C&R Stuff To Numerous To Explain

[Red Neck64]

importers and possible markings (post GCA, 1968):
http://www.northwest-denture.com/mau...portmarks.html

for some popular C&R rifles,
including Mausers, Garands, Swiss K-31s and SKSs
and a few pistols along the way:
http://www.simonov.net/
http://www.gunsworld.com/
http://www.gunsworld.com/exploded_us.htm
http://www.surplusrifle.com/
http://www.carbinesforcollectors.com/
http://www.gunmanuals.ch/manuals01.htm
http://www.garandguy.com/M1source2.html
http://www.m1garand.com/
http://www.garandm1rifle.com/
http://www.jouster.com/Bulletin/Evaluate.html
http://battlerifle0.tripod.com/id4.html
http://armscollectors.com/
http://www.nicolausassociates.com/
http://www.fulton-armory.com/M1Carbine.htm
http://www.radix.net/~bbrown/schmidt_rubin.html
http://www.rebooty.com/~dutchman/
http://oldguns.net/
http://www.cruffler.com/whatdo.html
http://proofhouse.com/index.htm
http://www.turkmauser.com/serialNumbers.aspx
http://www.trapdoorcollector.com/index.html
http://www.yooperj.com/
http://www.nisat.org/export_laws-reg...and_relics.htm
http://www.rememuseum.org.uk/arms/armindex.htm
http://www.swissrifles.com/

for some popular C&R handguns,
including the 1895 Nagant revolver, the CZ-52 and the 1911:
http://www.gunsworld.com/
http://9mmlargo.com/
http://www.centuryarms.com/manual/nagant/
http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolcz...mble/index.asp
http://makarov.com/cz52/
http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistoltt33/index.asp
http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolnambu14/index.asp
http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolp38/index.asp
http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolp08luger/index.asp
http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistol1911/index.asp
http://www.sightm1911.com/1911Production.htm
http://berettaweb.com/armi/Beretta%2...20&%201935.htm
http://www.gunsworld.com/mauser/c96_us.html
http://www.gunsworld.com/french/18xx/1892_us.html

list of Pre-1899 firearms, no license needed:
http://www.empirearms.com/pre-1899.htm

1866 Winchester Lever Action
http://www.cruffler.com/Features/APR...c-april02.html

from The War to End All Wars:
http://psmilitaria.50megs.com/

Mosin Nagant info:
http://www.mosinnagant.net/
http://7.62x54r.net/
http://p084.ezboard.com/fcollectorguns35625frm2
http://shootersexchange.com/srchresu...anuf=Mosin-Nag ant&inv_id=&Submit=Search+Firearms
http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinDisassembly.htm

for most things German:
http://www.germaniainternational.com/index.html

for most things Japanese:
http://www.gunboards.com/sites/banza...istol_Pictures
http://www.radix.net/~bbrown/japanese_markings.html
http://www.cruffler.com/trivia-September00.html
http://www.chuckhawks.com/7-7mmArisaka.htm
http://members.shaw.ca/nambuworld/

for most things Italian:
http://personal.stevens.edu/~gliberat/carcano/
http://www.carbinesforcollectors.com/carcano.htm
http://www.rememuseum.org.uk/arms/rifles/armisrc.htm

for Finnish WWII weapons:
http://ankkurinvarsi.com/jaeger/LIBRARY_MAINPAGE.shtml

for various WWII serial numbers:
http://armscollectors.com/sn/ger_ord_code_lookup.php

for K98 Mauser amd Broomhandle markings and designations:
http://mauser98k.internetdsl.pl/kodyen.html
http://www.g6csy.net/c96/database.html

for Springfieldd '03 serial #s, parts, etc.:
http://armscollectors.com/srs/lookup_m1903.php
http://vishooter.home.att.net/m1903.html
http://64. 233.161.104/search?q=cache:wrg19opnH54J:http://www.nps.gov/applications/park...s&ct=clnk&cd=4
http://m1903.com/rod1903/

the Thompson sub-machine gun:
http://www.auto-ordnance.com/

for Civil War buffs:
http://www.historicalarms.net/

for obsolete rifle parts:
http://www.wisnersinc.com/main.htm

miscellaneous:
M1 carbine magazines/markings:
http://www.rawles.to/M1_Carbine_Mag_FAQ.html

attaching a sling to a M1 Garand, production numbers and manufacturing logos, etc.:
http://www.fulton-armory.com/New.htm
http://www.jouster.com/serial/serial.html
http://www.jouster.com/receiver.html

or general info about rifles & slings:
http://www.rifleslings.com/

stock restoration and preservation:
http://p077.ezboard.com/fparallaxscu...rmsforumsfrm34

some general gunsmithing thoughts:
http://www.gswagner.com/

for removing cosmoline:
Ed's Red
http://www.building-tux.com/dsmjd/tech/eds_red.htm
and some other 'home-made' brews (use at own risk!)
http://www.frfrogspad.com/homemade.htm

