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Mine would have to be the 1942 Izveshk, M38 Carbine, in the white, unfinished stock, (no varnish etc.) Rough tool marks that my Dad picked up and brought back. He saw a lot of Combat WWII, Korea,Vietnam, and only picked what he thought were Militarily significant pieces.

I would Love to know the History behind this rifle. Where it has been, the conflicts it has seen, etc.

Got me in to the whole 7.62X54 round, and subsequently collecting M38's/M44's.


What do you have? Why is it important to you?


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  • droptop
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJztW9dcpyc
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  • bambihunter
    That is a tough one but I think I can narrow it down to 2. One is a 10/22 stainless that my wife bought me our 2nd Christmas. We have shot literally hundreds of thousands of rounds through it. I did replace the barrel but I still have the original too.

    The one that I like most that I bought is an HK import Benelli Super Black Eagle. I read about it way back then about how it could shoot 2.75, 3, and 3.5" in any order, without adjustment. I drove over 2 hours to see and hold one. I knew I had to have one but at over a grand to buy, and me at ~20 I had to work a lot of overtime to save for it. I later bought a shorter barrel for it, then after that bought a slug barrel that has sights on it. I then put a 2x7x32 Leupold on it with removable mounts. I have said that if for some reason we can only have one gun, this would be it because it is so versatile, at least with all the accessories.

    I use the SBE a lot for hunting, but one relatively 'lowly' gun that while I don't really cherish, it is on me all day, every day and I trust my life to it. It is a Kel-tec P3AT (.380). My wife and I call it my "American Express" because I never leave home without it (even when I carry one of my 10mm's). That is kinda our code word too for her to remind me to take it off if we are going somewhere it is not permitted (post office or concert usually).
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  • Don McManus
    We had an old Sears(?) 22 long rifle single shot growing up. That was the only firearm in the house, but it dispatched its share of rock chucks over the years. Do not know what happened to it.

    So I don't really have a cherished firearm like most of you folks. Have a few 30-40 Krags that I bought when I found out my great grandpa used a couple to dispatch a band of Zapatas. He died with one in his hands when a group of 100 or so of them came back after the fall of Mexico City.

    The last one I will part with is a Ruger SR1911 that was a gift, provided to me with custom machined grips that were machined by a couple of the guys in the shop, so I guess that would be the most cherished.
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  • Alpine
    My Perazzi. I won a lot of money and Silver belt buckles with that shotgun.
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  • serf
    WWI German Luger DWM, no BATF registration, all original 95% blueing.

    serf
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