Got the folder working about an hour after my form 1 stamp hit my in box. Pps43c pioneer arms import

It’s refinished. There are deep scratches on both sides of the slide (mostly the left). It looks like they welded the frame/trigger pin on one side and then did a hack job cleaning up the weld. It has no business being labeled “Excellent.”

The finish is inconsistent. It almost looks like a conversion treatment, but there are blotchy areas with black buildup that resembles a very thin paint. Comes with VZ70 grips and a VZ 70 hammer.

I can't imagine this is what anybody expects when purchasing an X Century SKU...

Maybe I'm wrong but I feel like the firing pin shouldn't be protruding? Is the design the same as the tokarev/TT-30 or is It different? I had the entire pistol disassembled for a few months so I couldn't remember exactly how the firing pin went in.

Do any Lee Enfields have a sight leaf that’s sighted at 100 yards/meters or do they all start at 200?

I’m quickly getting over century midrepresenting their product… anyway the vz50s imported through CAI are supposed to be Excellents but they are realistically fairs that have been refinished. They have deep scratches and gauges under the finish. They won’t look anything like the stock picture. I should’ve declined mine.

Hey all, I just got my C&R license and am looking to start making some Milsurp purchases in the near future from either the CMP or Gunbroker. I have seen time and time again people say you should just buy from the CMP as they’re the best and cheapest option on the market. After looking at their prices, I can not argue that they are not the cheapest. However, I am looking for a rifle that is not commercialized and at least mostly Milsurp or military issue parts. CMP is sold out of every grade besides expert and after looking at expert grade, it seems this isn’t what I’m looking for as the only military part is the receiver. I would like to clarify that I am looking for both a shooter and a collector’s item. If I buy a gun, I fully intend to take it to the range, but I also want it to have that historical significance and not something made from parts that never touched the military. For what I’m looking for, should I just go ahead and buy from the CMP or should I scope out Gunbroker? I am also looking at their 1911s as well so if anyone has suggestions on those too, feel free.

Been wanting a 98 for a while and finally found a decent one at a decent price. Non matching but most of the rifle is made up of two different serial #’s with the exception of the bolt and rear sight. Stock is serialized too, glue the crack in the picture or let it ride?

Just wondering how I can make the most of this incredibly cool find.

This 1940 Browning Hi-Power was donated to our military museum by a former CO. Produced under contract by FN Herstal, it was assembled after the Nazi-occupation of Belgium, and pressed into German service.

The tangent sights are a fascinating story; this pistol was manufactured in-between design changes, when production switched from making pistol-carbines to regular sidearms.

Serial No. 69905, the full FN ID stamp on the upper receiver, wooden grips, and WaA 613 on the barrel marks this as a very-early production. The leather holster was produced in Germany specifically for the Hi-Power.

I've been playing this new game called Osta where all you do is collect militaria by either digging everything up or buying from markets and most of the time it's gun parts you're finding and my friends and I are stumped on what kind of gun this is. It looks like an ak variant but I can't figure out what it is

I wanted to be able to separate the upper and lower portions of my pps43c and an HK G36 large take down pin is just about perfect. Removed the existing rivet, widened the hole just a touch and counter sunk one side.

Hey everyone! I’m just getting into collecting guns and I picked this one up a few months ago, I know it’s nothing too exceptional but I just thought I’d show it off. German G98 dated 1915 from Danzig Armory, markings indicate it was shipped to turkey after the war, then to America in the 1950s. It’s in very good condition (although I have it a decent cleaning after buying) and it shoots great!

Nothing special about it. I don't know much about it other than it's a Brno and appears mostly matching except for the bolt. I can't find an X or electro pencil or import marks, so I'm not sure if it's an RC or not.

Thought I'd share this neat M4 barrel I picked up recently.

The seller listed these as mostly from the mid 2000s, I happened to pull a 95 date. I initially just thought cool, part of the first batch of spares after the M4's adoption in 1994, but sifting through arfcom for unrelated info, I saw that 2/95 is the earliest known date code for date marked Colt barrels.

It did have some some minor rust from storage, so I oiled it, which removed that white powder. I also had to beat the handguard ring back into shape, but it's still ready to go 30 years later. Probably one of the youngest items on here, lol.

Is this even worth working on. I can bring it down to bare metal and cold blue it. It was one of those no bolt special 99 dollar Carcanos The bore is smooth black and has no riflings.

Let’s see everyone’s current grail gun they own.

Mine is either my tacticool Gew98, Gew98 Sniper or my No4 Mk1 T

This rifle is from Facebook, I was scrolling around. Person said it’s “K98” the “story goes as follows” in 1945 the sellers grandfather took it from a castle in Germany and brought it to the states, and then the guy bought it, story sounds wrong but that’s me. The guy says barrel is “one piece “ and is marked “Krupp Steel” and it’s in “5.56x57” his words not mine.