![]() ![]() This resulted in the end of the rod snapping off: I tried soaking it with penetrating oil for days and then put a screw driver in the slot and tried to twist it free. I was able to twist it a bit and it had some movement but I could not get it out. My rifle's cleaning rod was completely stuck. This screw holds the buttstock into the receiver and was covered in wet preservative, which is what I imagine the crap looked like before it dried out on the rest of the gun: Disassembly is an undertaking and requires a bit of heat to minimize damage to the screws. The preservative used by the Nepalese is dried out and like a thick wax. ![]() There are lots of warnings on the IMA website about missing parts and bad condition but mine appeared to be intact and included a proper cleaning rod. Here's the rifle right after I took it out of the box and bubble wrap: He uses a giant ultrasonic cleaner on the whole gun but I only have a tiny ultrasonic cleaner that I used on the small parts so I did most of the cleaning by hand. This video from IraqVeteran8888 was extremely helpful. I recently got a Mark IV Pattern A Martini-Henry from IMA and have been cleaning it up. EDIT: Changed the photo host to Imgur because Photobucket decided to become useless and limit everyone's bandwidth. ![]()
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