any collectors of WW2 era firearms?

[WhoKnowsWho]

You need the C&R, all the extra discounts at Midway and Brownells is icing on the cake.

I have a Type 99 and Type 38 Arisaka. I would like to add a Nambu to the pile. I have a few other odds and ends too.

 

[Tamara]

...of course, ordering freshly imported stuff from Century or Sarco or whoever is fun, but the real fun is in cruising shows and local shops, building up a network of friends and contacts who know what to help you look for. That's how I scored my Chiang Kai Shek Mauser, f'rinstance, and my Type 38 Arisaka cavalry carbine...

 

[Leatherneck]

I, like Tamara, enjoy looking in estate sales, auctions and other non-gun shop/show venues. Found a Garand for $400 at an auction, and an M-1 carbine for $150 that way. I like having the C&R license and getting guns in the driveway from Mr. UPS man--just like olden times.

Have a couple of SMLEs (No. 1 MK3 and No. 4 MK1), a K-31, an 03-A3 (from Wildalaska). Looking for a good K98 and a 1917, and then come the pistols--a luger08 and a P38 are high on the list, but they're getting pricier by the day.

Cruffling can take some $$$$$!

TC
TFL Survivor

 

[geojap]

I have had a C&R for almost 3 years now. It's the best $30 I ever spent. I love WW-2 arms. I've got most of the ones that I want, except for a german pistol (luger or P-38) and a genuine German K98 GI Bring back.

I've got:
4 Finn M39 Mosins
2 Garands (one is from the Korean War era though)
1 Remington 1903A3
2 Mosin 91/30's
1 Mosin 1891
1 Mosin 1944
1 Arisaka 99, GI bring back with mum and bayonet
2 Russian Capture German K98 mausers
1 Yugo re-arsenalled German K98 mauser, a Predzeuce 44
2 Swedish Mausers (probably used very little in WW-2, just a few by the Finns and the Swedes who volunteered)

I have a 2A1 Enfield, but that was made in the 1970's.


AIM has excellent Russian Captured K98 mausers right now. They are a great deal at $160 and $210. I"ll post some pics of mine when I get home.

 

[geojap]

I forgot, I had some pics of my Russian Capture K98's on the internet elsewhere. These two came from AIM. The both arrived looking like the darker one in the picture. It's covered in the Soviet shellac. I used acetone to remove the shellac and put one coat of tung oil on the rifle with the lighter stock. Since this pic was taken I've removed the shellac from the darker rifle and it has the natural wood showing now too. They are both in excellent conditinon, but these have peened swastikas. They cost me $180 each from AIM about 6 months ago.

 

[Zeke Menuar]

Not collecting WWII on purpose. Just ended up with a couple.

1943 Mosin-Nagant Tula ex-sniper
1944 Mosin-Nagant M38

ZM

 

[jrhead75]

Let's see...

11 various WWI/WWII vintage Enfields + 1 post-war No4MkII.
3 WWII vintage Mausers (1 RC K98k, 1 VZ-24, 1 24/47 Yugo)+ 1 postwar Spanish FR-8
1 1943 vintage Izzy Mosin 91/30
-and my baby-
1 Springfield Garand, w/a 5 digit S/N (Jan 1940) receiver and a like new '53 LMR barrel.
-also-
1 very expensive C&R FFL
1 angry Korean War vintage wife.

I too like wandering the garage sales, auctions, and pawn shops. There are some very good online vendors (the C&R comes in handy here) as well as the online auction sites. I've been pretty lucky with the online auction sites, and you can get a good idea of the actual rifle you are getting. One thing about the online auctions though, do your homework and know what you are looking at is worth! Some the sellers have a REALLY high opinion of their wares.

 

[entropy]

1899 Izhevsk M91 'SA' Finnish marked

1916 Sestroryetsk M91

1930 Tula M91/30, not converted Dragoon.

1938 Tula 91/30

1942 Izhevsk M38

1952 Polish M44

Yes, I know the last one is not WWII era, but it is a Mosin.

I will someday inherit an M1903A3; I've been taking care of it for my mother-in-law, it was her dad's service rifle.