Milsurp After Hours

Here are some pictures of my 1916 Dutch M95.

The rifle has all matching numbers.

Except for cleaning the barrel I haven't changed anything about this weapon.

The story on this rifle is that it was used as a so called"wacht wapen", ("guard weapon"), meaning that the rifle was used for guard duty only at the army barracks.

This would explain the difference in quality between the wood and the brandnew barrel.

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Hembrug logo and crowned W referring to Her Majesty Queen Wilhemina of the Netherlands.

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On the left side of the receiver you can find the place and date of production.

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Barrel-end and part of the pre 1900 bayonet produced by the Oesterreichische Waffenfabriksgesellschaft (OWG).

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Dutch M95 barrel-end with the pre and post 1900 bayonet.
The post 1900 bayonet is manufactured by Hembrug.

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Dutch M95 bolt.

Met vriendelijke groet,

Martin

What a nice rifle!!!!!!!

How does it shoot????

Can you post some ammo specifications???

Chris

Hi Martin, could you post me some pics of the bayonets, i was at a Arms Fair today and saw a bayo similar to yours but didnt know what it was!!

Joe

Sure, no problem Chris.

I’ve been using the same components from the beginning.

Reformed Winchester .303 cases

34 grains of VihtaVuori N140

140 grains Lapua softnose bullet.

The rifle shoots high on a 100 meter range.

About 3 weeks ago I tried it out at a 300 meter range in Emmerich, Germany.

The results were great.

A bit to the left, but all hits were in the 8 and 9 ring.

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Picture of the reforming process.

The case on the right is an original from 1936.

I used some of the original ammo in the beginning, but it is getting to expensive and they are getting very hard to find over here.

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Sometimes things go wrong, but personally I think reforming and reloading is a great part of this hobby.

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Met vriendelijke groet,

Martin

Joe, to answer your question.

Ofcourse I can post some pictures.

Here they are.

If you need more info, just let me know.

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From top to bottom:
1) Bayonet for carbine No. 1 New Model
2) Bayonet for carbine No.3 and 4
3) Pre 1900 standard infantry bayonet manufactured by OWG , Oesterreichische Waffenfabriks Gesellschaft.
Post 1900 bayonets are manufactured by AI, Artillerie Inrichtingen and are marked "Hembrug".

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Bayonets 2 and 3 from the picture above.

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Bayonets 2 and 3.

Met vriendelijke groet,

Martin

Thanks for the pics Martin, I am pretty sure it was bayonet 3 i was looking at but it didnt have the quillon, were they manufactured without a quillon in later years?

Joe

Yes they were Joe.

The bayonets with the quillon were produced from 1895 untill 1900 at the Oesterreichische Waffenfabriks Gesellschaft(OEWG) in Austria.

From 1900 untill 1940 these bayonets were produced without the quillon in the Netherlands at Artillerie Inrichtingen (AI) in a place called Hembrug, the Netherlands.

All these bayonets are marked "Hembrug".

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The “old” and “new”

Met vriendelijke groet,

Martin