Bayonets and their points:
http://www.usmilitaryknives.com/bayonet_points.htm

SVT 40s, SKS parts and 7.62x39 ammo info:
http://mosinnagant.net/USSR/SVTsection.asp
http://www.globaltrades.com/sks_rcvparts.html
http://www.yooperj.com/SKS.htm
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jfreem...rifle_ammo.htm

foreign factories and manufacturing sites of AK47s:
http://www.ak-47.us/AK47_Factories.php

Bayonet definitions:

Chape: Metal reinforcement at bottom portion of scabbard (Usually on scabbards with leather bodies).

Finial: Ball tip on scabbard.

Press Stud: "Button" of mortise bolt, used to release bayonet from lug.

Locket (or Top Mount): Metal reinforcement at upper portion of scabbard (Usually on scabbards with leather bodies).

Elbow: On a socket bayonet, section between blade & socket.

False Edge: Ground but unsharpened upper blade edge near point.

Frog Stud: Hook or knob on upper part of scabbard to secure frog. Some systems employ a loop.

Crossguard: Piece between blade & hilt. Comprises muzzle ring (if any) & quillion.

Frog: Appendage used to carry the bayonet on the belt or (in earlier times) on a shoulder strap. The origin of the term for this use is uncertain.

Fuller: Longitudinal indentation in one or both sides of blade, to lighten & strengthen it.

Grips: Pieces affixed to the hilt to protect the hand from cold & to fill out the hilt with a light-weight material. In some cases metal has been used, either for durability or as a war emergency measure.

Hilt: Portion to which the grips are affixed. Comprises upper & lower tangs, which in most cases can be seen running from crossguard to pommel at the top & bottom of the hilt.

Plug Bayonet: The earliest type of bayonet, which was simply a dagger with a wooden grip turned to fit into the bore of a musket.

Pommel: Butt of hilt.

Mouthpiece: Unit comprising throat & retention springs to secure bayonet in scabbard. Often affixed with rivets or a screw.

With some bayonets the mouthpiece extends beyond the scabbard, in others there is only a spring unit secured inside the scabbard.

Mortise Bolt or Lug: Locking bolt, usually in pommel. Comprises lug, press stud, & a spring.

Mortise Slot: Longitudinal slot that receives bayonet mortise or lug on rifle.

Muzzle Ring: Usually a part of crossguard. With mortise slot, affixes bayonet to rifle.

Ricasso: Lower section of blade side just before crossguard.

Socket Bayonet: Bayonet which lacks any hilt as such but affixes to the barrel by means of a tube or socket.

Quillion: Extension on bottom of crossguard. On modern bayonets often absent or nearly so.
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ChiCom Factory Codes:
http://www.simonov.net/codechart.htm

Withergyld's Yugo SKS Survey:
http://users.cableaz.com/~mjbvrb/

Serial Number Estimated Production Gap between next serial number (Yugo 59/66s)
Year Prefix Start End
1966 C 24700 49200 24500 5000
1967 D 54200 81000 26800 2440
1968 E 83440 122200 38760 900
1969 F 123100 179700 56600 1300
1970 G 181000 229900 48900 700
1971 H 230600 284900 54300 1500
1972 I 286400 334700 48300 4300
1973 J 339000 377200 38200 1100
1974 K 378300 427600 49300 10100
1975 L 437700 467600 29900 3100
1976 M 470700 509500 38800 10670
1977 N 520170 566100 45930 1400
1978 O 567500 614500 47000 1200
1979 P 615700 632300 16600 1700
1980 R 634000 644800 10800 4200
1981/1982 S 649000 668500 19500 6800
1983 T 675300 678000 2700 4400
1984 U 682400 686800 4400 5200
1985 V 692000 695000 3000 2900
1986 Z 697900 703200 5300 3300
1987 A 706500 714400 7900 1200
1988 B 715600 725100 9500 1000
1989 C 726100 726400 300 N/A

for a list of some of the more common found weapons used in WWII:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...fantry_weapons
http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-.../enemy_ww2.htm

C&R stuff:
http://www.gundb.net/index.html

for M1 Garand serial numbers, etc.:
http://www.jouster.com/serial/serial.html
for M1 Carbine serial numbers:
http://www.m1carbineclub.com/SerialNumbers.htm

