battle damage Gewehr 88

[Phosphorus32]

Definitely a cool one  The bullet perforated the jacket and barrel on both sides. That is quite remarkable. Bad day for the rifle, but possibly a lucky day for the owner if the rifle took the worst of it.

The only thing similar I have is the stock of a MAS 36 that probably encountered "Front Toward Enemy" side of a Claymore while in VC/NVA hands.

I'm amazed that those swabs shot through the butt stock like that! 

   Hey, I'll have you know that those specialized firearms ballistics forensics tools cost a fortune (okay, they're just cotton swabs and they didn't cost much, but other than that I'm sticking to my story)

[hoopharted]

im thinking someone didnt recover from that one , thats allot of damage

there was really no damage , just some small deeply embedded shards of metal  , i was afraid if i pulled them they would blow the wood out because i managed to get a pair of pliers on one piece and it wasnt going to come easy so i didnt press the issue , it was easier to flush them in , i got a couple nasty cuts from them , you dont handle a wall hanger allot so i would forget about the shards and next thing you know i was leaking

[hoopharted]

those are pretty awsome monkey man

[Greasemonkey]

Another...  from the other side of the world, a Mum'ed Type 99 Arisaka, not of damage persay.... but of the damage it could have possibly inflicted. In sunlight it has small flecks of metal embedded in the wood/finish.

The groove where the bolt seats, your fingernails follow when you cycle the bolt, so someone needing a manicure badly shot alot of rounds through it.

[hoopharted]

i just realized i have never owned one of those  , whats a last ditch scrubbed mum example go for these days , missing the aircraft sights

[Phosphorus32]

Another...  from the other side of the world, a Mum'ed Type 99 Arisaka, not of damage persay.... but of the damage it could have possibly inflicted. In sunlight it has small flecks of metal embedded in the wood/finish.

The groove where the bolt seats, your fingernails follow when you cycle the bolt, so someone needing a manicure badly shot alot of rounds through it.

Cool. That explanation of the groove never would have occurred to me but sounds plausible.

[Phosphorus32]

i just realized i have never owned one of those  , whats a last ditch scrubbed mum example go for these days , missing the aircraft sights

Around $300-400. You might luck out and find a late production Type 99 for $200-300. I think the late production ones are cool but they bring less. It's funny, because late production K98k rifles often bring a premium...collector psychology 

[hoopharted]

thanks , yea i was thinking the same thing about the K98 thing  , so mum in tact adds allot of value or nominal value

[Phosphorus32]

thanks , yea i was thinking the same thing about the K98 thing  , so mum in tact adds allot of value or nominal value

With an intact Chrysanthemum, multiply by 1.5 to 1.75

[hoopharted]

think i will just stay in my lane , but its nice to have an idea if one pops up unexpected ,thanks for letting me pick your brain again

[Phosphorus32]

think i will just stay in my lane , but its nice to have an idea if one pops up unexpected ,thanks for letting me pick your brain again

 

[Bacarnal]

Had a couple of guys in my unit find a pistol still attached to the owner in Lebanon.  Bad JuJu happened to whoever possessed the pistol from then on.  One caught a fatal round while there, another serious injuries.  The last had an accident that blew off his left hand a few years later.  The pistol disappeared after that and was not missed.

[hoopharted]

oh sure , go ahead and jinx us ,lol, just mess'n

[Bacarnal]

 

[larm]

i got these 2 rifles that have these marks in them,

i enjoy shooting the down and dirty surplus rifles,

 i wonder... where , when and who has fired it .....kinda like if the rifle could talk...lol