Old guns and stuff
I realize this place isn't much about real guns anymore, but I am a hardcase and can't let it go just yet.One of my old 1800's pocket watches[my everyday watch, still keeps great time] the lady is photographed right into the gold somehow, an 1850's tin of Colt's primer caps made by Eley's of London[yes it is still full], a pre-civil war powder flask/measurer, Remington Navy 36 cal percussion with possibly factory ivory grips[era correct anyways], Remington New Army Martial Marked 44 cal percussion, Marlin 1875 Gamblers Pocket 32 rf cal [like new], Colts 1841? Cloverleaf 41 rf cal[skips a cylinder but I'm working it out] Colt Navy 36 cal percussion[all matching and works great] Don't know why, but having this old stuff around makes me feel at home.
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Very nice collection. I would keep them too. 0 -
Some of the best gun porn I've seen yet. 0 -
I'm all about tactical, myself. Can't say the old stuff fits into any of my self-defense or post-apocalyptic zombie combat survival scenarios. Hicaps and Eotechs are the thing, man (they don't make ballistic nylon leg holsters for a Colt or Remington Navy-- 'nuf said).
Oh, and patina blows.0 -
quote:Originally posted by DancesWithSheep
I'm all about tactical, myself. Can't say the old stuff fits into any of my self-defense or post-apocalyptic zombie combat survival scenarios. Hicaps and Eotechs are the thing, man (they don't make ballistic nylon leg holsters for a Colt or Remington Navy-- 'nuf said).
Oh, and patina blows.
What could be more tactical than that Marlin 2.75 inch single action rimfire. Just cause I neglected to show the silencer? Did you get the new MJ tactical underwear I sent you. You know, the ones with the secret hidden assault spring assisted release feature for those really quick quickies? I can get them with laser sight assist.0 -
Thats a nice collection man,
I posted Gun Porn a couple days ago, but got very minimal responce[:(]
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When I see the posts named Gun Porn I keep thinking it's going to be mostly naked nubile young ladies holding some serious hardware, Each time I have found it to be disappointing on so many levels...My post of these old things should include an old woman with pair of breasts that drop like two hanged men from a cottonwood tree. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by bigdaddyjunior
Did you get the new MJ tactical underwear I sent you.
I did, but as I use my johnson for rappelling I cannot wear them when tactical, which of late is most of the time. But I did appreciate the thought, as well as the nude photo of Mel Tillis massaging his sigmoid flexure with a Colt Cloverleaf .41.0 -
Oh, Oh, Oh, a real gun thread! I love the old stuff, show us your Ballards.
1862 pocket police that needs a cylinder and loading lever. Factory ingraved and originally had ivory grips.0 -
Ah you noticed the absence of a pocket Colt. That engraved model would really be something if it was intact.
DWS I sent you the elongated ribbed model. Maybe you should think about reduction surgery? It must put a tremendous strain on your heart to fill that thing with blood and no doubt scares the hell out of the horses.0 -
This is my type of gun porn.
Got my "duelers"[:D][:D][:D]
Colt .32 rimfire
Colt single action 44-40[8D]
Remington single shot rimfire
1853 army
pair of double barrel percussion pistols
and my spanish flintlock.0 -
quote:Don't know why, but having this old stuff around makes me feel at home.
BDJ, You know why....If no one else does. [:)][:)] Awesome stuff. Thanks for posting.
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bdj & others
Thanks for the memories. I lost my similar items in a fire (no insuramce)and can't afford to try and replace since retired.
I enjoyed looking0 -
Some nice stuff! 0 -
I think some of us just have more of a sense for history than others.
I like old things, especially guns too. The patina, worn finishes, dings & dents just add to the appeal. When I pick them up I can almost visualize the events on battlefields, hunting trips etc of yesteryear that they've been thru.
Yeah, kind of hopelessly romantic about I guess. But I truely believe that these things have a story to tell.0 -
quote:Originally posted by bigdaddyjunior
quote:Originally posted by DancesWithSheep
I'm all about tactical, myself. Can't say the old stuff fits into any of my self-defense or post-apocalyptic zombie combat survival scenarios. Hicaps and Eotechs are the thing, man (they don't make ballistic nylon leg holsters for a Colt or Remington Navy-- 'nuf said).
Oh, and patina blows.
