Muzzle Break

[Gary L. Bush]

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For the past month on Friday mornings I have been posting pictures of Springfield goodies and gadgets from South Texas. Should I continue? If so, what would you like to see?


Occasionally a 1903 Springfield rifle will show up on one the 03 forums with the barrel threaded back to the leading edge of the front sight. The new owner always wants to believe that it was equipped with a Maxim silencer. It is most likely that it had a muzzle break.

Pictured here is a “Herter’s Recoil Eliminator” that sold in the late 1950’s for around $6.00.

Gary Bush

[Dave in NGA]

Please keep those pictures coming. Anything associated with the 1903 Springfield and it's various derivations is of interest to most of us.

[Dan Shapiro]

Mega-dittos...............

[Jim in Salt Lake]

The Herter's catalog was a bible to my brothers and me when we were young. I can remember the ad for that muzzle break, a kid in a coonskin cap shooting an M1 if I remember right. Gary, the stuff you show here makes me keep my eyes open at gun shows and garage sales. I never used to look at this weird little stuff before and now I can't stay away from it.

[PhillipM]

What's up with the wire in the pin hole on the front sight base?

[Gary L. Bush]

For those of you who hate to have to "click on" and go to another page:)

The barrel is only two inches longs and the wire is holding my inventory tag and is not part of the muzzle break.

Gary Bush

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[Emri]

I can't see an exit hole in the device you pictured. Is that how it eliminates recoil ??

Keep the gadget pics coming. I like them.

Emri

[Promo]

Gary, do you also have any M1903 silencers?

[Gary L. Bush]

NO