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Collectible Firearms and Edged WeaponsKristopher Gasior and Kasia Matuszewska-GasiorP.O. Box 8327 Fredericksburg, VA 22404-8327 USATelephone/FAX# (540) 374-8124 (orders only!)KGasior@aol.com(All the emails with attachments or pictures sent to our email addresses are deleted due to the computer virus epidemic). |
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DESCRIPTION: Scarce Martini lever action single shot target rifle. The rifle was converted to .22LR by C.G. Bonehill of Birmingham, as indicated by markings on the left side of the receiver, "Converted by C.G. Bonehill of Birmingham for the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs", and on the barrel, "C.G. Bonehill, Birmingham". The chamber displays following markings, "Ammunition .22" and "Guaranteed British A.A.B". Both, the receiver and barrel displays British commercial proof marks. Fading, original military markings are still partially visible on the right side of the receiver. The rifle features fixed front sights and Redfield aperture target rear sight fitted to the left side of the receiver. Original, military ramp and leaf rear sight is still on the barrel. Large frame Martini action without a cocking indicator. Steel buttplate. Two sling swivels. Blue finish on all metal parts. Original military stocks. The rifle was manufactured without a safety. The chamber displays a serial number. Both, the buttstock and the forestock display, "DP" markings. The cleaning rod is missing (most likely, removed during the conversion to .22). CONDITION: Excellent. 90% of blue finish remaining on metal. The balance is in white mixed with light patina. The metal was refinished during the conversion, as indicated by fading markings. Some roughness under the blue on the right side of the receiver. The stocks show some handling marks and light dings. No cracks in the wood. The bore is in excellent condition, with strong and shiny rifling. Mechanically the rifle is in excellent condition as well. Strong action. All the internal parts of the rifle are in fine condition, with no visible wear. Overall length: 46.25 inch. Barrel length: 30 inch. No import stamps. Scarce Martini target rifle! Serial# 78XX. Antique. |
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DESCRIPTION: Scarce BSA manufactured Martini lever action single shot sporting rifle. The rifle features BSA No.19 tunnel target front sights and BSA aperture rear sight fitted to the back of the receiver. Small frame Martini action with a cocking indicator. Medium weight target barrel. Steel buttplate. Two sling swivels. Blue/brown finish on all metal parts. Half stock without a pistol grip. Checkering at the wrist of the buttstock and on the forestock. The upper part of the buttstock has six compartments for .22LR rounds. The rifle was manufactured without a safety. The upper part of the barrel displays following maker's markings, "The Birmingham Small Arms Co. Ld. , England, Cartridge .22 Long Rifle"(fading). The chamber displays a BSA logo "Three Stacked Rifles over BSA" (fading). The same BSA logo with words, "Trade Mark" is stamped on the left side of the receiver (fading). The chamber also displays British commercial proof marks and a serial number. CONDITION: Very good+ to fine. 68-70% of blue/brown finish remaining on metal. The balance is in white mixed with light patina. The metal was refinished long time ago, as indicated by fading markings. The stocks show some handling marks and light dings. Couple of hairline cracks in the front part of the buttstock. Some kind of filling material was used to cover a large ding in the lower part of the buttstock. The checkering on the stocks is probably not factory original and, most likely, was added later. The bore is in fine condition, with strong and shiny rifling. Strong action. All the internal parts of the rifle are in fine condition, with no visible wear. Overall length: 40.50 inch. Barrel length: 25 inch. No import stamps. Scarce BSA manufactured Martini sporting rifle! Serial# 139XX. |
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DESCRIPTION: Canadian Cooey Model 75 military single shot training rifle. It was built as a training rifle for the Canadian military and cadets in military schools during the World War Two. The Canadian government property mark, "C Broad Arrow" is stamped on the pistol grip. The upper part of the barrel displays following markings, "Cooey, made in Canada at Cobourg Ont. , H.W. Cooey Machine & Arms Co. LTD, model 75, .22 Cal. SL & LR". Military style full length walnut stock with a pistol grip. Steel buttplate and trigger guard. Two barrel bands. Adjustable step wedge rear sights. Fixed front sight. Turned down bolt handle. The rifle was manufactured without a safety device and with no provision for the cleaning rod. As with all Cooey rifles, the striker must be manually cocked after the bolt is closed. Complete with the military green web sling. Overall length is 43.25 inch. The barrel length is 27 inch. CONDITION: Excellent. 88% of original blue finish is still on metal. The bore is in fine condition, with strong and shiny rifling. Strong action. Mechanically the rifle is in fine condition. All the internal parts of the rifle are in excellent condition, with no visible wear. All the markings and numbers are clearly visible on metal. The stock shows some minor handling marks and light dings. No cracks in the wood. Original finish on the stock. The buttplate shows some dents. The rear sight screw is most likely not original ("Phillips" type). No import stamp. Canadian military training rifle in very collectible condition! Serial# 118XX. |
