Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Firearm Collection Pictures!
- Thread starter iCheese
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Bloody Hell!!
Thats more firepower than my local Police Force have!!
The mind boggles.........
.
That Mosin is beautiful. May I ask how much you paid for yours? I have been really looking into a Kar98 or Mosin Nagant.
...which would mistaken everybody who's not into firearms to think it's an AK47!
It's very similar in comparison to an AK47. Not hard to confuse.
The one I posted a rarer variant, and it's hard to gauge value in the current market, but if you bought it from a dealer or at auction you'd probably pay over $300. I got it for less at a gun show - a lucky find.
However, if you are just getting into collecting, you can pick up a very nice M91/30 version of this rifle (the standard WWII model) for under $130, sometimes as little as $75. M44 carbines (the same rifle with a shorter barrel and built-in bayonet) are also available at similar prices. Most of these have never been fired since undergoing post-war refurbishment and are in excellent condition.
German 98k Mausers are rapidly rising in price. Nowadays it's difficult to find a presentable example under $200. I don't have one yet because I'm holding off until I come across a really clean one I'm willing to spend money on. The Mauser Model 98 action is probably the most common military bolt action rifle design out there (The US Springfield 1903 is a Mauser 98 design), and if you get into Mausers you'll find that scores of countries adopted this rifle in one form or another.
Actually it is an all correct (not matching though) German K98k BCD 4. The side sling you mentioned is found on all of Germany's K98ks. The thing we have to remember with those Yugoslavian Mausers is that they where based on those German ones they didn't really innovate with those rifles. I also have a M48BO it's a pretty nice rifle but the German Mausers are far better. I've heard that those M24/47s where pretty nice though. Also I just remembered about those Yugo re-arsenaled (Yugo captures?) ones I don't know much about them but I know that BCD isn't one as the markings on the receiver aren't scrubbed it still has the waffenamps.
Beautiful Finn capture M91/30 I have a few Mosins myself it's nice to see someone who collects milsurps around here.
It's an original M91 actually - and due to the early date (1896) it was probably obtained by the Finns from their own arsenals when they revolted. Somehow it never got a Finn barrel either, which is interesting.
You know, I was thinking of the GEW 98 stock for some reason, which is not a side-mounted sling...Plus, the 24/47 does not have the side mounted sling either. Duh.
I have a brand-new M48A and a 24/47 - and in terms of accuracy the 24/47 is the equal of the German Mausers I've fired, though the German rifles are considered more collectible. I've got a good quantity of the 1970s/80s Yugo surplus ammo saved up and it gives very good accuracy at 15 cents per round. I notice the price on that ammo has gone up significantly as of late.
If your
You know, I was thinking of the GEW 98 stock for some reason, which is not a side-mounted sling...Plus, the 24/47 does not have the side mounted sling either. Duh.
I have a brand-new M48A and a 24/47 - and in terms of accuracy the 24/47 is the equal of the German Mausers I've fired, though the German rifles are considered more collectible. I've got a good quantity of the 1970s/80s Yugo surplus ammo saved up and it gives very good accuracy at 15 cents per round. I notice the price on that ammo has gone up significantly as of late.
If your
Ahh should have noticed the barrel bands and rear sight on that one of course it's a M91. A beauty too I still haven't gotten my hands on one of those older Nagants I sure do want one though but they aren't quite at the top of my list yet.
My M48 just isn't as nice as my German Mausers quality-wise (well, that and at 100 yards it throws bullets all over the place, I should probably fix that but..ehh) that's sorta why I haven't gotten a 24/47. Of course the K98ks have more interesting history behind them too. I'd say every one should own a nice K98k, they are starting to become harder to find though.
As far as ammo goes I have so much Egyptian surplus stuff stocked up I haven't had to buy 7.92x57 in years. It's not the best stuff but it works for pretty well. I'm not looking forward to running out of that stuff now though. It's probably is really expensive and I have a feeling ammo might start getting hard to find but we'll see how that goes.
