Rare Guns - Pics and Info! - Page 3

Skans · November 11, 2009, 04:58 PM

I have to say, I really like this thread. I'm seeing some guns I've never even heard of before.

XD Gunner · November 11, 2009, 05:09 PM

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smith and wesson 242 one of about 1600

I passed one up a couple years back for around 350.00. Had I known...

mhuegerich · November 12, 2009, 09:44 PM

Here's a few. Although not too rare.

Iver Johnson 25 caliber. Can't find too much info on this gun.

British Bulldog

COP 357. Someone posted one earlier. It's never been shot becuase it scares me.

Rossi Derringer. I've seen a few on auction sites, but not many.

**44 AMP** · November 12, 2009, 10:09 PM

But not impossible

why are all your guys guns so small?

Ronbo1 · November 12, 2009, 10:22 PM

Probably not that rare but I bought it at a moving sale 30 years ago for $50 with a holster and some ammunition.

Colt 380 made in 1911.

predecessor · November 13, 2009, 12:13 AM

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Probably not that rare but I bought it at a moving sale 30 years ago for $50 with a holster and some ammunition.

I'll buy it from you for $100 - take it man, that's 100% markup!

troy_mclure · November 13, 2009, 12:19 AM

that automag is making me drool!

Skans · November 13, 2009, 08:06 AM

I've got it bad for this little "pen" gun, map. What caliber is it? Who made it?

Microgunner · November 13, 2009, 08:58 AM

I've got this old Remington 1865 Navy in .50 rimfire cal. This one has the Navy anchor and Frank C Warner cartouches. Only about 200 were purchased by the Navy. The next year they purchased them in .50 centerfire. So this is one of about 200 that ever existed.

44Magnum · November 13, 2009, 09:51 AM

44AMP,

You have no idea how badly I want those Auto Mags.

2003flht · November 13, 2009, 01:19 PM

How does that pen gun work? I see you posted blueprints of it. Got any more pictures?

Wie funktioniert das Stift-Gun? Ich sehe, Sie auf dem Laufenden Blaupausen davon. Hast du noch mehr Bilder?

Hopefully my translation is correct! LOL

TJH3781 · November 13, 2009, 01:28 PM

Not really rare, but unusual.

Top is a Pachmayr Dominator in 357 Max.
Bottom is a Springfield Arms Single Shot in 44 Mag.

RickB · November 13, 2009, 03:49 PM

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OK, maybe not as rare as that but I have only ever seen two for sale and I have one of them. They aren't made anymore and not many were made when they were. I have yet to meet someone that knows what it is or hard of it.
Alchemy Spectre .45

I think they were made, or at least the offices were located, in Pacific, WA? I saw ads for the gun in the Washington Arms Collectors newsletter. It was supposed to be some sort of combination of assets of the 1911 and Glock, but I'm not sure who decided which characteristics of the two designs qualified for inclusion. I'll see if I can find an old ad.

Sulaco2 · November 13, 2009, 06:35 PM

Skidmark, I wrote an article about the Thomas .45 a “few” years ago for one of the gun magazines, “Firepower” in May of 86. Not a lot of info about them but what there was showed that if the maker had stayed in business he had way ahead of the curve plans for firearms. Sold it not long after, wish I had kept it but it was a real weight to carry. Never failed to fire though…

tekarra · November 13, 2009, 06:49 PM

map,
Very interesting photos, thanks for the posts.

Samuel2001 · November 14, 2009, 12:41 AM

What I'd like to see is someone post a pic of a Springfield Omega!

Anyone?

Morgo · November 19, 2009, 08:30 PM

One of the older guys at my range has a Springfield Omega, very nice pistol.

Morgo · November 19, 2009, 08:41 PM

I havent seen another one of these in person before.

Beretta 92FS Competition Model 9mm
Sig P229 Sport .357 Sig
HK USP Match 9mm

BADSBSNF81 · November 21, 2009, 11:12 AM

Rare in the sense that the layout won't be duplicated again by the engraver.

Otto Mattik · November 21, 2009, 05:56 PM

A "Texas Ranger" (probably Montgomery Ward) .38 LC revolver. Copy of a colt but about 3/4 size.

Also the "bunkhouse" repair the cowboy did to keep it running after the mainspring broke.

He made it work.
2 digit serial number

9mm & .45 Fan · November 21, 2009, 09:07 PM

Morgo, don't you also post on GlockTalk?

Morgo · November 21, 2009, 09:14 PM

Yes, a few others as well.

snarley · November 22, 2009, 11:59 PM

built in argentina starting in the 30's i think. it's a daily shooter and shoots great. got it from a friend in az. 20yrs ago and just used it to qual. for my texas ccl. thinkiing about durocoating it. according to the serial # this one was built between 1942/44 and they were used by argentina millitary and sold to bolivia, peru, and columbian millit. and also the british special forces in wwII.

izngood · December 7, 2016, 12:28 PM

I bought the Astra Constable Sport .22LR version (Astra 5000) with the micro adjustable sight. Sheer luck, I'm new to guns (the restrictions in Denmark are rediculous), but I fell in love with it, and it is my first pistol. Later I found out what a gem I found. The seller didn't know either.

More info on both the A-50 in first post and other Astra models:

Morgo · December 8, 2016, 12:25 AM

Zombie thread!

November 12, 2009, 10:09 PM	#54
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,832	Hard to find.... But not impossible why are all your guys guns so small? __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

November 12, 2009, 10:22 PM	#55
Ronbo1 Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2004 Location: MN Posts: 136	Colt 380 Probably not that rare but I bought it at a moving sale 30 years ago for $50 with a holster and some ammunition. Colt 380 made in 1911. __________________ When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty. America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves Abraham Lincoln

November 13, 2009, 12:19 AM	#57
troy_mclure Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2008 Location: gulf of mexico Posts: 2,716	that automag is making me drool! __________________ There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time."

