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.303 British.com

Lee-Enfield Rifles

Site dedicated to shooting and maintaining the .303 British caliber Lee-Enfield rifles.

7.62 x 54r

Mosin-Nagant Rifles

Comprehensive site dedicated to Mosin-Nagant rifles from around the world. Excellent reference on 7.62 x 54R ammunition identification not found elsewhere on the web.

Antique and Collectable Firearms and Militaria Headquarters

Collectable Firearms, Bayonets, and Militaria

John Spangler’s site with lots of stuff for sale, a Q & A page where you can search for answers or submit your questions, and links to many good research sites.  John also has an excellent research site of his own, called Arms Collectors.com

Arms2Armor

Collectable Rifles, Bayonets, Swords, etc.

Militaria dealer with a nice reference page to help in identifying old rifles and bayonets.

Banzai

Japanese Militaria

Home page for Banzai, a monthly newsletter on Japanese militaria.  The site has a considerable amount of reference material publicly available. Banzai has been in publication since 1982 and is a must for the collector focused on Japanese militaria.  If you have a Japanese military rifle, please consider submitting a data sheet to help further their research projects on Japanese rifles.

Battle Rifle:  The M-1 Garand

The M-1 Garand Rifle

Reference site for determining which parts are the historically “correct” ones for your M-1 rifle.

The Bayonet Connection

Bayonets

Shawn Gibson’s bayonet sale site.  Shawn is a leading collector/dealer specializing in bayonets from around the world

The Bayonet Trader

Bayonets

Ron Riede’s bayonet sales site.  Ron also offers a bayonet research/reference database by subscription.

Bayonet Collector’s Network (BCN)

Bayonets

Public Site of the 98k Bayonet Collector’s Network (BCN). Has identification and estimated production information on the WW II era SG 84/98 III bayonet used on the Mauser Kar 98k rifle.

Bryan Brown’s Home Page

Rifle and Bayonet Markings

Excellent compendium of markings, including: German codes, Japanese rifle and bayonet markings, British and Commonwealth bayonet markings, and Schmidt-Rubin rifle and bayonet information.

Carbines for Collectors

Bolt-Action Military Carbines

Reference page on bolt-action military carbines. Lots of pictures.

Carcano Homepage

Italian Carcano Rifles and Bayonets

THE web reference on Carcanos. Excellent.

Collecting and Shooting the Surplus Military Rifle

Military Rifles, Pistols and Bayonets

A huge site, jam-packed with historical and how-to information. Excellent forum for discussing milsurp firearms. Very well moderated.

Czech Firearms and Militaria Page

Czech Mauser Rifles and Bayonets

Rob Lukes’ research page on Czech Mauser rifles and bayonets.  Reference material on Czech rifle markings. View his databases and submit data on your Czech Mauser to further his research project.

Czech Rifle and Bayonet Markings

Czech Mauser Rifles and Bayonets

Another page by Rob Lukes with some documentation of Czech markings.

Dennis D. Ottobre’s Militaria Site

Bayonets & Militaria

Otto is a full-time bayonet and militaria dealer and author of the groundbreaking book, Observations on Turkish Bayonets.

Enfield Stuff Home Page

Lee-Enfield Oilers

A unique site with in-depth reference material on the oilers that store in the buttstock of the Lee-Enfield rifle. You’ll be amazed at how much information is available on this obscure subject.

Garand Data

The M-1 Garand Rifle

Reference site and database on the M-1 Garand rifle. Lots of information in their knowledgebase that you won’t find elsewhere on the web.

The German Codes Page

WW II Mauser Kar 98k Rifle Markings

WW II German rifle maker markings and Waffenampt reference.

Gunboards

Military Rifles, Pistols and Bayonets

The largest firearms forum on the web, with almost 1 million posts. If you can’t fin it out here, it probably doesn’t exist. Very well moderated.

Hersteller 84/98 III

WW II German Bayonet Markings

WW II German bayonet maker markings and Waffenampt reference.  In German, but easy to follow.

