Recent content by MichaelWC

Alright. I not the greatest when it comes to units marks outside of the German colonial forces. I had to ask AndyB about it. Here is what he said. "This is clearly Etappen Inspektion Nr.4 waffe nr.37 Bei jeder Armee wurde eine Etappen-Inspektion eingerichtet, die für die Zuführung des...

Great find and addition to your collection Marc.

Yes but the police in all of the african colonies were considered combatants if a rebellion or war broke out. So they had military training. The Polizeitruppe in Togo had machine gun teams. Sometime before 1913 more a majority of all of the 71-84's in the colonies were probably sent back to the...

Thank you. Before my dad passed away, he told me. I have to finish the book. I have been buying books about the colonies. I have also been looking for firsthand accounts. Thank you Thank you. I have read Storz book and does say the colonial office did reject the Mauser model 71-84. Mainly...

Still working on it. It's been slow going for the last five months. My Dad passed away in November and my wife has been in and out of the hospital since October. My wfie is finally beginning to feel better. So I started writing again just here recently.

Very nice. I am not really sure if Meteor is still in production but it is some good powder. I know back in the 70s. It used to be made in Scotland.

Jordan, do you know what type of black powder or the name of the powder manufacture your friend used? I am asking because I am a black powder nerd.

Your rifle is probably one of two types of contracted rifles made by DWM. Spanish Navy rifle or Boer Blockade rifle. In 1897 DWM did make rifles for the Spanish Navy Specifically for the Naval infantry. The rifles would have a cartouche on the stock of "Ma" for Marina. Not every got an "Ma"...

Great photo Jordan. I can't really say I've ever seen markings like that on the side of a Mauser 71-84 stock before. Looks like he is equipped with Hirschfänger 71. Going off of his equipment and uniform. I'm guessing this was taken sometime in the summer of the 1880's or 1890's.

Very unique type of bolt action. The bolt operation in cocky mechanism is kind of fascinating. Did this rifle fire the same type of cartridge as the Dreyse or was it different?

Just finished it. I thought it's really good episode.

I recommend these three books written by a Dr. Dieter Storz. They are phenomenal resources when it comes to imperial small arms. Here is a link for you. https://www.militaria.at/Book.aspx?book=15800400&Language=de

You're entitled to your own opinion. I don't really see anything wrong with helping somebody who is on youtube. In my opinion, the show is great to help spread information, help the community and help the hobby grow. There is nothing wrong with that. Sure some information maybe wrong or...

So I used Griot's Garage leather care. I saw it used one time on gas monkey garage. They used it on leather car seats that were about 80 years. I use it on all of my leather stuff. From leather boots to slings. It is great stuff...

I am happy it finally found a good home. That used to be mine. I can confirm that is a replacement scabbard. I had a spare scabbard laying around. So I threw it on that bayonet. I also really enjoy the KS98 bayonet. Like what chris said, they are a good design and very handy. They are also a...