Mike

Thanks for confirming this pattern. And Tony , that packet is fantastic ...I'd love to find a complete set like that someday, thanks for that ...I had seen the ones in Previtera's book but this style was not in there. Also ...I found another for sale that ...I think could be a repro. The detail is not as sharp as mine...I know that could be written off because of the rust BUT ..look at the 3 o'clock arm of the Cross and how there's a "Ramp" extending onto the arm itself ...mine does not have that. Could my pattern have been used to make a mold and produce some fakes ? I was hoping that some Imperial Collectors would weigh in on this since it's not really my field. Here's the other one that I'm "questioning" ...mine's rough but , better than this one. Could they both be real ?

I agree, not easy to find unless you put a lot of cash into the search ...I was a little shocked when that one came my way via a High School Play Costume Dept here in NY. How they ended up with it is beyond me. They said the rest of the Military items were sold off years ago.

I've think I've seen this pattern/style before and (for some reason ) remember it as being a WW1 British made propaganda item. But I can't find this style in any of my Books ...could this pattern be a Fantasy item ...have any of you run into these before ?

On one of the Gun Auction sites I found one with a "Buy It Now" price of $800 ...is that the going rate in Canada as well ? I'm not sure if I'm going to keep it or not since my focus is mainly WW2 ----Although being around THIS Forum has "Expanded" my view of things a bit . There's more to Life than just RZM ...I'll have to think about it

Hi Kjell , I agree with Paul ..Thank you so much for that. I knew right away that this was not a common Rifle but ...maybe it is rarer than I thought. Unfortunately, someone had cut down and sporterized the stock so I don't know if I'll be able to find the correct Military Stock for it here in the US. If you know of a Stock set in Norway that would be correct for it , please let me know ..maybe that would work. Maybe someday we'll find out what the " N C " marking is and why it's marked by Norway and the Danish Crown . Thanks --Mike

Ya know ...I LIKE the way you think Rick !!!

Thanks Peter ...that was a great post. I really thought there'd be more Collectors out there interested in the Ross story ..seems to have slipped through the cracks of time I guess .

Thanks Spotter ...I agree with you , Audio and Visual is great but ..never discount the actual Artifact. Just wondering ...where are you digging up those Glass Flower Pots ?? I think this RPG might cross between 2 fields of Collecting because of that date (1968) ..which makes it a little nicer. as well as it's being the "illegitimate" great great great great grandson of the Panzerfaust

Back when Ebay banned TR items ...I had a discussion with a New York Times Reporter. She asked -- " What's the sense of Collecting or Displaying all this "Militaria" since it's all been photographed before ..Today anyone can find Pictures of anything War related on the Web" We had quite an "exchange" over that . She fought back with that -- "Picture 's worth a Thousand Words" Line ...I don't think any picture of an RPG would be the same as seeing an actual Rocket , or holding it in your hand...

it Even has the Safety pull tab intact ...anyone read Russian ?

I doubt if I'll be lucky enough to find a Dummy Launcher to display with it but , who knows ? ..maybe

The few that I have found , never seem to be complete and are always missing this rear Fin/Tail Stabilizer.

Nicely Marked

----excuse the background mess ..my room is getting a little cramped

Hi Gents ..I've set up a few "Iraqi & Afghani Bringback" displays for the Public and ..there always seems to be an interest in the Weapons they use...what we run up against. So I always include an AK and explain that our Troops have run into many other Weapons from other Countries and even Rifles dating back to WW1. Thanks to our Media , I'm surprised at how many people now know what an RPG is ...and , quite a few ask what they look like. So I've been looking for an example and finally found one ! I can't believe how nice it is. Completely Inert / Deactivated but in fantastic condition & complete ..Thought I'd share it with you

They had a very strange way of numbering and dating them , stamping the Stock ...And it looks like they were re-issued and re-numbered quite often --

sight

Here's some background from the Web --- Serious problems with reliability included failures to extract a fired case, and constant jamming of the bolt due to field debris. Many troops were killed by the enemy while attempting to clear malfunctions. Another extremely undesirable fault was that after disassembling the bolt, it could be incorrectly reassembled. In that case the rifle would pick up a round and chamber it, and the extractor would hold the round against the bolt face, but the seven large locking lugs would not be in battery. The striker would be cocked, and if the trigger were pulled the rifle would fire with the bolt unlocked. Several cases are recorded of serious injury or death from bolt blowback. Soldiers Regarded the Ross as more of a threat to their lives than the Kaiser's soldiers, the troops threw away their Ross rifles en masse at the earliest opportunity, snatching up Lee Enfields from dead Tommys. The Ross was withdrawn from service in 1915 and replaced by the Lee Enfield. It did establish a very good record for accuracy, winning the English 1000 yard Bisley Match three times consecutively. Many Ross Rifles also saw service in the Russian Army, and it was used with great success by them in the Olympics in a modified form and caliber (7.62 x 54R) as a moving event type target rifle. It was also retained for several years, with good results, as a specialized sniper weapon by the Canadian Army. This locking system is very strong and the same as used on heavy artillery pieces. To operate the action the user only has to smartly pull the bolt handle straight back and then shove it forward. This simple movement unlocks the lugs, extracts and ejects the empty case on the rearward stroke, then chambers a new cartridge and locks the bolt closed on the forward stroke. It is very fast and smooth to operate. There is a safety lever conveniently mounted on the top of the bolt handle. A rivet was put into late production bolts to prevent incorrect assembly and solve the bolt blowback problem, but this came far too late. The rifle had already earned its infamous reputation by then. Canadian weapons were also used by Home Guard units in the Second World War, notably the notorious Ross rifle.

Straight pull Bolt Action --

I read that many of these were shipped to the UK right after Dunkirk for Home Guard use . They must have been thrilled when they issued these ..talk about instilling confidence

Stopped by an Antique shop yesterday and found a Ross ..It came out of a Local Estate Sale ..they found it in the Attic and didn't have a chance to clean it or even figure out what it was. Ater reading stories about these over the years , I thought I'd pick it up since ..it does have quite a reputation attached to the name, Not sure if I'm keeping it though since WW1 is not really my main focus ..one thing for sure , I won't be taking it out on the Range

What a Set ! Custom Tailored ...he spent some money on it. How and where did you find this group ? I bet there's a Unit Photo out there somewhere with him in it

Thanks Nick , glad you liked it and watch ..now that I posted this one others will pop up out of the "closet"

It's strong but , you can easily flex it ...when you let go , it pops back flat. I've never seen anything like it on TR caps. Could this be some sort of experimental visor they (Erel) tried out and gave up on ? No sign at all of the visor being added or changed ..I told ya it was a strange one

Thanks Paul ...I like this NCO but , I'm looking for an Officers pattern to put with it now I guess it never ends does it ? ...you find one item and that leads you to a list of other items you need !