I have had my eye out for a last ditch rifle, but it has never been on the top of my have to get list. A friend made me an offer a few months back. He had a last ditch T99 and told me he would be willing to tread it for some stock work and some bullets for reloading his .243. He had two Parker Hale ...

I picked these, and more, up in 1991 during Desert Storm. The US dropped these all over the Iraqi lines to get them to give up. I took a few of them from POWs. If you look close at some of them you will see what appeares to be mold, but in fact it is spots of oil. The ones that are more worne and ta...

Hey Douglas There were a lot of items that were made just for the Marine Corps during WWII. A lot of these items were marked with USMC or a different code then standard items. These knives were made for the Marine Corps to be issued to Navy Corpsman. The Marines don't have medic so, the Navy supplys...

DuncaninFrance wrote:Just heard that the owner is delighted with it which is a great relief

I don't see how he would not be delighted, You did a great job.

Making Splice Repairs are not as hard as you would think. I have seen people replace some very nice stock just because it was missing a chip of wood This post will walk you through a repair As always, we need a Victim. For this post I will use a M1 Carbine. This type of damage is very common on Carb...

Great job, can't wait to see it back on the gun.

When waxing, the harder the wax the more shine you can get when you buff it.

Clay
Why don't I just bring the rifle over to your house and we take it to the range and play with it.
Maybe in the next week or so.

Be sure to read the can. Most oils require 24 hour cure time between coats.

It's looking good,

Here is a pic of the MP8 flaming bomb stamp. If it is on the rifle it will most likely be stamped on the side of the buttstock. Not all stocks will have the stamp.

That mark is the old Russian eagle.
This is the stamp I am talking about.

Some rifle were stamped very clear but not all.