thanks for all the info guys, this really is facinating. i picked up the old trunk today, the out side is rather wore but the inside was in ok condition. he said that its only been opened a hand full of times in the last 50 years or so. it was a PITA getting it down from the attic. the two rifles had some light rust in several spots but i used a rag and some oil that he gave me and most of it came off. they were wraped togeather in the bottom in the old blanket and the rest of the stuff was tossed on top.



the two rifles are both marked
u.s. rifle
cal.30 m1
winchester
2,351,XXX and 144,XXX
one rifle seems complete minus the wood of course, but the other is defiently missing some parts that the other one has. im assumeing that these are also war rifles. are all these legal to own, im assuming they have been "liberated" after the war. if so wheres a good place to buy parts?

the belt and ammo belt dont quite match, there different shades. the mess kit is marked 1942 and the canteen 1945 theres 8 bullets in a holder and they have green and white tips with 43 stamped on the round end.

btw i almost forgot, i signed up for a pistol training course earlier today and had the pistol looked overat lunch timeat a local gunshop/indoor range next to where i work. i guessif its good enough to "protect" her faimly for two generations i guess that its good enough to protect mine.

the gunsmith said that the pistol is correct for a late remington rand and that it is in shootable condition but he said that its probably not a good idea to fire it much because of its condition.