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BikerBabe said:
Cool, Bucksnort - I hope you'll be able to find the proper parts. It sure sounds like a fascinating project.
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Thanks Maria. Actually finding many of the parts isn't that hard. Finding parts that are not too worn, or not too costly is the hard part. Should be many parts for that time period of rifle available as Springfield was in full production mode by that time.
I think the hardest thing to find will be a barrell that is not shot out, and a wooden stock set that is not too loose and worn. Looking forward to the project. Would like to have had a rifle serialized around the time just before the D-Day invasion, but this one will suffice.
 
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I was bored today so the pre-wife and myself went to one of the local Dollar slop stores to go shopping. While checking the meager DVD section I found a double DVD set for $4 called "Battleground: The Battle of Britain". Insode are two DVDs with what appears to be one hour episodes from a TV series of the 60s. What is the gem is they contain war footage I've never seen. Numerous clips of Bf 109s on display for fund drives during the BoB, Bf 109s attacking barrage balloons, crashing aircraft, early Mk He 111s dropping bombs, Spits and Hurris making trails across the skies - absolutely awesome!!!!! Here are the episode titles in case anybody recognizes exactly what I have:

"Battle of Britain"
"The Battle of London"
"London Can Take It!"
"English Wings Over Water"
"V1"
"Target for Tonight"
"The Air Plan"
"RAF In Action"

I'm loving it!
 

Nope... From the name I thought it was a publication from "The War File", but after cross-checking with my 3-disks DVD set of "RAF : Their Finest Hour", it looks like I was wrong.
 
Ok after searching IMDB.com, I believe what I have are a few UK documentaries filmed and released during the war. These were probably for trailers in movie theatres as its appears way before TV sets were around. I am just amazed at the footage that is used in these! Never seen before - sometimes though they get it wrong. While a scene of Ju 87s takes to the skies from a grass airstrip the narrator comments that Spitfires take off to meet the Germans! I can't believe I found this! Gonna see if I can video capture some scenes on the PC here today!
 
Guy that was parked in my spot at my apartment complex finally moved his car! Parked in my own sport for the first time in 5-6 weeks!
 
Cooked up what is probably the last of the shrimp that I will be able to afford for a while, $6.99/lb (what with the 0 production from the gulf this year) with some of the wonders of my garden, baby carrots, new potatoes and corn on the cob. Added some fresh sliced tomatoes and I was in heaven.

Later.... watching my 2 year old granddaughter swim in her kiddie pool while smoking a cigar and sipping a fine bourbon, Gotta love summer !!!!
 
After a couple of years all the house renovations are complete, over the last few days all the internal decorating has been done and new curtains hung. Needless to say, the next wish list is already being compiled.....................damn.
 
Just finished watching the

Canadian Snow Birds
An F-22...

and now the Blue Angels

The F-18s just flue a low pass over the parking lot outside. Very cool. Unfortunately my wife has the camera!

Practice for tomorrows Air Show "Arctic Thunder" here in Anchorage, Alaska.
 
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