What could be more tactical than that Marlin 2.75 inch single action rimfire. Just cause I neglected to show the silencer? Did you get the new MJ tactical underwear I sent you. You know, the ones with the secret hidden assault spring assisted release feature for those really quick quickies? I can get them with laser sight assist.
...And everybody wonders why I miss some of the old days....0 -
Glad a few of you like the old stuff. I'll dig out my old Ballards and post a picture or two of them tomorrow. Got some other old rifles that may interest you too. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Fatstrat
I think some of us just have more of a sense for history than others.
I like old things, especially guns too. The patina, worn finishes, dings & dents just add to the appeal. When I pick them up I can almost visualize the events on battlefields, hunting trips etc of yesteryear that they've been thru.
Yeah, kind of hopelessly romantic about I guess. But I truely believe that these things have a story to tell.
+1, Fatstrat. Not just guns, old crocks, pocketknives, tools, etc.0 -
gotta love them old guns,they don't make them anymore[;)], nice collection 0 -
quote:Originally posted by bigdaddyjunior
Glad a few of you like the old stuff.
Hell I like the old stuff, I married one. Don0 -
quote:Originally posted by dcon12
quote:Originally posted by bigdaddyjunior
Glad a few of you like the old stuff.
Hell I like the old stuff, I married one. Don
So did she.0 -
There are still a few of us left. Thanks for the memories.
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These Old packet pistols of mine are not nearly as old as some already posted to this thread but here they are.
Modern to some standards, but they are atleast twice as old as I am.0 -
Now these aren't cool like your Stevens Favorite or BDJ's Ballards, but they'll keep the thread near the top.
A Remington #4 and a #6
And this Winder Musket is just a kid, it's only 90 years old.0 -
Don't have all the stuff a lot of you fellas have. Got a winchester, or what's left of it,probably from a famous outlaw raid, a Martini Henry that was most likely buried by a Cheyenne durung the exodus. An old colt SAA, A Remington rabbit ear ten gauge, a couple Smith & Wesson top breaks.
BDJ, your collection there is real nice.
Anybody says those old guns don't talk to you, never owned one.
The older I get, the more I appreciate history.0 -
Wundudnee,you have some of the finest guns around. Not to mention some highly refined photography skills. I love the closeups of that revolver. Like BDJ said,makes one feel at home. Thanks.[^]
Texaswildman,I know what you mean...[;)]0 -
MVP
Got an Ortegies too. Well I used to have one. My girlfriend fell in love with it and I don't think I'll ever get it back.0 -
I like the old stuff too. 0 -
I love black-powder cartridge firing guns. If you don't shoot it , it belongs in a museum.
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The Remingtons I have in the picture were acquired from folks who had no appreciation for their historical significance. The New Army 44 has clear cartouches, an un-pitted sharply rifled barrel, solid original walnut grips and still has the bluing in protected areas. I found it buried under some old holsters and junk in the back of a modern gun shop. Their primary business is in new guns, but they do take in trades. It is the finest example of the 44 Army I have ever seen. Even nicer than the one in the State Museum's display. I gave the owner $700 for it. Had to go $900 for the Navy because of the ivory grips and intact bluing, though the cylinder # is off a bit. Lot of Remington percussion owners hed multiple cylinders to make reloading quicker. My point is that you can get these fine historical pieces without spending the $3k-$4k they usually command at auction.
Ran into an elderly gent coming into the shop with a burlap bag. He had a Colt Dragoon, a Navy and a seriously early SAA that had belonged to his old Texas outlaw Grandfather. All three guns looked as new as repros. He insisted they were all broken old guns and was hoping to get a few dollars for them. Two had the cylinder holes blocked up with screws or something. Ofcourse he was referring to the nipples. The SAA he said wouldn't do anything when you pulled the trigger. He didn't know you had to cock it each time. I could have given him a couple hundred bucks for all three and he would have been thrilled. Instead I sent him away from that shop and gave him the number for Sotheby's Auction House were he probably got closer to the 40k those beauties were worth. Never saw nicer looking examples, but they had been wrapped in burlap and stored in a warm attict for over 125 years. Plus his grandfather was still listed as "wanted" by the Texas Rangers for murdering a man wiith that very SAA in a saloon in a fight over a prostitue. Would have been easy to gather providence on that gun and the outlaw owner. Hard to say where the price on that one would end up with a letter and a wanted poster to go with it.0
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