tommyboy

Years ago, Sarco sold reproduction MP34 mags and they all had a really light spring tension right from new. Definitely not manufactured with the correct spring tension.

It’s still there: https://www.uzitalk.com/forums/index.php?forums/s-w-76-talk.87/

There’s a listing on GB for some Reising firing pins. https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1117666297

Here’s one available from a seller in Poland. He’s definitely a legit seller, just not sure if he can or will ship to the US. https://genuine-militaria.com/suomi-40rd-drum-magazine-kp-31-kp-44/

As far as I know, they were not marked. The roller buckle was steel with a leather cover on one side just like the MP40 sling. Below is a picture of what it looks like.

The wartime Beretta 38 series of guns used a leather Carcano rifle sling that was almost identical to the MP38/40 sling. The main difference was the attachment button passed through a slit with a round hole on each end of the slit. Additionally, the slings generally were not crosshatched like the K98 & MP40/38 slings.

Just leave it be. Even if you had it corrected, you won’t receive an updated form 4 and most likely it will revert back to the original description when it’s transferred to the next buyer.

There’s a seller on Gunbroker who also has original baseplates: https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1085615201

There’s a nice one on Gunbroker ending today: https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1089259061

About five years ago, I transferred a S&W 76 on a form 4 to a individual in CT and all he did was mark on the form 4 that the gun would be modified for full auto only fire. When the form was approved by ATF, it had a red stamp on the bottom that said “Permissible for Full Auto Only”. After it was transferred to him, he only performed a minor modification (by removing the disconnector I believe?) and was never asked by ATF how the gun was modified to fire full auto only.

I believe it’s a French MAT 49 magazine pouch.

All of the serial numbers I’ve seen on the 38/42’s began with two letters, the first being a “C” then followed by up to four digits. My gun is an early fluted barrel 38/42 that has a four digit serial number with “CK” about it. The numbers in the “CK” serial number block probably went CK 1 to CK 9999 before flipping to CL 1 through CL9999.

Yes they are the same.

Probably not mis-proofed, just produced in another factory with a different inspector.

So when I requested a FOIA on my Reising M50, there was a Form 2 dated August 1943 from when the gun was manufactured and a form 5 from December 1943 to the PD that it was sold to. On the FOIA for my Reising M55, the first document is an Amnesty registration form 4478 from 1968. Because there’s no form 2 or 5 in the file, I’m guessing it’s safe to say it was an actual bring back or otherwise “liberated” gun from the army. Thoughts?

I understand that machine guns sold to the military are not transferred on a Form 5 like they would to a Police Agency, but would a manufacturer still file a Form 2 with ATF after the gun was built? For example, would a WW2 Thompson built by Auto Ordnance in 1943 destined to go to the Army have a form 2 filed with ATF after it was manufactured? Or would only guns destined to go directly to a PD or other civilian agency have a Form 2 filed and then subsequently transferred on a Form 4 or 5?

https://machineguns.us/ is definitely a scam site. Although I’ve never ordered from them, I believe Appalachian Arms is legit.

Looking at this C&R Lanchester that looks pretty original, however I wasn’t certain about the blued finish. It has a nice patina and if it was reblued, it was done long ago. it’s manufactured by Boss and the serial number begins with H. Thoughts?

You can just use an adjustable wrench with leather or some other material inside the jaws to prevent metal on metal contact. The nut is not usually super tight.

Here’s another picture of a gun with a barrel nut that’s never been removed since original assembly.

Just completed three form 4’s in the last two months from an individual to a dealer and they were all 7-8 weeks pending to approval plus another 10-15 days to receive the paper copy in the mail.

Sometimes form 4 approvals can take longer with machine guns that have not transferred in many years. Reason being is ATF needs to go back to the original registration to be sure that things like manufacturer, model, barrel length and overall length are correct. In fact, it’s not uncommon for ATF to send a request for photographs of the gun’s serial number as well as a picture of the gun with a tape measure showing overall length and barrel length.

I’m fairly certain the “CS” is part of the primary serial number on the receiver while the stock, barrel and bolt are just marked with the numbers. My Beretta 38/42 has a four digit serial number with the letters “CK” above it. I’ve looked at many Beretta 38/42’s and they all seem to have four or less digits for the serial number and all begin with a two letter prefix starting with “C”. I’ve witnessed almost every letter combination from “CA” up through “CM”. If you think about it, they supposedly made approximately 200,000 guns and using just a four digit serial number would only take you up to 9999. You’d have to have a letter or combination of letters to designate the next 10,000 serial number block after the first 9999 guns were produced.

I believe the 20 rounders with the witness holes are the earlier type. The early 20 round mags also don’t have the circular “disc” brazed on the back of the feed lips to keep the lips from spreading apart when the mag is loaded. The mags with the folded over reinforced lips are the later 12 round types, the 20 rounders never received that enhancement.

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