Any other expensive hobbies?

[ducatizzy]

back to the thread title...

I also collect military firearms. I have rifles for every US conflict prior to Vietnam going back to the US Civil War. Most of the 20th century conflicts used the same rifles. The big changes were WW2 (Garand) and Vietnam (M16). All are original issue.

Korean War - M1-D, semi-auto M14 (original demilled USGI)
WW2 - early M1 and 1903A1, Russian Mosin Nagant '91, Finn Kivääri M/91 (Nagant), Gewehr 98 - Stalingrad capture, Arisaka type 99 "Last Ditch", Hungarian M44 Nagant, Polish M44 Nagant (standard SovCom issue)
WW1 - 1903, SMLE MkIII, '98 Mauser, Turk Mauser '91.
Spanish-American War - 1873 Springfield "Trapdoor" in .45-70 (yes, fireable), Spanish Mauser '93.
Civil War - 1854 musket (Austrian) used by the CSA (unfireable)

I inherited a lot of my collection from my pop. He was trying to get a sample firearm of every participant in every US conflict.

I also hae stuff used in the Spanish Civil War, the Chinese Civil War, Israeli War of Independence (Czech Mausers), and other stuff. I really like having the older stuff especially if it was used in conflict -- it's a real piece of history you can hold.

Hard to find items are

WW2 Aussie and Canadian stuff.
Any civil war stuff

Most of the American GI stuff is around, just pricey. Even the Russkie stuff is available, but most of it is re-arsenaled.

[motogpfan]

Originally Posted by ducatizzy

back to the thread title...

Mod hat on

good thing, I almost had to ban you..

Mod hat off

[Cyrus Buelton]

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Please keep gun talk out of this forum.

We are sensitive granola liberals

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[Gregor]

Tizzy, who made your M1's? I used to work with a guy who was buying them through the Civilian Marksmanship Program. He only bought M1 rifles and bough collector grade of different manufacturers. Some of them, like Rockola, are pretty valuable.

[Gregor]

Originally Posted by motogpfan

Mod hat on

good thing, I almost had to ban you..

Mod hat off

Get back in your donkey suit, furvert

[Cyrus Buelton]

Originally Posted by Gregor

Get back in your donkey suit, furvert

wait..........


Motogpfan is also a donkey??

[Gregor]

I was talking to you, beyotch!

[Cyrus Buelton]

Originally Posted by Gregor

I was talking to you, beyotch!

You quote motogpfan jackass

[Gregor]

Originally Posted by Cyrus Buelton

You quote motogpfan jackass

Oopth. My bad.

[Cyrus Buelton]

Originally Posted by Gregor

Oopth. My bad.

you jive ass turkey

[Gregor]

Originally Posted by Cyrus Buelton

you jive ass turkey

Hey, that's how I roll.

[Cyrus Buelton]

Originally Posted by Gregor

Hey, that's how I roll.

You could be like the cool black dude that works in my building in his 745 BMW with the license plate:


Str8black

[Ducman851]

Originally Posted by Cyrus Buelton

You could be like the cool black dude that works in my building in his 745 BMW with the license plate:


Str8black

Id prefer the Hawk character from Spencer for Hire.

[Gregor]

Originally Posted by Ducman851

Id prefer the Hawk character from Spencer for Hire.

Yeah, that dude was badass. Like half Shaft and half Kojak.

[ducatizzy]

Originally Posted by Cyrus Buelton

you jive ass-turkey

fixed