Recent content by Greedo1977

Here are a couple of German soldiers with M91s, both with and without adapters. Here is a German soldier with a Lebel, which also were modified for the bayonet adapters. I have been looking for details and specifics, but other than machining off of a rib that's near the muzzle, that's all I...

For those wanting a little more backstory on these rifles, the gist is that during the early German victories, ie Tannenburg, the Germans captured hundreds of thousands of M91s. These also included Dragoon, Cossack, and 1907 carbines. They were then reissued to rear echelon troops, guards and...

So I traded for this nearly a year ago from a fellow minus the bayonet adapter. I had seen from the pictures that the stock was shorter and the gentleman confirmed that it was the right measurement for the adapter. Perhaps some of you may remember that on ebay there was a guy selling these...

What gets me is asinine exclamations: OMG! Awesome! Woah! I hate when people do this to their listing. It is immature.

Thanks! Greedo was always my favorite Star Wars character LOL. Here is a pic of the acceptance marks. I will probably take some better and detailed pics of the whole rifle this weekend, provided the weather is decent.

So basically the bayonet had to be modified AND have a notch cut out on the bayonet lug to work properly? I will be looking forward to seeing some pics!

Howdy yall! Thought I'd share this Gewehr 88 I picked up several years ago. Total mismatch, still retains the early sight? and has a regular sling loop instead of the detachable sling swivel. The strangest was the odd notch cut in the bayonet lug. I did not notice it when I originally purchased...

Howdy yall! (Again lol) I'm now able to log in. Thanks a lot to everyone, especially @Nobody who reached out to me on Gunboards to help me understand the situation. Thanks again!

Howdy! I've been a longtime lurker here but finally decided to join. I'm more of a Mosin guy, but I've been wanting to get into the Imperial Era Mausers like the Gewehr 98. Looking to learn more about them and was recommended this site. Also glad to see some familiar members here who are also on...