Forum: The 1911 Forum
05-12-2013, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 962
Re: Aw, crap!!
I've launched a plug on several occasions but never a guide rod.
How did it escape the gun? Or were you trying to compress the spring before putting the slide/barrel assembly back on the frame???
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Forum: The Pump House Saloon
05-03-2013, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 393
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
05-02-2013, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 600
Re: Mystery Charleville Musket Conversion
What I don't see is the feature found on Zulu's and Snyders that allows the opened breech block to slide to the rear and actuate an extractor. (I also don't see an extractor, but the pictures of that...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
04-30-2013, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 290
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Forum: General Discussion
04-28-2013, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 248
Re: Ryobi BT3000 table saw
I've had a BT3000 for years and it meets just about of my needs. One thing I wish I could do on it is mount a wobble dado, but have been told that this is not a wise thing to do with a direct drive...
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Forum: Curio & Relics Forum
04-28-2013, 09:47 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 828
Re: colt revolvers in 455
Are you talking about a Hand Ejector (HE) or a Double Action top break?
(I wasn't aware that Hand Ejectors had a Cam:confused:......)
Regardless, I would be interested to see some pictures of a...
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Forum: The 1911 Forum
04-20-2013, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 190
Re: Hammer Install?
Pretty much drop in as long as you don't care about the trigger pull....
(Also might be a problem if the old sear/hammer has been "tuned")
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-18-2013, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 502
Re: S&W 22 revolver
Any of them fall in the 653,388 - 682,207 serial range?
If so you might be able to fool someone out of big bucks;):D:D
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-18-2013, 09:45 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 502
Re: S&W 22 revolver
Alpo,
For that price you might as well hold out for a pre-war K-32. They only made 83 of them......:eek:;)
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-17-2013, 10:40 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 502
Re: S&W 22 revolver
All it takes is money $$$$$ ;)
Here's one that's available.... (Post War, but you can't have everything.:D)
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Forum: General Discussion
04-14-2013, 08:37 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 1,738
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-14-2013, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 311
Re: .25
It's a Model 1908 Vest Pocket Hammerless .25 Auto. The serial number puts it as made in 1915. There were app;. 420,000+ made from 1908 through about 1948.
Neat little guns. Is your friend planning...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-10-2013, 03:08 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 307
Re: Hartford .22 semi auto.
Some might say they are actually High-Standard Model B clones. But in truth the High-Standards are Hartford M1925 clones. (HS bought Hartford and continued making them with the HS name.)
Depending...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-07-2013, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 551
Re: Verified Russian 1911
Unfortunately collector value comes with originality. There are a number of things about that gun aren't original, so don't get your hopes too high....
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-05-2013, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 551
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Forum: Curio & Relics Forum
04-04-2013, 11:24 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 828
Re: colt revolvers in 455
The S&W .455 Hand Ejector production was as follows:
808 built on converted commercial Triple Locks.(44 Hand Ejector 1st Model)
666 went to the British Armed Services and the remaining 142 were...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-02-2013, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 421
Re: S&W Pre-Victory, Whats It Worth?
The lend-lease Smiths were chambered in 38 S&W. There was no "Rechambering" to 38-200 as that was just a British loading of the regular 38 S&W with a 200 gr bullet. As said earlier many of these guns...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-27-2013, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 214
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-25-2013, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 430
Re: J. Stevens Pistol/Shotgun
Would the best chance to keep it from being confiscated and destroyed be to donate it to a museum (I'm thinking the Nat.Firearms Museum or such) and let them try to get it blessed?
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-23-2013, 08:01 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 420
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Forum: General Discussion
03-21-2013, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 315
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-05-2013, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 368
Re: looking to sell my 1967 browning 25
If you are looking to value it, check the completed auctions on the auction sites. You will find that those that actually sold fell in the $400-$600 range and the higher ones were complete with...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-02-2013, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 306
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-02-2013, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 306
Re: SW 38 DA Perfected
You're right, that's a scarce gun. Too bad it's not in better shape. it is worth double to triple what a regular Perfected (or.38 DA 5th Model if you prefer) would be valued at. The few that have...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
02-27-2013, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 498
Re: Late 1850's muzzleloader
What you have appears to be what is normally called an "Half Stock Sporting Rifle" and is usually associated with gunmakers from Ohio. This style was made from the 1840's to the turn of the century....
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
02-27-2013, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 498
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Forum: General Discussion
02-24-2013, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 719
Re: License plate question
I always liked the story of the guy that was driving through the speed camera zone when one flashed at him. He knew for a fact he wasn't speeding and drove around the block and went past even slower....
