Reising m50 serial numbers

It is a neat piece of American history! Originally Posted by PaulF. Thanks Paulf, it is blue and has no Police markings. I do understand some of the early ones were like that. Because of earlier threads I have a spare bolt and firing pin and plan to order a set of Wolf springs.

Am ordering the book tomorrow. By the way I found 10 45 Uzi 10 rd. Like winning the lottery. Reising M50 firing pins? Hi, I too, have an M50 and broke the firing pin a year ago. A friend told me to try Numrich gun parts, but they don't list the firing pin. Does anyone know where I can buy some? Here is the listing. Thanks Pete, most appreciated!

Paul F Very interesting ino!! Thanks for sharing. I've never had problems with the firing pin on my Reising 50, but would sure be interested in the mods you made. Agreed about the Christie mags. They're great!! Proudly living in the heart of the infamous "UZI Triangle.

It worked great, so I am going to give it a thumbs up!! Disassembly and assembly was difficult even under normal conditions. Simple maintenance was problematic as there was no bolt hold-open device. Chambering a cartridge was awkward as the action bar was hard to grasp in the forearm and could be obstructed by the sling. The exposed rear sight had no protective ears and was vulnerable to breakage. The adjustable front sight could be lost if the retaining screw wasn't tightly secured.

The weapon was susceptible to jamming if grime clogged the bolt's locking recess in the receiver. The two small magazine guide retaining pins and corresponding receiver stud holes were tapered allowing disassembly and assembly only from one direction—right to left for disassembly, and left to right for assembly; adding unacceptable levels of complexity in a combat environment.

The retaining pins had to be delicately pounded out whenever the bolt needed to be removed for cleaning. During the reassembly process, if the retaining pins were inserted too much or too little when reassembling, the receiver might not fit back into the tight confines of the stock. What constitutes a "commercial" and "military" Model 50?

While there is not one factor that distinguishes the so-called commercial from the military model, the commercial model is usually blued. It commonly has a fixed front sight and a rear sight with no retaining screw. Lastly, the commercial model commonly has a smooth take-down screw, a two-hole trigger guard, and serial numbers ranging from one to 20, Military Reisings are usually parkerized. They often have an adjustable front sight with an Allen screw and a rear sight with a retaining screw.

Finally, the military model commonly has a three-hole trigger guard, proofmarks like "PH" or "Pm2" above the chamber, and serial numbers ranging from 20, to , The first and second models are both smooth body, are blued, and are twenty-shot double column.

The first model is distinguished by five cartridge peep holes on the left side, a feature eliminated on the second model to prevent mud and sand from entering. In contrast, the third model is parkerized, has two long indentations on the sides to reduce its capacity to a twelve-shot single column magazine because of feeding problems experienced with former models.

Nearly , submachine guns were made of which two thirds went to the Marines. But just when the Reising story seemed to end, a foreign order was received in the s for nearly 2, more Model 60s, but that order was finally the end. Acquiring a number of Model 50 receivers, Numrich assembled them with parts. These weapons all have an "S" preceding the serial number and were sold domestically in the early s after reparkerization and fitting with newly manufactured walnut stocks.

As opposed to the vast use of the Thompson in films, the Reising is known to have appeared in the 20th Century Fox film Guadalcanal Diary where the Marine patrol is pinned down on the beach and being picked off by the Japanese defenders, and also in the RKO film Marine Raiders where the weapon jammed during a Guadalcanal sequence.

Several Reisings appear in the hands of a gang of robbers led by Jan Murray in the crime thriller "Day of the Wolves". It also made an appearance in the film U John Basilone. Military Wiki Explore. Popular pages. Grant Richard Winters Harry Welsh. Project maintenance. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? M50 Reising. Edit source History Talk 0. Ankony, "The US. Popular Science. April ISSN Retrieved 13 June When the weapon is in the cocked position as described above, the hammer spring is compressed, and the cylindrical hammer is held in the cocked position by the sear.

When the trigger is pulled to fire the weapon, the disconnector that is connected to the trigger, moves forward. The sear, being engaged with the disconnector, rotates on its pin releasing the hammer. The hammer under the tension of a compressed spring moves rapidly forward and strikes the firing pin whereupon the firing pin strikes the primer of the cartridge firing it.

The pressure from the gas of the firing cartridge is exerted against the face of the bolt and causes it to unlock and begin moving rearward. The camming lug of the action bar is hooked into the recess on the underside of the bolt, pulling the action bar rearward with it. The camming of the bolt out of the 23 degree locking shoulder in the receiver and the resistance of the retracting spring delays the overcoming of the inertia of the moving parts until the bullet is approximately 2.

At this point the chamber pressures are reduced and the bolt moves rearward. As the bolt moves rearward the extractor and the residual pressure extracts the empty cartridge case. The case is then cammed out through the ejection port by the fixed ejector attached to the receiver. The rearward motion of the recoiling parts is terminated by the hammer and bolt striking the bumper plug.

During the rearward motion the action bar cams the disconnector out of engagement with the sear allowing the sear, under the action of the sear spring, to engage the hammer. The hammer spring is compressed over the recoil spring guide. When the trigger is pulled again the cycle will repeat itself. When the selector is positioned in the semiautomatic mode, the extension of the selector holds the auto connector lever out of the path of the action bar.

With the selector set in the full automatic position, the extension of the selector allows the auto connector lever to hook onto the action bar.

The hook of the connector, under the action of the connector plunger spring, will rise into the connector recess in the action bar. When the bolt and action bar have nearly completed the movement caused by the first shot, the action bar pulls the auto connector lever, which is attached to the sear and causes the sear to rotate on its pin, releasing the hammer. This action continues until the trigger is released or the magazine is emptied. When the trigger is released, the trigger spring plunger rotates on its pin; the trigger stud bears against the rear arm of the connector, forcing the connector out of the path of the action bar.

The disconnector then re-engages the sear and the firing is stopped. The full automatic action of the Reising is actually a series of very rapid semiautomatic shots. All of the post-war Reisings were full-stocked later design guns with a Parkerized finish.

The year that a particular post World War II Reising was manufactured can be identified by the letterprefix of its serial number. Guns manufactured in had a letter K prefix. A total of Reising Model 50s were produced that year with serial numbers ranging from K to K During , 3, additional guns were built with serial numbers ranging from L to L