November 13, 2009, 08:58 AM	#59
Microgunner Senior Member Join Date: March 6, 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 3,324	I've got this old Remington 1865 Navy in .50 rimfire cal. This one has the Navy anchor and Frank C Warner cartouches. Only about 200 were purchased by the Navy. The next year they purchased them in .50 centerfire. So this is one of about 200 that ever existed. __________________ *Proud NRA Benefactor Member*

November 13, 2009, 09:51 AM	#60
44Magnum Senior Member Join Date: September 29, 2008 Posts: 325	44AMP, You have no idea how badly I want those Auto Mags. __________________ "It'll all fit in there, it must be a compressed load." I never joined SAMMI.

November 11, 2009, 04:58 PM	#51
Skans Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2008 Posts: 11,132	I have to say, I really like this thread. I'm seeing some guns I've never even heard of before.

November 12, 2009, 09:44 PM	#53
mhuegerich Member Join Date: June 28, 2007 Location: St. Louis MO Posts: 62	Here's a few. Although not too rare. Iver Johnson 25 caliber. Can't find too much info on this gun. British Bulldog COP 357. Someone posted one earlier. It's never been shot becuase it scares me. Rossi Derringer. I've seen a few on auction sites, but not many.

November 13, 2009, 08:06 AM	#58
Skans Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2008 Posts: 11,132	I've got it bad for this little "pen" gun, map. What caliber is it? Who made it?

November 13, 2009, 01:19 PM	#61
2003flht Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2009 Location: Connecticut Posts: 199	How does that pen gun work? I see you posted blueprints of it. Got any more pictures? Wie funktioniert das Stift-Gun? Ich sehe, Sie auf dem Laufenden Blaupausen davon. Hast du noch mehr Bilder? Hopefully my translation is correct! LOL __________________ "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming...Wow! What a ride!" Give a Liberal a fish, he'll ask for seconds. Teach a Liberal to fish, he'll sign up for unemployment...

November 13, 2009, 01:28 PM	#62
TJH3781 Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2009 Location: Rockford IL Posts: 149	Not really rare, but unusual. Top is a Pachmayr Dominator in 357 Max. Bottom is a Springfield Arms Single Shot in 44 Mag.

November 13, 2009, 06:35 PM	#64
Sulaco2 Senior Member Join Date: June 5, 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,247	Thomas .45 Skidmark, I wrote an article about the Thomas .45 a “few” years ago for one of the gun magazines, “Firepower” in May of 86. Not a lot of info about them but what there was showed that if the maker had stayed in business he had way ahead of the curve plans for firearms. Sold it not long after, wish I had kept it but it was a real weight to carry. Never failed to fire though…

November 13, 2009, 06:49 PM	#65
tekarra Senior Member Join Date: May 26, 2007 Posts: 1,164	map, Very interesting photos, thanks for the posts.

November 14, 2009, 12:41 AM	#66
Samuel2001 Senior Member Join Date: August 17, 2001 Posts: 838	What I'd like to see is someone post a pic of a Springfield Omega! Anyone? __________________ .45 ACP Because no matter how you try to rationalize it, 9mm is still for women and pansies. Build a bridge, and...GET OVER IT!

November 19, 2009, 08:30 PM	#67
Morgo Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 471	One of the older guys at my range has a Springfield Omega, very nice pistol.

November 19, 2009, 08:41 PM	#68
Morgo Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 471	I havent seen another one of these in person before. Beretta 92FS Competition Model 9mm Sig P229 Sport .357 Sig HK USP Match 9mm

November 21, 2009, 05:56 PM	#70
Otto Mattik Senior Member Join Date: August 8, 2006 Location: California, of course. Posts: 106	A "Texas Ranger" (probably Montgomery Ward) .38 LC revolver. Copy of a colt but about 3/4 size. Also the "bunkhouse" repair the cowboy did to keep it running after the mainspring broke. He made it work. 2 digit serial number __________________ Never criticize a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes, because then when you DO criticize him you will be a mile away and have his shoes.

November 21, 2009, 09:07 PM	#71
9mm & .45 Fan Member Join Date: November 4, 2009 Posts: 59	Morgo, don't you also post on GlockTalk?

November 21, 2009, 09:14 PM	#72
Morgo Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 471	Yes, a few others as well.

November 22, 2009, 11:59 PM	#73
snarley Junior Member Join Date: November 21, 2009 Location: algoa texas Posts: 8	1942/44 ballaster molina 45acp "erjercito argentino" built in argentina starting in the 30's i think. it's a daily shooter and shoots great. got it from a friend in az. 20yrs ago and just used it to qual. for my texas ccl. thinkiing about durocoating it. according to the serial # this one was built between 1942/44 and they were used by argentina millitary and sold to bolivia, peru, and columbian millit. and also the british special forces in wwII.

December 7, 2016, 12:28 PM	#74
izngood Junior Member Join Date: December 7, 2016 Posts: 1	Astra Constable Sport I bought the Astra Constable Sport .22LR version (Astra 5000) with the micro adjustable sight. Sheer luck, I'm new to guns (the restrictions in Denmark are rediculous), but I fell in love with it, and it is my first pistol. Later I found out what a gem I found. The seller didn't know either. More info on both the A-50 in first post and other Astra models: Last edited by izngood; December 7, 2016 at 12:33 PM. Reason: Picture didn't show

December 8, 2016, 12:25 AM	#75
Morgo Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 471	Zombie thread!