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DESCRIPTION: German Mauser Es340N sporting rifle in .22 LR caliber. The rifle was manufactured by Mauser factory in Oberndorf in the early 1930-s. The left side of the receiver displays following markings, "Mauser - Werke A. G. - Oberndorf a.N.", "Crown over B", "Crown over G" and "Crown over U". The left side of the chamber shows following markings, "Crown over B", "Crown over U", "Crown over G" and "459". The lower part of the barrel has following markings, "Ch22". A fading Mauser cartouche is present on the right side of the stock. Matching serial numbers (the matching serial numbers are stamped on the receiver, barrel, trigger guard and bolt; there are no numbers stamped on all the remaining parts, which is correct for this model). All the serial numbers are factory original, and they were not restamped. German style, scope and sight rails are machined into the receiver. The rifle is fitted with a Mauser manufactured 200 meter micro-adjustable rear sight. Fixed, European sporting style front sights with a hood. Steel trigger guard. Half length, sporting style walnut stock with pistol grip and with diamond checkering at the wrist. Safety lever is located on the left side of the receiver. Turned down bolt handle. Original black hardened rubber buttplate with "Mauser" banner and with diamond checkering. Two sporting style sling swivels. The left side of the buttstock displays a brass plate with following markings, "Institut fur Leibesubungen and der Techn. Hochschule zu Hannover". Overall length is 43.50 inch. The barrel length is 25.25 inch. CONDITION: Fine to excellent. 98% of original blue on metal. The bore is in excellent condition, with strong and shiny rifling. Strong action. Mechanically the rifle is in excellent condition as well. All the internal parts of the rifle are in excellent condition, with no visible wear. All the markings and numbers are clearly visible on metal. Very high quality of machining and metal finish! The stock shows some minor handling marks and light dings. The wood was refinished. There is a small crack with a chip missing on the left side of the stock, just behind the safety lever. No import stamps. Very nice Mauser sporting rifle! Serial# 254XX. |
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DESCRIPTION: Unusual Mauser sporting rifle in .22 LR caliber. The rifle displays several Mauser markings, yet the type of the action and some markings may indicate that it is a Belgian made rifle. Early in the 20th century it was not uncommon to find some Belgian made sporting rifles with markings of famous gun makers, including Mauser. The upper part of the barrel displays following markings, "Mauser Werks Oberndorf Germany". Both, the barrel and the receiver display, "Crown over B" and "Crown over U". The right side of the chamber shows a word, "Flobert". The left side of the barrel shows a caliber designation, ".22 Long". The receiver ring displays a "Mauser" banner. A small Mauser cartouche is stamped on the right side of the stock. The rifle is fitted with simple, fixed front and rear sights. Steel trigger guard. Half length, sporting style walnut stock with pistol grip and with diamond checkering at the wrist. The rifle was manufactured without a safety. Turned down bolt handle. Steel buttplate with "Mauser" banner. Two sporting style sling swivels. The rifle comes with an old leather sling. Overall length is 41 inch. The barrel length is 23.75 inch. CONDITION: Fine+ to low excellent. 92% of original blue on metal. Most of the finish wear is on the receiver. The bore is in excellent condition, with strong and shiny rifling. Strong action. Mechanically the rifle is in excellent condition. All the internal parts of the rifle are in excellent condition, with no visible wear. All the markings and numbers are clearly visible on metal and wood. Nice stock in original finish with some handling marks and light scratches. No cracks in the wood. No import stamps. Unusual Mauser sporting rifle. Serial# 2X. |
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DESCRIPTION: French MAS Model 1945 repeating training rifle in .22 Long Rifle caliber. The receiver ring displays following markings, "MAS" (in the oval), and "Mod. 45". Steel butt plate displays "MAS" in the oval. This rifle was built at the Mauser Oberndorf factory under French occupation, utilizing the war time left over KKW parts. MAS markings indicate that French engineers from the St. Etienne arsenal supervised the production process. The rifle features strong Mauser/KKW military trainer action with turned down bolt handle. Adjustable Mauser style rear sight calibrated from 30 to 150 meter. Fixed front sight with a hood. Mauser style safety lever on the back of the bolt. All steel furniture, including the buttplate. Two sling swivels. Very smooth action. Removable five round magazine with "Mod. 45" markings on its floorplate. Matching serial numbers. The numbers are present only on the receiver and bolt. The serial number on the bolt is hand scratched, which is correct for this model. The rifle has an original, gray Parker type military finish. Complete with a special French military leather sling for a training rifle. Import markings on the barrel. This is a very high quality .22 military training rifle! CONDITION: Excellent + to near mint (unissued?). 