Well, I understand your point - the schnabel tip is really slender for a 40. But pretty sure I can see a magazine. Here’s a model 40.
The marketing department in 1935 likely did some creative manipulation to turn an earlier picture with a 1920 in it into a model 40 that they had for sale. Advertising a gun that’d been discontinued 7 years earlier would be bad marketing.
This one looks... familiar. And that’s definitely a 1920.
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You sure about that. I'll bet tomorrow's lunch that's a M1920. Look at the trigger guard and receiver and length of fore arm and compare to a M40.
How’s Thai food sound?
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Spectacular string. Spectacular photos. Spectacular bunch of contributors, that appear to be some real characters. Thank you!
Imagine your grave on a windy winter night. You've been dead for 70 years. It's been 50 since a visitor last paused at your tombstone..... Now explain why you're in a pissy mood today.
You sure about that. I'll bet tomorrow's lunch that's a M1920. Look at the trigger guard and receiver and length of fore arm and compare to a M40.
How’s Thai food sound?
Look close, the picture shows the stock relieved for a removable magazine so the picture was tweaked a little … so technically it pictures features of both and depending how you look at it your either both right or both wrong.....
[Look close, the picture shows the stock relieved for a removable magazine so the picture was tweaked a little … so technically it pictures features of both and depending how you look at it your either both right or both wrong.....
Ramp front sight and removable magazine.. I definitely claim to be the mostest right. 75/25 maybe..
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So, we both spring for our own meal! I submit that possibly/probably the artist who prepared the lithograph stone for the poster from that photograph did indeed take some liberties with the rifle. Probably a guy who hunted deer with a M40 and was peeved that Andrews carried a 1920.
My Chrone's is acting up, so Thai is out. How's about oatmeal instead?
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A lot of variation in those bayonets, which seems odd to me. Wonder who made them for Savage?
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Here's another thread that had me in amazement last winter. I don't know how many times I viewed all the pictures. Going through them again and reading the posts was pure pleasure. Reposting as I did the other thread of pictures so any new members can enjoy. Just can't believe.....what wonderful toys!