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R.W. Parker replied to a thread The rarest 1941 Steyr you ever did see.... in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

Didn't they invent stealth fighters?

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04-13-2021, 06:05 PM

R.W. Parker replied to a thread Throw the buyer under the bus! in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

Ah yes, I remember that guy. A few weeks ago, right? I agree, the way he was schlepping that iron on the forum wasn't cool at all. Richie

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04-13-2021, 09:38 AM

R.W. Parker replied to a thread Throw the buyer under the bus! in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

Nor do I. And whether he's "playing" dumb or honestly ignorant, that doesn't enter into it: "I'm selling my late father's collection of mostly WWI...

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04-10-2021, 08:17 AM

R.W. Parker replied to a thread Fixing arsenal numbers on butt in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

On steaming to raise the numerals, your best results will be on the "7" -- just use a CORNER of a damp rag and the pointed tip of your wife's iron,...

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04-08-2021, 11:37 PM

R.W. Parker replied to a thread Fixing arsenal numbers on butt in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

Glue, Acraglas, epoxy -- whatever the bonding agent, the results will be essentially the same. Even if you used dust from a piece of wood much...

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04-08-2021, 10:58 PM

R.W. Parker replied to a thread Refinishing in Mauser Rifles 1870 to 1918 - The Imperial Era

Me neither. It's all very interesting and much appreciated. Richie

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04-08-2021, 07:17 PM

R.W. Parker replied to a thread Completing a matched K98. in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

What a great story! Too bad we don't have a sticky section for stories like this... Richie

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04-08-2021, 07:12 PM

R.W. Parker replied to a thread Fixing arsenal numbers on butt in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

In the trade, we call that "mud" -- wood dust mixed into Acraglas. But it's only useful in very limited applications. Muncher is right. In this...

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04-08-2021, 07:00 PM

R.W. Parker replied to a thread First post in SS, Police and Commercial Luger Study

Great idea. That DH thread was one of the most interesting I've read in a long time. Richie

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04-08-2021, 09:52 AM

R.W. Parker replied to a thread Fixing arsenal numbers on butt in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

Actually I was referring to the grain in the immediate vicinity of each numeral, but yes -- that faint 'ampt very likely wouldn't survive. A...

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04-08-2021, 09:27 AM

R.W. Parker replied to a thread Kar98k 3D Animation in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

Excellent points also, Guillaume! After all, these were the design features that put the 98 action so far ahead of its time.

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04-08-2021, 12:18 AM

R.W. Parker replied to a thread Fixing arsenal numbers on butt in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

One problem he might have with that John, is that a die stamp sometimes cuts the fiber rather than just impressing it. When the fiber has been cut,...

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04-07-2021, 07:05 PM

R.W. Parker replied to a thread Kar98k 3D Animation in Mauser Rifles 1933 to 1945 - The Nazi Period

Very nice graphics indeed. My only criticism is that the rifle's primary extraction wasn't mentioned, and can be seen only fleetingly. This is one of...

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04-07-2021, 03:08 PM

R.W. Parker replied to a thread weimar stamp on menz dsm34 in Small Bore Training Rifles and Conversion Kits 1920-1945

You need Simpson's and Guigues' trainer books, Mech! Richie

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04-06-2021, 11:20 PM

R.W. Parker started a thread Defining what constitutes a "Third Reich Training Rifle" in Small Bore Training Rifles and Conversion Kits 1920-1945

I was again perusing Jim's opening treatise in this stickied thread from ten years ago... <Evidence that the War Office was involved in the...

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