99% of original Parker type finish is still on metal. Minor gun rack markings on the upper part of the barrel. Bore is in like new condition with strong and shiny rifling. Very strong action. Mechanically the rifle is in excellent condition as well. All the internal parts of the rifle are in excellent condition, with no visible wear. All the markings and numbers are clearly visible on metal. Stock is solid and smooth, with only minor handling marks. The leather sling is in excellent condition. All original condition. Very impressive French MAS military training rifle. Serial# F126XX. |
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DESCRIPTION: Scarce Vickers manufactured Martini lever action single shot target rifle. The rifle features Parker Hale FS20 tunnel front sights and micro adjustable BSA target rear sight fitted to the back of the receiver. The green filter for the Parker Hale front sight is hidden in the brass container attached to the front/lower part of the forestock (please, pictures). The brass container also displays Parker Hale markings. The rifle still has original, adjustable Vickers rear sight. Heavy target barrel. Light alloy buttplate. Two sling swivels. Blue finish on the barrel. Case coloring on the receiver. Half stock without the pistol grip. Heavy, target style forestock. The rifle was manufactured without a safety. The upper part of the barrel displays following maker's markings, "Made by Vickers Ltd. Westminster. London. 22"Cartridge Long Rifle". The receiver ring displays a patent number, British commercial proof marks and a serial number. Very high quality of machining and metal finish! CONDITION: Excellent. 96% of original finish remaining on metal. Beautiful stock with almost no handling marks. Original finish on wood and metal. No cracks in the wood. The bore is in excellent condition, with strong and shiny rifling. Mechanically the rifle is in excellent condition as well. Strong action. All the internal parts of the rifle are in excellent condition, with no visible wear. All the markings and numbers are clearly visible on metal. Overall length: 41.25 inch. Barrel length: 26.5 inch. No import stamps. Scarce Vickers manufactured Martini target rifle in very collectible condition! Serial# V21XX. |
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DESCRIPTION: German Mauser Es340N sporting rifle in .22 LR caliber. The rifle was manufactured by Mauser factory in Oberndorf in the early 1930-s. The left side of the receiver displays following markings, "Mauser - Werke A. G. - Oberndorf a.N.", "Crown over B", "Crown over G" and "Crown over U". The left side of the chamber shows following markings, "Crown over B", "Crown over U", "Crown over G" and "459". The receiver ring displays a "Mauser" banner. The left/upper part of the barrel has following markings, "Ch15". A Mauser cartouche is present on the right side of the stock. Matching serial numbers (the matching serial numbers are stamped on the receiver, barrel and bolt; there are no numbers stamped on all the remaining parts, which is correct for this model). All the serial numbers are factory original, and they were not restamped. German style, scope and sight rails are machined into the receiver. The rifle is fitted with a standard, Mauser manufactured 200 meter adjustable rear sight. Fixed, European sporting style front sights with a hood. Steel trigger guard with diamond checkering. Half length, sporting style walnut stock with pistol grip. Safety lever is located on the left side of the receiver. Turned down bolt handle. Original steel buttplate with "Mauser" banner. Two sporting style sling swivels. Overall length is 43.50 inch. The barrel length is 25.25 inch. CONDITION: Excellent. 96% of original blue on metal. Couple of spots of micro-pitting on the front part of the barrel. The bore is in excellent condition, with strong and shiny rifling. Strong action. Mechanically the rifle is in excellent condition as well. All the internal parts of the rifle are in excellent condition, with no visible wear. All the markings and numbers are clearly visible on metal and wood. Very high quality of machining and metal finish! Very nice stock with some minor handling marks. An extra layer of wax may have been added to the stock finish. No cracks in the wood. No import stamps. Very nice Mauser sporting rifle! Serial# 882XX. |
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Scarce German Lebel Zimmer Schutzen (Indoor Shooting) RifleCaliber: 4 mm Price: $1795 Inventory # leb_0019 |
