Take a Knee, Fellas. Original Match 1898

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I don't want anyone standing, please. Take a knee if you would.

Many, many pics. No explanations needed, except that barrel bands are now properly installed. And thanks for looking.

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Stunning! What a beauty. The things that have shown up lately just blow me away.
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Take a knee? My knees are shot :lol: Were ever was this hiding for so many years to still be so original? Excellent :vcool: :vcool: :vcool: :D
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Junk Yard Dog wrote:Take a knee? My knees are shot :lol: Were ever was this hiding for so many years to still be so original? Excellent :vcool: :vcool: :vcool: :D
One viable explanation:

Russo-Japanese war capture. It obviously left Russian hands before any of the upgrades.
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The Japanese never altered it? They would have had it at least 40 years, Don't you wish the first American owner had written something under the buttplate? Pfc Wally Fubar captured this rifle off the wall of a Tokyo broth....bar 20 October 1945. It would make life easier for us, and answer so many questions.
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very nice presentation. perhaps a WW1 bring back?
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:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :Drool1: :Drool1: :Drool1: :vcool: :vcool: :vcool:
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Another possibility would be a Boxer Rebellion relic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_Rebellion

From whence it came is not as certain as where it landed. It will be in New England for some time to come.
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Holy crap, did you buy that straight from the Czar himself?? :Drool1: :Drool1:
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Absolutely fantastic!!! That would be hard to top in any collection. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I'm leaning towards Russo-Japanese war too. It's the only thing that makes sense to me.
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martin08 wrote:Another possibility would be a Boxer Rebellion relic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_Rebellion

From whence it came is not as certain as where it landed. It will be in New England for some time to come.
That could be a good possibility. Our guys fought right along with the Russians in that. I read a good article about that once. One of our guys even dug up an old cannon that the Chinese had buried breech up and had been using as a hitching post. The article said he used it to good effect on the chinese.
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That is amazing. My hat is off to you.

I wonder if I could borrow your time machine for a few minutes. I would bring it back before I got it. ;mywink;
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That is 100% amazing. Coolest Mosin I've seen in a while. :Drool1: :Drool1: :Drool1: :Drool1: :Drool1:

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SA1911a1 wrote:That is amazing. My hat is off to you.

I wonder if I could borrow your time machine for a few minutes. I would bring it back before I got it. ;mywink;
I've already expected amazing results. Show us the one with the finger rest, now.
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North Russian expedition maybe? A trophy of war one of the boys brought back after taking it off a "good" commie?
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Wow - very cool. I can't believe its made it through the past 115 years with no alterations :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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I officially don't like you anymore :wink:
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Longcolt44 wrote:I officially don't like you anymore :wink:
What he said. :pointup: :biggrin:
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