Show us your Guns!

[Story]

Vintage!

Not mine : Al Capone's breaktop .38 S&W, that he gave to Mae Capone. $9,500
http://www.sturmgewehr.com/webBBS/collectors.cgi?read=31205

 

[John in Covina]

It's stunning what the name of Capone can do for the price of historic items.

 

[Mossyrock]

I guess I will take a shot at getting this thread back on the vintage path. How about this?

This piece began life as a WWII era Remington-Rand 1911A1. Sometime after the war, the owner had it engraved and then basically beat it to death. When I got it a few years ago, it was a rattling hulk of its former self. I rebuilt it from the ground up. As you see it, the only original parts are the frame, slide, pins, and grip safety. I fitted the frame to the slide, installed a US GI National Match barrel and bushing, and replaced everything else. It was polished and reblued by Ted Yost, and the grips are by Nutmeg Sports. I don't know anything about the engraver other than he was probably Japanese in occupied Japan, after the war. This is the general opinion after having shown this pistol to half a dozen engravers.

While this is, at it's heart, a "BBQ gun", it also gets carried and shot. It's next outing will be for Independence Day, in Kramer horsehide.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Outstanding piece...Mossyrock
...and I do agree..the engraving is most likely Japanese.
HD

 

[John in Covina]

That's some beautiful bluing.

I wonder how many know what a BBQ gun is out there?

 

[HoosierDaddy]

I ain't from Texas...but I do happen to know what a BBQ gun is.
HD

 

[warbird]

That's some beautiful bluing.

I wonder how many know what a BBQ gun is out there?

Probably not enough. The 1911 does lend itself very nicely to being a BBQ gun as does the High Power and a nice SAA fits well too.

 

[BellyTank]

Here's a nice example of a BBQ gun:

http://www.coolbusinessideas.com/archives/ketchup_pistol.html


B
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[FinalVestige79]

Daaaannnng that takes me back!! i haven't heard the word BBQ gun since I was a kid in my Gramps' shop...and Court Guns too!! He taught me the difference..and the etiquette that comes with it.

 

[Akubra]

Chapuis 9.3 x 74R

It is a double rifle. Not exactly vintage, it is only 10 years old but it is an old design that hasn't changed much in over 100 years. The cartrige is the German equivalent to 375 H&H ( I have one of those also)

I have a bunch of guns, some are vintage some are for defence, most are for hunting and sporting purposes. If this post goes well I'll put up some more pics. Maybe the old Askira WW2 rifle that was re chambered to 458Winchester for the Ugandan game department in the late 40s for Elephant cropping.



TRY THIS....

http://webmail.myfairpoint.net/hweb...GQM&emid=sharshar&linkid=link5&cid=EMsharshar

 

[matrioshka]

What's a "court gun"? I know what a BBQ gun is, but I've never heard of the other term.

M

 

[Diamondback]

IIRC, a "court gun" is one that cops wear with their best dress-uniforms when they must make a courtroom appearance.

Dylan, how'd I do?

 

[Davep]

There is also the potato or "spud gun"

http://www.kingnovelty.com/images/Potato Gun.jpg

And of course a old time favorite the "cork gun"

http://www.neatstuff.net/guns/cork-gun.jpg

 

[Story]

If this post goes well I'll put up some more pics. Maybe the old Askira WW2 rifle that was re chambered to 458Winchester for the Ugandan game department in the late 40s for Elephant cropping.

I'd like to see that - who did the conversion, do you know? And are you a member over at the Nitro Express forums?

 

[carebear]

A genuine Texas law man explains the differences between a "BBQ gun" and a "Court gun".

http://thelawdogfiles.blogspot.com/2006/03/court-guns-and-bbq-guns.html

 

[Story]

The weapons used in PUBLIC ENEMIES
http://www.imfdb.org/index.php/Public_Enemies

Melvin Purvis' Mauser Sporter

 

[Levallois]

The weapons used in PUBLIC ENEMIES
http://www.imfdb.org/index.php/Public_Enemies

Melvin Purvis' Mauser Sporter

If you enjoy seeing vintage firearms used in anger then this is the movie for you. Thompsons, BARs, 1911s along with Rem. model 8s and 351 Winchesters (got to look fast for these). As with all Mann films the shootouts are well done and everybody looks like they have handled firearms before.

John

 

[DutchIndo]

A genuine Texas law man explains the differences between a "BBQ gun" and a "Court gun".

http://thelawdogfiles.blogspot.com/2006/03/court-guns-and-bbq-guns.html

I read somewhere some group (ACLU ?) had their underwear in a wad because of this. Reason ? It looked too "Cowboy" It's probably why my friends don't do it.

 

[carebear]

The weapons used in PUBLIC ENEMIES
http://www.imfdb.org/index.php/Public_Enemies

Melvin Purvis' Mauser Sporter

Haven't gone to see the film yet but in the preview he works the bolt beautifully in that scene. Smooth, fluid bolt throw and his head doesn't move.

Definitely have to agree that Mann aims for accuracy in his gunhandling, just watched Collateral again last night in fact.

 

[shortbow]

Some great gats. As to the lawdog files and him talking about pearl grips, when I was growing up in West Texas they were verbotten. My parents always said George Patton opined that peal grips only belonged on a "pimp gun."