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Post by jasafn on Jan 31, 2010 13:57:52 GMT -5
I found this great site when I was looking information about Clement-Neumann semi-automatic.
I have had that gun for years without no info until I got book of Alfa 1911.
I am Browning collector from Finland, Northern Europe. My point of interest are all J.M. Browning design weapons made by FN, Colt and Winchester.
I will share my information and data of FN 1900 rifle.
jasafn
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Post by Hardrada55 on Jan 31, 2010 15:33:40 GMT -5
Jasafn, Welcome to the forum. I hope the time you spend here is enjoyable and that you get much information that you seek. I too enjoy reading about the Clement Neumann semi-automatic rifle. Do you own such a firearm? If so, please post photographs so that the members of the forum can enjoy your good fortune in owning one of these rare guns. I have coveted a Clement Neumann now for many years. Either I can't find one for sale or I do not have the money to purchase the one I find for sale. Ha ha! Do you encounter many Remington Model 8 semi-automatic rifles or Winchester Self-Loading Rifles Model 1910 or 1907 in Finland? Thank you for offering to share your information about the FN 1900. A very popular firearm on our forum. Walt
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Post by oldshooter on Feb 1, 2010 11:03:46 GMT -5
Welcome, Jasfn. My wife grew up in Michigan, but her family is from Finland. She worked there for a year teaching English when she was in her twenties. We live on a small ranch in Texas now, and she's become a pretty good deer hunter. Judging from the photos on this site, several others writing in are also living in West Texas. What exactly is a Browning 1900 rifle? I can find a 1900 pistol, but no rifle.
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Post by jasafn on Feb 1, 2010 14:55:36 GMT -5
Good evening, Hardrada55, please take a look to Clement-Neumann-page. I put there some info of my C-N rifle. I have also three FN 1900 rifles. How I can add pictures oldshooter, we Finns have deer/moose hunting in our blood. -jasafn-
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Post by Hardrada55 on Feb 2, 2010 8:57:15 GMT -5
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Post by jasafn on Feb 5, 2010 15:54:33 GMT -5
Hello,
Thank You for help. I got the pictures to European Semi-Auto Sporters -page.
-jasafn-
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Post by jack1653 on Feb 7, 2010 13:21:39 GMT -5
Hi Jasafn,
Welcome to the forum. I will be looking forward to seeing the the pictures of the FN. I am still trying to find one of these rifles. I may be getting close to getting one, but I understand that the rifle I may be getting does not have the original rear flip sight on the rifle. How difficult would it be to find one of these sights?
I have not been to Finland in my European travels. My grandfather came from Goteberg, Sweden and I did visit that area about 10 years ago. My daughter resides near Zurich, Switzerland and has been to Finland several times. She kept telling my wife an me that she was going to take us there on one of our trips, but that was before she had the three children. I am afraid it is off the itinerary at this point.
Jack Ahlberg
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Post by sighthound on Jun 6, 2010 20:33:15 GMT -5
I have a FN 1900 that came from Sweden and had been awarded as first prize in a shooting contest. The rifle was purchased and brought to US by a Mormon missionary working there. It had had an engraved presentation plate which the owner kept that read "First Prize Marksmanship" or words to that effect, I bought the rifle from a later owner and this was all the wording he could recall but I suspect there may have been a name, date and place. The outline where the plate was mounted was still visible and I made a plate to the same shape and had it engraved "Fosta Platz Markinshippin" which I hope is a reasonably accurate transulation. The rifle has had the magazine blocked so that it will only accept one cartridge and I wonder if this was done to comply with some regulation. The serial number is a few numbers over 4000 which I think dates it's production to 1926. I have seen cartridge designations 8.86x49mm and 8.9x49mm for Sweden and 9x48mm and 9x49 for other places in Europe while US it is known as 35 Remington. It is a little unusual to have history of a firearm's previous owners from long ago and another country so I will appreciate any comments especially from Sweden, Thank you, sighthound
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