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orchidman
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A small score............but a score nevertheless............
orchidman
Posts: 8,438 Senior Member
One of my staff turns up at work and tells me her husbands grandfather (who passed away a year ago) was into hunting and firearms. She hands me a plastic container and asks me if I want it.
Open it up and find this...........................
A WWII bandolier with 4 5 shot stripper clips containing 20 rounds of 303 British............
I said yes.:cool:
On the reverse side it has a stencil in a circle but the writing is almost faded out.
Open it up and find this...........................
A WWII bandolier with 4 5 shot stripper clips containing 20 rounds of 303 British............
I said yes.:cool:
On the reverse side it has a stencil in a circle but the writing is almost faded out.
Still enjoying the trip of a lifetime and making the best of what I have.....
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At last count I had 5 in working order, 2 in original condition ( 1 with aperture sights) and 3 that have been sporterized.............plus one or two others laying around for spare parts...........
Don't know if I will shoot the ammo though, the headstamp is dated 1945...................but I also have 303 dies, projectiles and brass so the stripper clips may get a workout.
It went bang.
Your Mileage May Vary!
Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!
- George Orwell
That way I've been able to became the "dump" for a handful of Mauser C-96 clips (Picked up from the dirt in a local cop armory), 250 rounds of Norma 7.65 Mauser (About to be disposed into the sea) an original M-1 Carbine carrying bag ("Too ugly" for a friend who bought the .22LR rifle it came with), assorted loose ammo or even in original boxes, Mauser parts and last but not less, even complete firearms! (3 .22LR rifles and a couple of handguns)
Life member of the American Legion, the VFW, the NRA and the Masonic Lodge, retired LEO
Could be the most world travelled historically significant rifle/cartridge combination in firearms history.
This!
Jerry