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Ethiopian Modified Gewehr 88 Carbine
This rifle began life as a German Gewehr 88 rifle in German military service. It was sent to Ethiopia, marked in Amharic, and then at some point cut down to carbine length. The shortened gun retains the infantry-type side bayonet lug and front sight, but has a slightly bent bolt handle and no rea...
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The Fakiest Fake Berthier I Have Seen All Day
I found this online and it was unusual enough I figured it would be a fun video to put together for you.
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M44L: The Experimental Midlength Folding-Bayonet Mosin Nagant
Courtesy of The Mosin Crate, we have a Soviet "M44L" today. This was an intermediate length (24 inch barrel) pattern of the Mosin Nagant rifle with an M44-style permanently attached folding spike bayonet. Developed in 1944, it was intended to serve as a universal replacement for the Mosin Nagant ...
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Remington-Lee Model 1899: A Final Smokeless Version
The Model 1899 was the last pattern of the Remington Lee Military Rifle, following the models of 1879, 1882, and 1885. In this final guise, it was redesigned to handle new smokeless powder ammunition, with a new detachable bolt head that included two additional locking lugs. Only a few thousand w...
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Turkish Model 1903/30 Short Rifle with Folding Bayonet
The Ottoman Empire purchased a staggering number of Mauser rifles over many decades, and Turkey would update many of them to a standardized pattern in the 1930s. This particular example is very rare, with an attached folding bayonet.
The base rifle here is (was) a 1903 model Mauser carbine, ch...
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Vetterli-Ferracciu for the Italian Navy
The Italian military adopted the single-shot Vetterli rifle in 1870, and by 1882 the Italian Navy was looking for something with a bit more firepower. The proceeded to adopt the Vetterli-Bertoldo in 1882, a version of the Vetterli with a 9-round tubular magazine in the stock, under the barrel. In...
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Trials Soviet M91/30/43 Mosin - Semin's Folding Bayonet
As World War Two developed, the Soviet Union found that bayonets were frequently lost from its M91/30 Mosin Nagant rifles. The standard bayonet, as adopted all the way back in 1891, was a long spike attached via socket over the muzzle. Carried on the belt is was long and awkward and easily discar...
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UVF Gewehr 88: Gun Running Into Ireland in 1914
The Ulster Volunteer Force was a Loyalist organization dedicated to keeping Ireland in the United Kingdom, in reaction to the Home Rule bills being considered by the UK parliament. In 1914 they purchased nearly 25,000 surplus rifles and 3 million rounds of ammunition in Hamburg and arranged to ha...
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An Interestingly Manky Mauser Kar98k: How Did It Wear?
NB: Filmed a while ago, I've learned some more about this particular rifle since (see below). And I've since modded the extractor to work like it's supposed to - at the time of filming, the front face was absolutely flat and had no bevel, so would NOT clip over the rim of a chambered round.
Th...
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Colonies Lead the Way: Charger-Loading Lee Enfield MkI India Pattern
While the Indian Army was looked down upon by much of the British military, it saw much more combat service than its European counterpart. The Indian Army was actually faster than the British to recognize and adopt a number of small arms improvements, and the CLLE MkI India Pattern is a good exam...
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Chrysanthemums in the Snow: Finnish Arisaka Rifles
When Finland took its independence, the most common type of firearms in the country was the Mosin Nagant - and the second most common was the Arisaka. An assortment of Type 30, Type 35, and Type 38 Arisaka rifles and carbines were left to the Finns by former Russian occupying soldiers. Where did ...
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1940 German Mauser K98 Rifle with Grenade Launcher, Range Finder, and More!
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Battle of WW2 Rifles | M1 Garand, M1 Carbine vs Nazi German K98, K43 | Blowing Up Stuff With WW2 Guns!
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End-of-WW2 German Prototype Rifles | VG1-5, VG1, VG5 | Walk-in Wednesday
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Japanese Paratrooper Rifle | Type 2
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Shooting Balloons with a WW2 British Swift Royal Air Force Training Rifle! | Walk-in Wednesday
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Mummified British Lee Enfield No 4 Mk 2 Rifle
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Binoculars, Ammo Crates, A Russian Rifle, And More!
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Gun Santa Episode 7!
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Gun Santa Part 2!!
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Waffen Proof Stamps Real or Fake | Steyr M95 Rifle, P.38, Luger Holsters
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Time Machine Historic Guns The Way They Left The Factory
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Gun Santa Episode 8 - Epic Collection!
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Show and Tell Collectible Firearms | Episode 5
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