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Forum: General Discussion
02-21-2013, 11:14 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 739
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Forum: General Discussion
02-20-2013, 02:08 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 739
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
02-19-2013, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 483
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Forum: Curio & Relics Forum
02-09-2013, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 261
Re: question about c&r parts
If you can show that it couldn't have been made after 1942 (actually made before 1963 as of right now) it is "on the list". Anything over 50 years old is automatically a C&R. Those "on the list" are...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
01-29-2013, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 524
Re: S & W 1891
Sometimes the numbers are split with half on the left side and the other on the right. Also, could you see the numbers on the bottom of the latch and the rear of the cylinder?
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
01-29-2013, 09:16 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 524
Re: S & W 1891
There should be. It's behind the "ears" under the barrel latch. The numbers are quite small and can be hard to see.... Sometimes they are covered by crud....
Here's an example:
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Forum: General Discussion
01-28-2013, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 356
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
01-27-2013, 11:01 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 232
Re: .32 Long barrel
32 Long Rimfire?? Even then I don't think the firing pin will strike in the right place.
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
01-27-2013, 09:34 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 299
Re: Mauser 1889
I seem to remember from my military rifle collecting era that one of the "conversions" to the "S" bullet was to freebore a bit of the chamber/barrel to allow the pressure to drop a bit before the...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
01-24-2013, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 614
Re: french 1901 revolver
The Standard Catalog of Military Firearms 4th Edition has the M1892 at $150 to $450 (Poor to Excellent)
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
01-23-2013, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 361
Re: S&W 32
Are you sure it says "32 LONG COLT" and not 32 LONG CTG? (i.e. .32 S&W Long. Different that the Colt.)
Other than that marking it is a Smith & Wesson Hand Ejector Model of 1903 (no change) Made from...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-20-2013, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 720
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Forum: General Discussion
01-19-2013, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 1,855
Re: What old/unique firearm do you shoot?
A high-grade Belgian Target pistol from the late 1800's by Ancion et Cie.
Normally these pistol are called "Parlor Pistols" and were in .22 CB or smaller intended for indoor plinking .
However,...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
01-15-2013, 01:02 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,717
Re: WWI Colt 1911 US Navy
The USS New York (BB34) was laid down 9/11/11, launched 10/30/12 and completed (commissioned?) 4/15/14 so there wasn't much time to have a previous issue of M1911s. The New York M1911s were made in...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
01-14-2013, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,717
Re: WWI Colt 1911 US Navy
According to the serial number lists for the 1911 the USS New York guns were in serial range 43801 to 43900. The one shown falls in the earlier USN block of 38001 to 43800. So unless the owner can...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
01-11-2013, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 665
Re: Unknown Rifle
I did a little research and if your rifle doesn't have any markings it's very possible that it could be a Hunyaug 88, a Chinese copy of the German GEW 88.
The Hunyaug 88 was the first domestically...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
01-10-2013, 10:48 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 665
Re: Unknown Rifle
It is GEW 88 (aka Commission 1888) or one of the later derivatives.
Does it have a tube around the barrel? (I can't see enough of the muzzle to tell.)
If it does it is a German Gew 88, if just a...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
01-10-2013, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 593
Re: Ithaca 1911
Well to start with the grips are wrong, but the biggest problem is that it looks like the serial number has been scrubbed.
I wouldn't touch it with a 10 ft. pole as it is contraband and the BATFE...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-10-2013, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 1,284
Re: shop pictures
My method of finding things in my shop is what I call an "Archaeological Filing System". I keep a daily log of what project I am working on and, that way, when I need something I can figure out when...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-09-2013, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 1,284
Re: shop pictures
You want messy???
http://deadin.info/webpics/Shop1.jpg
http://deadin.info/webpics/Shop2.jpg
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
01-05-2013, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 635
Re: What makes a gun accurate?
Check out the difference between accuracy and precision. Any given gun can have high precision, but it will take an expert shooter to use the inherent precision to be accurate.
i.e. Precision = the...
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Forum: Curio & Relics Forum
01-03-2013, 04:01 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,040
Re: Jap rifle help needed
Looks like the "cut" in the bolt may be native to the breed. Here's a picture of a similar one being offered on a sales website back in October.
http://deadin.info/webpics/Izawa.jpg
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Forum: General Discussion
01-02-2013, 10:01 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 583
Re: Can you make fire?
I have a neat little kit that has a magnesium strip, a steel and a compartment with "fire tabs" that will ignite easily from the spark.
Word of warning.... The kit had been under the seat of my...
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