Just remember that custom gunsmiths must start some ware . This is his 1st attempt ,and i hope he gets better ,and learns from his mistakes
This poor, poor Model 41. The heart aches...
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larryofcc
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The ones I really like are the morons that engrave their SS number on their guns for all the world to see. I only hope these idiots get scammed. As for the Inland 1943, a really nice, unaltered carbine is a $3,000 gun. DUH !!! Big Larry
HOUSTON RICK
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I would be afraid of what is hidden under those grips.
Thats not terrible gunsmithing, that's torture.
Inland7-45
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Altered model 41
I do agree that this gun can and should be rescued. If the frame and lock work are still good it would be worth the effort to search for the parts to bring it back to as close to original as possible. I have seen some Bubba damaged guns that were rescued and made presentable by searching for the correct original parts.
The Inland carbine that I pointed out still had the original untouched finish on all of it's steel except for the threaded section of the barrel. All components were correct for the gun. I had suggested to the owner that he at least show the stock to some who was good at stock repair about removing the filler piece and cleaning up the finish. I never heard any more from the owner on what he did with the gun.
Getting back to the Model 41 it would be nice to see a correct barrel in any length and stocks that are age correct for the sn.
I do agree that this gun can and should be rescued. If the frame and lock work are still good it would be worth the effort to search for the parts to bring it back to as close to original as possible. I have seen some Bubba damaged guns that were rescued and made presentable by searching for the correct original parts.
The Inland carbine that I pointed out still had the original untouched finish on all of it's steel except for the threaded section of the barrel. All components were correct for the gun. I had suggested to the owner that he at least show the stock to some who was good at stock repair about removing the filler piece and cleaning up the finish. I never heard any more from the owner on what he did with the gun.
Getting back to the Model 41 it would be nice to see a correct barrel in any length and stocks that are age correct for the sn.
AJ
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Takes the Aussie to say something that some folks will have to look up!
Really really bad and kinda sad. However, check out this IV8888 video in which Barry discusses some garage gunsmithing. Laughed hard when I saw this a while back.
Gun Gripes Episode 4: The Kitchen Gunsmith - YouTube
When these guys make fun of Bubba jobs they got to be really bad. Barry & company ain't the brightest bulbs in the box.
Really really bad and kinda sad. However, check out this IV8888 video in which Barry discusses some garage gunsmithing. Laughed hard when I saw this a while back.
Gun Gripes Episode 4: The Kitchen Gunsmith - YouTube
When these guys make fun of Bubba jobs they got to be really bad. Barry & company ain't the brightest bulbs in the box.
Is that glued extended rear tang, a piece of wood? I have never seen that mod before. I really dont like the pecker marks around the trigger pin.
And the blade cut down the middle of the front sight? And D&Ts hole on the top rib. Why are any of us looking at this disaster? Because hope springs eternal.
And the blade cut down the middle of the front sight? And D&Ts hole on the top rib. Why are any of us looking at this disaster? Because hope springs eternal.
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I noticed that you aren't volunteering.
I can imagine the War Departments reaction if I did! She'd probably use my keister as a custom holster for it...
Inusuit
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Last spring, I had a contract to catalog and evaluate the gun collection in a Montana museum. Several long guns were donated by the same person who had used an electric pencil to inscribe his entire name on every one, including an original Spencer carbine.
Desecration!
My first thought was that I've a spare 41 barrel and stocks and if I could get the frame at good price, the worst of the damage could be easily fixed. But then I realized that the tang of the frame had been cut to attach that abomination of a "beaver tail". Then I saw the damage done to the trigger pin and the bolt pin. The glued on Weaver base tells me that the screw holes are probably stripped. Since the pins have been badly replaced, we know the pistol has been disassembled with who knows what done to the internals.
It was enough to make me take my favorite 41 out and reassure it that it was safe and nothing like this would ever happen to it!
My first thought was that I've a spare 41 barrel and stocks and if I could get the frame at good price, the worst of the damage could be easily fixed. But then I realized that the tang of the frame had been cut to attach that abomination of a "beaver tail". Then I saw the damage done to the trigger pin and the bolt pin. The glued on Weaver base tells me that the screw holes are probably stripped. Since the pins have been badly replaced, we know the pistol has been disassembled with who knows what done to the internals.
It was enough to make me take my favorite 41 out and reassure it that it was safe and nothing like this would ever happen to it!
OLDSTER
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But does she cook ??
I feel like I should take offense at this, but I can't because at a certain time in the past, we were encouraged to mark belongings with the SSN as a way to help a possible recovery if stolen. It was the only unique identifier available, and I would suggest it still is. Identity theft wasn't a big issue then, decades before the internet made such things commonplace.
I was 18 in 1969 when I bought a new M41. The local banks and police stations were loaning electric pens for people to mark their belongings. My mother insisted I mark the M41 before it went away to college with me. So, it got marked in three places; the underside of the barrel behind the chamber, the inside of the dust cover on the frame, and inside the side rail of the slide. All invisible if the pistol was assembled.
When I finally decided to sell the M41 a few years ago on this forum, I gave up a lot of value for those markings, but I'm not ashamed that I made that "mistake" almost 50 years ago.
jrm53
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I hate to admit it here but in 1972 I put my SSN under the left grip on a High Standard long barreled pistol with the rear sight on the back of the barrel and weights under the barrel. I traded it to a friend for a Win O/U and he had a hissy when he saw it. Just a few days later his house was broken into and the HS was stolen I told him if the cops called me about it I would see that he got it back. Jeff
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AJ
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Would somebody please post a few pics of a nice early, unmolested m41.
The image of this poor posted gun is imprinted in my brain. Dont bother.
I got my mint m46 out and am looking at it. Feel better already.
The image of this poor posted gun is imprinted in my brain. Dont bother.
I got my mint m46 out and am looking at it. Feel better already.
