Prized weapon

[Vudu15]

1861 Springfield rifle...

[Rash]

12 guage side by side that we found in my Grandfather's basement after he passed away.  After doing someone research, I have determined that it was most likely my Great Grandfather's gun and that it dates from the late 1880s to early 1890s.

My dad remembers it as the gun that my grandfather used to take out in the woods to shoot a few squirrels or ducks for my grandmother to cook for dinner when times were tough in the early 1930s.

For me, this particular shotgun, even though it isn't the most unique or most valuable gun in my collection, has the most meaning because it saw my family through hard times.

I had it inspected by a qualified gunsmith, had the firing pins replaced (had to have them fabricated), and I bought some special low pressure shells from a company in Georgia that specializes in ammunition designed for vintage shotguns.  

It's actually a very pleasant gun to shoot.

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Smith looks a lot like this, but no hammers.  Good looking weapon.

[Shuffler]

I have a sling. Not sure of the dating but they used them eons ago. This one has 6 dinosaurs etched on it. I'm thinking it was kill marks.

[Jayhawk]

My dad's old KA-BAR.

[ToeTag]

If I could buy one of these this would be it...

http://youtu.be/lUe4NWiOq5A

[mtnman]

This is one of my favorites...

It's a hand-forged Damascus blade made by a blacksmith friend of mine in a coal-fired, hand-pumped forge, and hammered and folded on an anvil.  These blades can run up to $100 per inch...  He made the blade, and another friend hafted it and made the sheath.

I'm not overly fond of the sheath, but haven't gotten around to making a replacement yet.

I won this knife in a shooting match with my flintlock rifle several years ago.  I had a choice of either the knife or a rifle.  10" blade, razor sharp, and nice and light.



I've really weeded most of my weapons down to where all of the ones I have are pretty prized.  Rattlesnake-backed bows, flintlock rifles, muskets, and pistols, old shotguns, etc...  This would be the toughest to replace though.

[SmokinLoon]

I have a number of them.... the GI bring back Arisaka 6.5mm Jap with the mum intact.  The GI bring back 1943 Steyr k98 with "bad guy" markings intact (no "Russian capture" import markings!).  The GI bring back 1944 Walther P38 with "bad guy" markings intact (I bought it from the vet's grandson).  The 1942 Webley in .38/200 (.38 S&W) that says "War Department" on the grip.

But my most prized is my Mossberg .410ga bolt action shotgun much like the one Rob posted that was handed down to me from my grandfather (same one listed in my sig line), and the other is a Remington Model 11 12ga (Browning Auto-5) that was made in 1934.  It was given to my father by his grandfather, then on to me when I was in high school.

I have so many, it is hard to name a few.

[katanaso]

I have a sling. Not sure of the dating but they used them eons ago. This one has 6 dinosaurs etched on it. I'm thinking it was kill marks.

Silat has been looking up and down for that!  But he tells the story that it's really only 5 dinosaur markings, as the 6th was an assist.

[titanic3]

Well, it was part of a weapon, but....

My great grandfather was wounded by a Japanese grenade, with shrapnel in his neck/back area. He survived (somehow, amazingly, fortunately), and the doctor pulled out the shrapnel pieces by pieces. We still have a piece of the shrapnel in the same box that contains his Purple Heart. Tiny thing about .5 inch in diameter and jet black. Hard to believe it was going thousands of miles per hour.

[skorpion]

these are the 2 most prized weapons of mine. the first one some people dont consider a "weapon" because its a BB gun but hey, if it shoots projectiles, then its a weapon. (sorry about the quality, these were taken with a phone camera)


and heres a 4 mm co2 gun my grandfather had, then my father, then 7 years after he died, i have it. its got its place in my family and its a true piece of history for me.

[Slash27]

[olds442]

Browning

Auto matic


Rifle


44 mag...... if im lucky (get it lol....nm)

357.

liked the most.... BAR

[skorpion]

Browning

Automatic

Rifle

were talking about weapons we own here.  (automatic is one word)

[olds442]

these are the 2 most prized weapons of mine. the first one some people dont consider a "weapon" because its a BB gun but hey, if it shoots projectiles, then its a weapon. (sorry about the quality, these were taken with a phone camera)
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and heres a 4 mm co2 gun my grandfather had, then my father, then 7 years after he died, i have it. its got its place in my family and its a true piece of history for me.
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OH AND toy's dont count...

my dad dose have a BAR, ive shot it,  he gave me his 357... ive shot it.. he has a 44 mag

[skorpion]

OH AND toy's dont count...

my dad dose have a BAR, ive shot it,  he gave me his 357... ive shot it.. he has a 44 mag

you think a 1300 FPS pellet gun is a toy? or how about a 900 FPS CO2 gun is a toy? how about i shoot you in the leg with both of them and watch you call it a toy.

got pics of that BAR? i dont even think you've gotten more than 1 foot from a BAR. BTW weapons he has dont count as YOURS.