Some Old Handguns

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Here's a pic of a few of my old ones:




You can click on the picture for a larger image. Bonus points to anyone that can guess what they are. I'll be back in about an hour to post the answer. It's a crappy picture, it doesn't do them justice.
 
Only one that has me stumped is the one between the Luger and the CZ27. BTW, I know a place where you can get ammo for that Mauser.[wink]
 
Here are the answers.

Milsurps 4 Me said:
BTW, I know a place where you can get ammo for that Mauser.[wink]
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Actually, I can get it at Walmart - note the red 9 on the grip. [wink]

jhrosier said:
S&W "I" frame, S&W Model 10, Colt Model 1908
Mauser C96
Luger P08, Berretta Model 1934, CZ Model 27, Savage Model 1907
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When I was posting this, I was thinking to myself, "I bet Jack gets 'em." You were very close. Actually, the two you barely got wrong could've gone either way based on the picture.

Jose said:
Dude, you have the coolest toys!
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Thanks Jose. Actually, flotter390 has the coolest toys, I'm just swimming in his wake.
 
Some classy classics there.
The little berretta has always sort of interested me.
I passed on one to get an Astra Model 600.
Now that's an interesting old pistola, a straight blowback 9mm.
BTW, Savage's advertising slogan for the 1907 was "17 Rounds Quick"
 
jhrosier said:
Some classy classics there.
The little berretta has always sort of interested me.
I passed on one to get an Astra Model 600.
Now that's an interesting old pistola, a straight blowback 9mm.
BTW, Savage's advertising slogan for the 1907 was "17 Rounds Quick"
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10 shots quick. I bet I have the biggest collection of vintage advertising for any single pistol (the Savage 1907) on the web. Click on the link in my sig line.
 
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EddieCoyle said:
Here are the answers.


Actually, I can get it at Walmart - note the red 9 on the grip. [wink]



When I was posting this, I was thinking to myself, "I bet Jack gets 'em." You were very close. Actually, the two you barely got wrong could've gone either way based on the picture.



Thanks Jose. Actually, flotter390 has the coolest toys, I'm just swimming in his wake.
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Thank you Jim. [bow]

Fred
 
jhrosier said:
The website is nice, and displays properly with Firefox, not all do.
Are you going to do pages for the others in your collection?
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Thanks. I think at one time I planned to do pages for all of them, but that's a little too ambitious. Maybe when I retire.

I will post range reports for each of them at some point though. There tends to be plenty of historical info available for old handguns on the web, as well as minutia about various versions and markings and the like, but not a lot of info on how they shoot, their ergonomics, what it's like to clean them, etc. Maybe I can provide some of that.

tele_mark said:
You don't know what you're talking about Jim -- that picture is great! Everytime I think I've seen all your cool toys, I find out you have more!
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Thanks Mark. I probably still have a few surprises in the safe.
 
You know Jim, the first six pages of the Savage 1907's instruction book are as compelling today as they were 100 years ago.

if only more people had the balls and common sense to listen..........
 
Pilgrim said:
The broomhandle looks to good to be original. Has it been restored? Either way, it is gorgeous ! Let me know if you ever want to part with it.

BTW, you need a P38 !
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It's a reblue. Whoever did it did a nice job, the rust blued parts were rust blued, fire blued parts were fire blued, etc. I'll Keep you in mind Pilgrim but I think the Broomhandle is going in my will. The shoulder stock/holster is an original, not a repro. A P38 is on the list. I just need to find one at the right price.

Jose said:
You know Jim, the first six pages of the Savage 1907's instruction book are as compelling today as they were 100 years ago.

if only more people had the balls and common sense to listen..........
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Jose, I thought the same thing when I read it - even some of the ads. Sure, some of it is hokey by today's standards, but a surprising amount of what they put out holds up very well still. Savage did a remarkable job marketing that pistol. Especially considering that they were not known as a handgun company, and auto pistols were so new that nobody had a clue how to market them.
 
Pilgrim said:
I was reading your site and the Savage history. It states that Savage made many firearms for the WWII war effort. I'm not aware of any military weapons made under that name.

Do you know what they made?
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I have a Savage Enfield No.4 MK1*[wink]
 
Pilgrim said:
I was reading your site and the Savage history. It states that Savage made many firearms for the WWII war effort. I'm not aware of any military weapons made under that name.

Do you know what they made?
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Heavy munitions, large caliber weapons, and some Thompsons.

EDIT: As JonJ pointed out, they also made Enfields for Lend/Lease.
 
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EddieCoyle said:
Heavy munitions, large caliber weapons, and some Thompsons.

EDIT: As JonJ pointed out, they also made Enfields for Lend/Lease.
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They also made .22 training rifles complete with US Property stamp and all. I still kick myself for not grabbing one for cheap money when I saw it at a show a while back.
 
I saw something online about Savage-made Thompsons that made me think of this thread.

There are some pretty cool pictures of experimental and other significant Thompsons here.

Apparently, Savage made Thompsons for the British. The guns has an "S" prefix on the serial number.
 
How's this for a nice old savage?

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/Sieveboy/Snider/savage.jpg

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That upper left gun looks like a 32 hand ejector, 4th or 5th change.


WOWA, That Savage 99 is beautiful. Is that LNIB? It sure looks clean. What caliber is it? I have three of them, and love them.
 

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