Sunday, November 04, 2012

Russian Refugees in Jax Beach


I have 5 old Russian refugees that have taken up residence at Casa de la Oscura Amenaza.
...fortunately they are documented immigrants.



My man Chuck got a stack of Mosin Nagant 91/30s...
He said he'd give me a good price if I bought the lot...
I juggled the finances for the next month and came up with the number, plus a bit for tax and such and Bob's your uncle- 5 old Russian ladies are sitting in the workshop.
From initial research it looks like the are all Tulas, 3 of them are pre-WWII and the other two are mid-'40s. The came with the full complement of goodies- bayonets, cleaning kits, dog collars and slings...


I broke down two of them immediately and started the tedious task of removing the cosmoline and other preservatives and will begin stripping and refinishing the stocks today...


The end game is to get them to display condition then build a gun crate/coffee table with a glass top.

TBG- ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE
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8 comments:

  1. Angus McThag1:10 PM, November 04, 2012

    That thick ass lacquer on the stocks it period correct and not some later affectation if such authenticity matters to you.

    Some day 100 years from now someone will be horrified that someone removed that lacquer and destroyed the original finish. They will curse you under their breath and call you "bubba".

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  2. Old NFO2:25 PM, November 04, 2012

    Display hell, shoot em! :-)

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  3. The Big Guy2:30 PM, November 04, 2012

    @McThag-
    (Long time since the Orlando blogmeet- hope all is well...)

    The stocks are fairly oozing preservative- my reading says it's cosmoline and needs to be dealt with...
    You seem to feel differently?

    @NFO- Oh, there will be shooting.
    I can't abide a gun that doesn't do what it's made to do...

    ;)

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  4. Bob S.10:44 AM, November 05, 2012

    Nice looking rifles; just wonder how you'll get them on the bike for the next Dallas Area Blog shoot? :)

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  5. Anonymous11:32 AM, November 05, 2012

    And once you put them in the crate/coffee table, don't forget the "Break Glass in Emergency" sign; although, the emergency might be tomorrow.
    -Steve_in_CA

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  6. Old NFO8:14 PM, November 05, 2012

    I would HOPE so... :-)

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  7. kx599:54 PM, November 05, 2012

    The Southern Belle drooled on my leather couch.
    Coffee Table? Really?

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  8. Bob S.3:09 PM, November 06, 2012

    Last two or so of this comic seems to apply here

    http://ftf-comics.com/

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