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John Sukey's Oddities Collection
John Sukey's Collection of Oddities and Unusual Pieces

The pictures shown in the photo virtual tour are an assortment of various oddities and other unusual pieces in my collection. If you'd like more background or other information on any of them, please leave a public post in the general Milsurps.Com Forums and I'd be happy to answer them. You may also leave any personal Comments at the bottom of the album page.

1. Drill rifle. Receiver and magazine all one iron casting.
2. No. 2 cutaway training rifle from New Zealand
3. Rifle butt hand carved at Gallipoli. The owner was Clifford William Treweek.
4. Very unusual Canadian marked rifle, no license required by the Gun Registry.
5. Carcano bayonet altered to fit SMLE. (postwar)
6. Sparkbrook 1901 L.E. 1* cutaway training rifle
7. No4Mk1* Longbranch cutaway training rifle
8. Fencing musket dated 1915 by Greener
9. Indian Fencing Musket


"You may add comments to any of the individual pictures, as well leave a general comment by signing the guest book, at the bottom of this album page."
Date(s): January 29, 2006. Album by John Sukey. Photos by John Sukey. 1 - 23 of 23 Total. 2364 Visits.
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Drill rifle.  Reciever and magazine all one iron casting.  Picked up at an Arms Fair at the Morotcycle museum , If I remember correctly, in Birmingham U.K.

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Got this one from New Zealand.

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The owner was Clifford William Treweek and he was at Gallipoli.
(WW1 13/173 Army 1914-1918
Record 0115727)


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Note the thistle. The owner was Clifford William Treweek and he was at Gallipoli.
(WW1 13/173 Army 1914-1918
Record 0115727)


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The owner was Clifford William Treweek and he was at Gallipoli.
(WW1 13/173 Army 1914-1918
Record 0115727)


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The owner was Clifford William Treweek and he was at Gallipoli.
(WW1 13/173 Army 1914-1918
Record 0115727)


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Sparkbrook 1901 L.E. 1*

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Same rifle as #10

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No4Mk1* Longbranch

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Canadian marked rifle, no licence required by the Gun Registry.

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Carcano bayonet altered to fit smle. (postwar)

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Fencing musket dated 1915 by Greener

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Indian Fencing Musket

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Same Fencing musket as No 19

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The other side of No2

 
   
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John:
It must have been nice to have been present at the arsenal when these came off the line so you could pick up 1st choice.

Excellent work sir, keep it up!
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Pat O'Connell | N/A, Sat, 21 Aug 2010 5:13PM
 
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