Hey all! I recently purchased a milsurp M48 Mauser and love it. I was wondering if any of you know of any good sources for 7.92 Mauser rounds; Mitchell's wants near $1/round, but I'm wary of the old corrosive stuff I find in shops. Any thoughts?
I hope the good folks here can help me with a mystery that's bugged me for many years now.
I'm looking for information on a pistol that appeared in a film; the pistol may or may not have ever really existed.
The film is Death on the Nile (1978), based on the bestselling Agatha Christie novel (1937)) of the same title. The film is set in Egypt of the same period; to my knowledge, both the book and film adhere to factual elements of the time, though Christie fans tell me that she never identified this or most other firearms in her books by make or model, unless it was specifically relevant to the plot (which it is not in this case). I have also, despite enormous effort, been unable to find an image.
I can describe the pistol in the film as follows, though some details may be a bit blurry to me now:
- It is very, very small, much smaller than a regular derringer or similar pocket pistol; I figure it's about 3" in all, and is of a size and configuration more appropriate to a "stocking gun". - Ammunition appears to be .22 short; the pistol does not appear to be able to accommodate longer rounds. - It is not a revolver, but also does not appear to be an auto. - It is loaded by breaking the rear, like a classic shotgun. - The ammunition loading is like none I've ever seen anywhere else, or ever heard of: Four rounds are loaded in a box configuration, apparently sharing a common breech, which seems impossible to me, but must have been plausible or I believe it would not be in a film with such strong adherence to material facts. - I seem to recall that it has a sheathed stud trigger, with no ring or guard. - I believe it was single-action, with a very small cocking stud in the usual location. (Would almost have to be, with no guard.)
(It's been a long time since I've seen the film, so I may very well have some of these details wrong, in which case I apologise.)
If the pistol was a real model, it would have likely been made from the mid-to-late 1920s to the early 1940s, and given the film's particulars could have been made anywhere in the world (as the characters were all wealthy), but appears to me to be of Western European design. The pistol was observed by many characters in the film, all upper-class British tourists, and none of the characters remarked that the pistol was especially unusual in any way, other than being very small. So I suspect that it would have been more or less typical of such pistols of the era, or at least the filmmakers thought so. As best I know, the same is true in the novel version.
My last firearms acquisition of 2007 was a Yugo SKS. While I've not gotten everything cleaned up just yet, I have managed to get the stock to a reasonable state of cleanliness, and therein lies my question:
Does anyone know what finish was used originally on these rifles? I'm thinking BLO or Tung oil, but I could be waay off. The finish on the handguard (which I've not tackled yet) is a matte finish that's about a shade darker then what the stock ended up as after my cleaning treatment.
Manufactured 1933 – 1946 at Eidgenoessische Waffenfabrik, Bern. Barrel Length: 6.3" Overall Length: 8.98" Weight: 27oz. Caliber: 7.5 Ordnance Capacity: 6 rounds Action: Double Action Revolver The Model 1882 fired a .312 nominal lead bullet, weighing 108grs at approximately 690fps.
In February 1933 the simplified model M82/29 succeeded the M1882. This model was made with three grip variants and a total of 18209 guns were delivered to the military. Final production took place February 1946.
The three grip variants of the military M82/29; First variant, red Canevasit grips, s/n 50000- around s/n 57000. (Canevasit, a plastics impregnated woven material known as 'Canevasite' in English [Canvas Reinforced Phenolic NEMA C?]) Second variant, Brown Bakelite grips, s/n 57000-? Third variant, Black Bakelite grips s/n 57000- s/n 68229.
The red Canevasit grips proved to be fragile and many were replaced first, with the brown Bakelite grips, and later with the black Bakelite grips. (info from Guisan on the SRDC and SRDC info pages)
To field strip the M1882/29 Revolver: Insure the revolver is unloaded Rotate the ejector rod up until it just touches the barrel, this unlocks the cylinder shaft. Withdraw the cylinder shaft. Open the loading gate and remove the cylinder.
Further disassembly can be accomplished by loosening the screw on the left side of the frame and removing the side plate/trigger guard. Lift the left grip up and out. The spring, cylinder pawl, trigger, and hammer assembly are easily removed. Remove the right side grip screw, and lift off the right side grip. The hammer rebound lever is removed by gently compressing the rebound spring and lifting the lever out. Careful!, the small rebound spring is carpet/concrete soluble. Don’t lose it. The ejector rod can be removed by pressing down upon the detent of the retainer, on the right side of the frame, and then withdrawing the ejector rod. The loading gate can be removed by prising out the loading gate retaining band spring. Not recommended.
I actually posted here a while back looking for help identifying the Mauser pistol I'd inherited from my grandfather (its a 1914 thats been refinished with silver instead of its original blue steel finish.) I decided to pose this question here as I was mildly familiar with the community, and couldn't find any others that I thought might be able to help.)
At any rate, I live in Texas. No need to worry about registration around here. However, my boyfriend lives in California. As things are now, I fly out there every couple of months and spend a few weeks with him. This time around (in February...I just got back a couple week ago) I want to bring my little pistol so we can go shooting. (He has a really nice Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum. Its purdy.) I've pretty much done all the reading I can on how I'm supposed to pack my gun to fly with Southwest Airlines...unloaded and in a locked box. I should be able to show the nice TSA fellows that the clip is removed and there are no bullets in the chamber. Simple enough. Pack my ammo in the same container as the gun, in a cardboard box meant for holding ammo (I'll just leave it in the box it came in.) There was no mention, however, of the gun being registered in order to fly with it...just that passengers are responsible for the knowledge of the gun laws of each state they are flying to/from.
And as mentioned, that'll be California.
Should I worry about registering it? I can't imagine there'd be any trouble, but still I imagine its better safe than sorry if I want to keep my gun.
In addition, does anyone know how I can go about registering it in Texas? I know its not a requirement, there are some things that keep me loving this state and thats one of them. What do I have to go through to do it, how much will it cost? Or maybe just have a good website to direct me to that'd give me a good idea? I tried googling, "Texas gun registration" and got back a bunch of pro-gun control websites that weren't really much help, obviously.
Any help, opinions, or pushes in the right direction towards forums that could be of better help would be much appreciated. Thanks!
(Addendum: I also have a question that might sound a little silly, but bear with me...I'm a beginner and still learning. Does ammo have a shelf life? I inherited 3 boxes of it with my gun, but I have no idea as to how long ago it was bought *and if I had to guess, I'd say something like 20 years ago.* Should it be OK, or should I invest in a new box?)
got an email from CMP and the Garands are starting to dry up... They are out of the Greek service Grade now and don't have any plans on retocking...
they are going through 2500 m1903s and m1903A3s rightnow and hope to have them done and up for sale come spring but mind you they will go quick when they do become available
They do have a few barreled actions and recievers for the Garand...
for those like me who want another garand in nice condition i would recomend the barreled reciever or reciever and then pick up Walt Kulecks book on M1 Garand Assembly/diassembly and go from there..
good sources for parts are Fulton armory and Sarco...
Hey guys thank you for the help with the lj cut I've used it before but it's been so long I could remember. For some reason livejournal isn't letting me put the pictures in the entry so the only way I can get them to you is to go into my profile and go to the galleries... they are in the "My New Life" gallery. Thank you so much for your help. I'm giving my boyfriend, Tony, my password and everything so he can help answering your questions and everything that I don't know the answers to. He will put Tony at the top of the entry. Thank you again