House of Karlina

Swedish Mauser M1894 & M1896 Rifles

THE web reference on Swedish Mauser rifles.

John C. Denner Co.

Rifles, Bayonets, Swords, and Books

Canadian dealer of antique arms and militaria.

K98k Page

Kar 98k Rifles

Site of the late Keith Boell and home of the Mauser Shooters Assn. Some info. is out of date, but there is still lots of good historical info. on the Kar 98k rifle. Includes a listing of manufacturer/subcontractor codes and waffenampts.

Lee-Enfield Rifle Markings

Lee-Enfield Rifles

Markings used on Lee-Enfield rifles.

The Lee-Enfield Rifle

Lee-Enfield Rifles and Related Bayonets

Canadian website with historical and identification info. on things Lee-Enfield.

Leger Museum Netherlands

Dutch Mannlicher Rifles & Bayonets

The official Web site of the Dutch Army Museum.  In Dutch language, but pages can be translated using Babelfish.

Militaryrifles.com

Non-US military rifles 1865-1888

Excellent site for identifying and researching foreign military rifles. Has info on lots of oddball rifles not covered by other sites.

Frank Trzaska's U. S. Military Knives

U.S. military knives and bayonets

This leading author’s webpage is loaded with research material on U.S. military knives and bayonets. He also has a for sale section.

M9 Bayonet.com

U.S. M9 Bayonet

Reference site dedicated to the history of the M9 Bayonet and it’s many production changes.

Manowar’s Hungarian Weapons

Hungarian Small Arms 1854-present

An excellent reference on all manner of Hungarian small arms.

Mauser Central

Mauser rifles

A site dedicated to collecting and shooting the Mauser rifle.  Technical info., articles, and forums too.

The Model 1888 Commission Rifle

Model 1888 Commission Rifle

This excellent site, dedicated to the Model 1888 Commission Rifle was gone for a while, but is back again.

Mosin Nagant Page

Mosin-Nagant Rifles

Reference site on Mosin-Nagant rifles affiliated with Gunboards.com, the largest collectable firearms forum on the web.

Mossberg Smallbore Page

Mossberg .22 Caliber Rifles

Excellent, and growing, reference on Mossberg .22 Caliber rifles, including the military models.

Norwegian Military Small Arms 1711 - WW II

Norwegian Military Rifles

A wealth of information on virtually every Norwegian military rifle ever made.

Per Holmback’s Home Page

Bayonets of Scandinavia

THE site for research on Scandinavian bayonets.  Also has a for sale section.

rec.guns FAQ

Firearms

Lots of information on military rifles and related subjects.

Rifle Slings Home Page

Military Rifle Slings

Another excellent reference site on military rifle slings from around the world.

Society of American Bayonet Collectors

U. S. Bayonets

Bayonet collecting organization specializing in U.S. bayonets and foreign bayonets used in the United States.  Site has an extensive bibliography of bayonet books, although it hasn’t been updated since 2002.

S & S Firearms

Antique Rifle Parts and Accouterments

Business specializing in parts and accouterments for the Civil War reenactors.  Lots of original stuff and some reproduction pieces too.  Very up-front about which is which. I’ve bought lots of small items from them over the years. Wouldn’t be without their catalog on my bookshelf as a reference.

Surplusrifle.com

Military Rifles, Pistols and Bayonets

A site dedicated to collecting and shooting the military surplus rifle.  Tons of articles and publications. 

Surplusrifleforums.com

Military Rifles, Pistols and Bayonets

The new surplusrifle.com forums.

Swiss Rifles

Swiss Rifles and Bayonets

Comprehensive reference on Swiss rifles and bayonets, from the Vetterli to the Sturmgewehr.  Has an excellent forum dedicated to Swiss rifles.

Turk Mauser Page

Turkish Mauser Rifles

Site dedicated to the Turkish Mauser rifle.

Vi Shooter’s M1903 Page

U.S. Rifle M1903

Very detailed research material on the U.S. Model 1903 rifles.

Wikipedia

Bayonets

Wikipedia encyclopedia page on bayonets.

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