A few pics of my OOW M1918 BAR SLR
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Very, very cool! I love John Browning's designs. Is this a shooter, or more of a display piece?Last edited by Fairbanks007; 01-30-2019, 07:13 PM.
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Yeah...
Let me take a stab at my dream rifle collection that I don't have, to buy it today-
B.A.R. - any variation in mint condition - ~$6,000+?
1941 Johnson - mint - ~$7,000+?
M1 Garand unissued - ~$4,000+?
1903 Springfield mint any variation - ~$1,000?
1917 Enfield mint any except Eddystone - ~$1,500?
M1 Carbine any year any configuration mint ~$2,000?
That's a lot of money. It's my own fault because I had a couple of them back then and didn't buy the rest back in the '90s but it still hurts. Probably won't be able to pull it off without some windfall.
How close am I?
m14brian
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You know back in the 1920's US Ordnance developed a 30 rd and 40 rd magazine for the BAR for anti-aircraft, most if not all were dumped during the early 1930's, but someone now manufactures a 30rd magazine for the BAR and also a unipod out of aluminum. Find Jim Ballou's books on the BAR, I use to exchange emails with him until he died a few years ago.
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Below is a list of some of the BAR manuals I have in my collection
AUTOMATIC RIFLE (BROWNING) MODEL OF 1918 REVISED MARCH 1921
TR 320-25 WEAPONS AUTOMATIC RIFLE (BROWNING) MODEL OF 1918 MARCH 25 1925
FM 23-15 AUGUST 27, 1940
FM 23-15 JULY 10, 1942
FM 23-15 JUNE 30, 1943
FM 23-15 JUNE 30, 1943 1947 EDITION
FM 23-15 JULY 1951
FM 23-15 MAY 1961
TM 9-1005-208-12 AUGUST 1969
TM 9-1005-208-35 MARCH 1970
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I like BAR’s. When I was in the service we found a couple Vietnam era BAR’s still boxed with all their BII. A friend sold one a few years ago that came out of the WRA reference collection. It was full auto. Not sure what he sold it for but I know it was above $25k. As an aside I have all the test papers and notes from an Ord Sgt who worked at WRA during WWI and inspected BARs.
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