DESCRIPTION: French Lebel M.1886/93 military rifle made in Chatellerault, converted to 4 mm caliber for indoor target shooting. The quality and style of the rifle indicates that the conversion was done in Germany after the World War One. The rifle was most likely captured during the Great War, and consequently sold on the commercial market in Germany. The barrel has a high quality 4 mm conversion unit. The bolt head was replaced to accommodate for the conversion unit. Simple, fixed rear sight. European style, sporting front sight. German style, turned down "spoon" bolt handle. Very fancy diamond checkering at the wrist of the buttstock. All the steel parts are finished in blue. The forestock was shortened to the half-stock configuration. The model designation is stamped on the left side of the receiver, "M-le 1886 M.93". The name of the arsenal which manufactured the rifle, "Manufacture d'Armes Chatellerault", is also stamped on the left side of the receiver. All these markings are fading and difficult to recognize, which is a good indicator that the metal was refinished during the conversion to 4 mm. There are also some small French markings and numbers on the receiver and barrel. CONDITION: Fine+. The blue finish is nice and crisp, and it was preserved in about 96%. The buttplate shows some brown patina. Bore is in fine condition. Strong and crisp action. All the internal parts of the rifle are in fine condition, with no visible wear. The original military stocks were reworked and refinished during the conversion works. They show some handling marks, small dings and scratches. No cracks in the wood. The buttstock sling swivel was removed and replaced with a block of wood (please, see pictures). Antique. Very attractive, high quality German indoor target shooting rifle! Serial# 192XX. |
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DESCRIPTION: Very scarce, Beretta made Italian Vetterli training rifle in .22 LR caliber. There are only very few Vetterli .22 caliber training rifles on the market. The conversion was most likely done in 1945, as indicated by a date stamped on the right side of the chamber. There is also a smaller date stamped on the receiver, "1946". Single shot configuration. The bolt was modified to fire .22 LR cartridge. The rifle was rebarreled, with the new .22 caliber barrel replacing the old one in 10.35 mm. The new extractor system was installed. The receiver's dust cover was removed during the conversion. The magazine housing in the stock was covered by a steel plate. The new rear sights were installed. Matching serial numbers on the chamber, buttplate and on the bolt. (the buttstock shows fading, unrecognizable old number; no numbers are stamped on other parts). The chamber displays maker's markings, "Beretta Gardone". The receiver and chamber displays small Italian proof marks, "Crown over PSF" and "Crown over Two Crossed Rifles in the Shield" (Gardone black powder, or smokeless proof of guns with rifled barrels). All steel furniture. Fixed front sight. Turned down bolt handle. Two military style sling swivels, the first one is located in the lower part of the barrel band, and the second one is located under the buttstock. Solid, steel buttplate with no trap. Missing the cleaning rod. Complete with Italian military leather sling. CONDITION: Fine. The metal shows about 85% of blue turning to patina in some places. The buttplate is covered by a layer of uniform brown patina. The bore is in excellent condition with strong and shiny rifling. Strong action (bolt moves very tightly!). Solid stock with minor handling marks, dings and light scratches. No cracks to the stock. The stock was refurbished during the conversion. No import markings. Antique. Overall length: 37 inch. Barrel length: 17.75 inch. Very scarce Italian Vetterli training rifle made by Beretta! Serial# C111XX. |
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Polish kbks wz.1948 Military Training RifleCaliber: .22 LR. Price: $495 Inventory # 22_0020 |
DESCRIPTION: Very early Polish post World War Two trainer with "Archer" on the top of the receiver, instead of Warsaw Pact factory code "11". Rifles with such markings were manufactured only for two years before Soviets forced Radom factory to conform with Soviet Bloc arms industry codes. This rifle was manufactured in 1949, as indicated by a date on receiver. CONDITION: Excellent with about 90% of thinning blue on metal and nice smooth stock. Mismatched bolt. Excellent bore with strong and shiny rifling. Mechanically the rifle is in excellent condition as well. All the internal parts of the rifle are in excellent condition, with no visible wear. Very smooth action. Original condition with no alteration. Import markings. Serial# 22XX. |
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DESCRIPTION: Martini & Magazine Lee Morris tubes, Cadet Martinis, War Office trainers, Ross, Mossberg & Cooey trainers embrace the British, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand and South African issues with .22 Lee-Enfield variants. Small Arms Identification Series No.16. In English language. New. Soft cover, 10¾ x 8¼ in., 48 pp, over 60 illust., photos, assembly & pattern drawings, durable stitched binding & plastic laminated covers, 2003. ISBN 0 949749 45 1. Shipping in the USA: $4.50 for the first book, and $1.50 for each additional book. |
To inquire about purchasing any of these items, or obtain more information, please contact:Collectible Firearms and Edged WeaponsKristopher Gasior and Kasia Matuszewska-GasiorP.O. Box 8327 Fredericksburg, VA 22404-8327 USATelephone/FAX# (540) 374-8124 (orders only!)KGasior@aol.com(All the emails with attachments or pictures sent to our email addresses are deleted due to the computer virus epidemic).Please report any problems to KGasior@aol.com |