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Gipson was a wildcatter. He is mentioned in Fred Ness' "Practical Dope on the 22" and in Landis' books on "22 Caliber Varmint Rifles" and "Woodchucks and Woodchuck Rifles". Landis reported that Gipson was "president and co-owner of the Neidner Rifle Corporation". Is Landis correct?
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Gipson was a wildcatter. He is mentioned in Fred Ness' "Practical Dope on the 22" and in Landis' books on "22 Caliber Varmint Rifles" and "Woodchucks and Woodchuck Rifles". Landis reported that Gipson was "president and co-owner of the Neidner Rifle Corporation". Is Landis correct? About this time there were a lot of co-owners in the NRC how much Gipson had I've not been able to learn.
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Joe, I used some canned air and blew some dirt out of the Winchester scope but there is definitely what looks like a knot in the vertical wire, much the same as on the Weaver. I can't believe someone could tie a knot in that wire, if they went through that trouble why not just replace the wire?
Don't know if I can get a picture but will try.
Rob
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Joe,
I purchased some scope wire from some one on one of the boards some time ago.
If I can find the contact information I will let you know. Not too hopeful but I may have it some place.
Cheers,
Laurie
Many thanks, Laurie, it looks like maybe more than one of us will need that info! Regards, Joe
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Note the long eye relief on the 330. They could be mounted ahead of the bolt handle on 1903s and 1898s if you were a bit of a stock crawler. Ditto the first Weaver K2.5.
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And all the Noskes of course.
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Rob, I'm trying to figure out the pedigree of that Enfield Martini. The left side reciever markings are clear except for the date: is it 1908 or 1903?
It was a .303 artillery carbine action when converted to .30-40.
Can you show or mention the RIGHT side markings?
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Mike, that's 1903, no marks at all on the right side.
The trigger guard is stamped 3 over 13, the lever has an upward pointing arrow, under that WD and under that 8 over 3.
BTW, JD was right about the scope on this one, dust bunny, not a knot. Some canned air took care of it. Still have what looks like a knot on the Winchester scope but must be some kind of dirt. Will have another look.
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Thanks, Rob. 1903 makes a lot more sense than 1908. I suspect that as the Lee Enfield became general issue all over the Empire, these Martinis became mainly the arms of colonial native paramilitary organizations: militia and police. A .303 Martini Enfield Artillery Carbine would have been a natural for a colonial police organization; many were so used, for a long time, all over the world.
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