Oh hey I looked further back in the thread and I have to say I like your Tula M1895 Nagant revolver I want one of those myself.
My M48 just isn't as nice as my German Mausers quality-wise (well, that and at 100 yards it throws bullets all over the place, I should probably fix that but..ehh) that's sorta why I haven't gotten a 24/47. Of course the K98ks have more interesting history behind them too. I'd say every one should own a nice K98k, they are starting to become harder to find though.
My M48A is a brand new gun - never fired when I bought it, and I suspect it was built from parts stockpiles rather than ever having been made for military use. The bolt is really stiff, it needs to be lapped a little to smooth it out - but it looks beautiful. I haven't shot it too much at a full sized range, but a 50 yards it will knock cans over without trouble. My 24/47 looks a lot more "used", but the bolt is much more smooth in operation and it is quite accurate at 100 yards - not pinpoint accurate like my K31, but more than accurate enough to hunt with, for example. Like the German Mausers, it has seen a lot of service (more service than the K98s actually), so it is a battle tested weapon. If I were you I'd look for a 24/47 first. They are based on the Model 24 so they are all pre-war manufactured, have more history than the M48s and pretty much all of them have seen service.
I've never seen Egyptian 7.92x57 on the market. If it shoots well I'd try and save a bunch of it and buy Yugo or Turkish stiff now while it's available. 5-6 years ago you could still get the German WWII 7.92x57, which was regarded by some as the best surplus in that caliber - it's all gone now.
Thanks! They are still quite inexpensive, though the ammo is pricey. They are pretty accurate in single action mode, but the double action trigger is very heavy.
Hey I almost forgot about this thread
Awesome SAW pictures above, are you in the military Perrumpo?
Here is a S&W 686-2 that I bought a few weeks ago. I am finally taking it out today to shoot for the first time. I think it is pretty cool for a few reasons. First of all, it is my first .357 (first magnum loading of any caliber actually), and secondly, it is a no-lock S&W that just happened to be manufactured the same year I was born
Awesome SAW pictures above, are you in the military Perrumpo?
Here is a S&W 686-2 that I bought a few weeks ago. I am finally taking it out today to shoot for the first time. I think it is pretty cool for a few reasons. First of all, it is my first .357 (first magnum loading of any caliber actually), and secondly, it is a no-lock S&W that just happened to be manufactured the same year I was born
How much would a Krieghoff "P" Luger fetch these days?
Fjestad Blue Book of Gun Values, page 1099 and 1100.
Sweet. Love the barrel pic.Here is a S&W 686-2 that I bought a few weeks ago.
Many years ago, I enjoyed firing this weapon.
I miss being in the states when I see the wonderful display of firearms in this thread. Nothing here in Japan.
Although, the Japanese do have replicas that would easily fool the average person and in some cases experts. Unbelievable.
Glad to see this thread is still going.
I don't have a picture with me (not at home for the week), but I have a very sentimental and historical piece. I have a colt 45 that my grandfather got from his dad (my great grandfather). It was worn by a very close family friend (close enough that my grandfather called him uncle) durning WWI. The is a large mark on the barrel of the gun that was caused by shrapnel (spelling?) from a mine or shell burst that injured my grandfather's "uncle". The wound eventually killed "uncle" due to infection and the poor medical techniques and knowledge of the time. My mom and her sister were kind enough to let me have this gun after my grandfather passed a few years back. My brother got my grandfathers colt 45 that he carried in WWII, pacific theater (he was in the navy, assigned to the merchant marine, in charge of naval gunnery crews assigned to the merchant marine ships for protection).
I don't have a "love" for guns, however I am really turned on by the historical aspect of some of these weapons and the hand they had in shaping the world we live in today.
I don't have a "love" for guns, however I am really turned on by the historical aspect of some of these weapons and the hand they had in shaping the world we live in today.