1897 Winchester Shotgun dates & ser. #s:
http://marauder.homestead.com/Model97sn.html

Trivia:
Model designations (M1, Carbines, .03, etc.)
DID YOU EVER WONDER ?
by Dick Culver

(Originally published in the January 1998 Edition of the CMP Newsletter "The First Shot")

Did you ever wonder how they come up with the model designations on military small arms? If so, here is some insight into the sometimes murky world of model number assignments. Prior to the adoption of the M1 Rifle, U. S. Military small arms usually utilized some combination of caliber designation and year date. Modifications sometimes took the form of a date change on the rifle (or pistol) or the utilization of an A1, A2, for variations in the model, etc. For instance we had the U. S. Springfield Rifle caliber .45, Model of 1873 (the so-called "Trapdoor Springfield"). Subsequent variations were known as the U. S. Rifle caliber .45 Model of 1878, later the Model of 1881 etc. This was carried over into the days of the Krag. First we had the U. S. Rifle caliber .30, Model of 1892 (later designations included the Model of 1896 and 1898, not to mention the Carbine Models). The venerable 1903 Springfield started off life as the U. S. Magazine Rifle, caliber .30 Model of 1903. Later modifications dropped the "Magazine" portion of the name, and the addition of a pistol grip (type "C") stock in late 1929 again changed the official designation to the U. S. Rifle caliber .30 M1903A1. Other modifications resulted in the designation of M1903 A2 (a sub-caliber firing device for various large caliber guns {cannons} to allow practice with inexpensive ammunition), the M1903A3 (WWII stamped-part version with a receiver mounted rear sight) and the M1903A4 (a sniper version).

When the Garand Rifle was (informally) adopted in 1932, it was decided to call it the U. S. "Semi-automatic" Rifle caliber .30 M1. The designation "semi-automatic" was dropped following serial number 80, and starting with serial number 81 it became the familiar, U. S. Rifle caliber .30 M1 (or just plain old M1 as it was generally called).

Between the M1 and the M14, little or no reason seems to have been used when jumping between "1" and "14" (although many different variations were tested on the way to the adoption of the M14 - perhaps some of them had been earmarked for the interim numbers). There is however, a rationale for the M16 designation, as there was such a rifle as the M15! The M15 Rifle was simply a heavy barreled version of the M14 with a heavier stock, a hinged butt plate, a selector for full automatic fire and a bipod. The M15 was designed to be a replacement for the BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle) as the new squad automatic weapon. Subsequent tests proved that the standard M14 would shoot as well as the M15 in the full automatic mode if the M14 was fitted with a bipod, a selector and an M15 style hinged butt plate. The heavy barrel and heavy stock went out the window, as did the old reliable M1 style butt plate originally planned for use on the standard M14. The resulting rifle became a jack of all trades, becoming the squad automatic rifle when fitted with a selector and bipod and… the service rifle in its standard mode.

The new full auto version became known as the M14 (modified). Problems in accuracy and control however, resulted in the adoption of a different style stock with a pistol grip (the "E1 stock"), a folding metal fore-grip and a muzzle stabilizer (a "slide over" addition to the flash suppressor) for the full auto version. This rifle (the XM14E1) became the squad automatic, and the final version was designated the M14A1.

The M16 is self explanatory of course, although the first versions actually used in combat were designated the XM16E2. The "X" was for experimental, and the E2 was for the second variation. The finally adopted version of the XM16E2 became the M16A1. The new heavy barreled model with adjustable sights and new barrel twist is now the M16A2.

U. S. Submachine-guns are easier to track. Our first official "sub-gun" was the M1928 Thompson Submachine Gun. WWII modifications for simplification of the manufacturing process resulted in the M1 Thompson and later the M1A1. An effort to produce a cheaper and more easily produced submachine-gun resulted in a "short lived" M2 Submachine-gun again followed by the familiar M3 Submachine-gun, better known as the "Grease Gun" because of its distinctive shape. Our latest Submachine-gun is simply a short barreled version of the M16 with a collapsible stock, however since it is now our "designated submachine-gun" it is called appropriately enough, the M4 Submachine-gun.

The carbine in U. S. Service is a bit trickier, but not much. During the days of the Trapdoors, and the Krags, they were simply numbered and designated along with their longer counterparts and were designed primarily for mounted (calvary) use. A series of tests determined that no carbine version of the 1903 Springfield was necessary, so no problem occurs here. Our next carbine was adopted at the beginning of WWII, and since it was the first carbine adopted under the new rules, it became simply the U. S. Carbine caliber .30 M1. A folding stock version for the Airborne was designated the M1A1, a full automatic version became the M2, and an infra-red scope sighted night firing carbine became designated the M3.

[southernshooter]

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