy cuz he's already passed on but he did basic in 1960.
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..We did ceremonies in Hawaii at the cemetary that is shown in the TV show intro Hawaii 5-0....we used M14s for ceremonial purposes only in the mid 80s
...this is our local Marine Corp League...they just put up what they can get/donated..of course some of the Marines there used the M14
 
S&WIowegan said:
Interesting there's no M14s in the stack. I and many of my home town and college friends all trained with during the early 1960s. I can't ask my Marine corps buddy cuz he's already passed on but he did basic in 1960.
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I trained on the M14 in Basic training way back in 1966. The military issue M14s as I recall were all select fire full autos with the select lever blocked from the full auto position. Not many out there in private hands :eek:
 
I started out collecting inexpensive (then) milsurps but found out that I like owning and admiring them more than shooting them as rugged as they are. I vastly prefer magazines to clips and am always afraid of breaking or losing an irreplaceable part when I clean it. As a result I almost never shoot them, and started only buying more modern rifles. The difference between firing my Remington 700 and a Mauser or 1903 is not much. I enjoy posts and pictures of the old warhorses. Thank you!
 
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... a 1903 Springfield.
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I was watching the Stanley Cup Playoffs last night, New Jersey vs NY Rangers, and in the opening ceremonies the color guard was (NY Police Officers) was armed with '03s. The camera didn't dwell on them long enough for me to tell if they were '03A3s.

I was surprised they didn't have M1s. I'm sure ARs would be socially unacceptable, so I wonder if they had to borrow the rifles from the American Legion or maybe the PD has a collection of older military rifles.
 
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I was watching the Stanley Cup Playoffs last night, New Jersey vs NY Rangers, and in the opening ceremonies the color guard was (NY Police Officers) was armed with '03s. The camera didn't dwell on them long enough for me to tell if they were '03A3s.

I was surprised they didn't have M1s. I'm sure ARs would be socially unacceptable, so I wonder if they had to borrow the rifles from the American Legion or maybe the PD has a collection of older military rifles.
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that is interesting....maybe they kept their color guard weapons...if they don't fire them, why not use them forever?..like I said in the above post, in the USMC, we used M14s for ceremonies....that was the mid 80s
 
HOUSTON RICK said:
I started out collecting inexpensive (then) milsurps but found out that I like owning and admiring them more than shooting them as rugged as they are. I vastly prefer magazines to clips and am always afraid of breaking or losing an irreplaceable part when I clean it. As a result I almost never shoot them, and started only buying more modern rifles. The difference between firing my Remington 700 and a Mauser or 1903 is not much. I enjoy posts and pictures of the old warhorses. Thank you!
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..I posted a thread on my CZ 27 German pistol ...circa 1943-44....I don't want to fire it..i want to keep it just as it is
 
I remember seeing different color guards armed with M-14s. Having a wooden stock probably makes them appear more socially acceptable. The detachable magazines probably goes unnoticed.

Frankly, I doubt most viewers could tell the difference between an M-14 and a Trapdoor Springfield. But arm the color guard with ARs and all hell would break loose, thanks to the endless vilification these rifles receive in the media.
 
I'm down to two, a Swiss K-31 and a 1921 Swedish 96. I should sell them because I have nowhere to shoot them, but I just enjoy having rifles with steel and hand work. Not that they're better as rifles, just a reminder of times gone by. Heck, I a much newer Sig-Sauer P6 for the same reason, even though it's manufacturing process was much different than my two old rifles. Just an example of firearms evolution that probably won't be seen again.
 
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HOUSTON RICK said:
I started out collecting inexpensive (then) milsurps but found out that I like owning and admiring them more than shooting them as rugged as they are. I vastly prefer magazines to clips and am always afraid of breaking or losing an irreplaceable part when I clean it. As a result I almost never shoot them, and started only buying more modern rifles. The difference between firing my Remington 700 and a Mauser or 1903 is not much. I enjoy posts and pictures of the old warhorses. Thank you!
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I bought my first Mauser in High School. I couldn't afford anything other than old surplus corrosive ammo until I found out about a Lee Whack-a-Mole.

With a C&R in the 1990's I was buying rifles for $16 - $29 - $39 delivered to my house. Made my own ammo for a buck and a half a box.

I shoot them all, but not a lot. My database shows date fired and I try to rotate them. With the prices 10x to 30x higher than I have invested, now I only look for classic Smith and Wessons. (Oh wait, they cost even MORE)

Regardless, I'm not afraid of breaking them. Parts are readily available.

I never got interested in Arisakas. But I have every other one in the pic above.
 
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