GunnyUSMC
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So you are telling us that every gun you have ever bought has been better looking then the ones before. You must have started of buying some ugly guns.
Here is an easy question: What is the prettiest gun for you to look at?
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GunnyUSMC writes:
I have certainly done that, but my definition of "the prettiest" does tend to be very fluid.
I have certainly done that, but my definition of "the prettiest" does tend to be very fluid.
Legionnaire
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How about this pair of Dragoons?
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I d love to see another 1903 post!
GunnyUSMC
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I agree. Sometimes from day to day.GunnyUSMC writes:
I have certainly done that, but my definition of "the prettiest" does tend to be very fluid.
I have a few guns in my surplus collection that are beat up old warhorses that are just beautiful.
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Oooooooo! I have its twin brother! What caliber is yours? (Mine is .38).
GunnyUSMC
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Mine is also in .38.
I think I found your 1903 pic on the walking varminter thread in rifle country. About #44 or so. Looks like you fired on the wrong target.
ApacheCoTodd
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Oddly, it suddenly re-appeared in a whole other thread after being nowhere to be found last night.
Interestingly, it applied to that thread as well.
Todd.
ApacheCoTodd
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Isn't that weird? It was NOT there or anywhere last night. Completely scrubbed from my activities list too when searched for.I think I found your 1903 pic on the walking varminter thread in rifle country. About #44 or so. Looks like you fired on the wrong target.
Oh well....
Todd.
ApacheCoTodd
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Back again. Dragging out my *prettiest* sequels like a Geico commercial series.
Having covered what I feel are my prettiest; centerfire rifle, shotgun and revolver - I got to thinking about semi-autos.
While the gap between #s 1-3 and then whatever might be #4 is huge, #s 1-3 are a very tough call for me. Perhaps some input from the peanut gallery is in order.
My 1908 vintage 1903 .32 would seem the prettiest to me. To a great degree because they and their finer FN siblings are simply, hands-down, some of the most aesthetically appealing handguns ever made of any time or manufacturer and THEN.... There is the tactile reward of handling them. Smooth, rounded, slim - OUTSTANDING feel! THAT blue, the polish, the suspiciously smooth action. If these don't melt your ballistic heart, get in line with the Lion at the Wizard's door.
You know what, in writing that ^^^^^^ , it occurs to me that the other two; a custom bull's eye 1911 from the 40's and an early S&W model 41 are most certainly NOT "the prettiest" when compared to a beautifully aged 1903.
This pistol's stood good watch for 3 generations in my family.
Grandpa carried it all the way back when his first Mack truck was chain drive and hi-jackers were a MAJOR concern. Sometimes the load, sometimes the truck - especially during Prohibition.
Later for my Pop, it and a meat-hook were significant protection for the Ol' Man contending with Teamsters and hi-jackers in Chicago-land in the day. Being *Independent* had it's rewards and costs!
Later still, for me it got a State Department *return card* and was carried overseas considerably, taking advantage of design particulars in shape and caliber. The place I held it closest was Kenya and the Horn of Africa.
Yup, a pistol who's beauty or *prettiness* is considerably more than skin-deep.
All bow now, before the beauty that is the Art-Deco, Film Noir... Ne Plus Ultra of appealing design! Form exceeding already superb function in an offering from a design demigod; John Browning.
It is the very pistol that Frank Lloyd Wright would have designed had he designed pistols.
Maybe .22 semis will get their own due later because now, as I look at the Model 41 on my desk, I see it laying beside a sweet old Pre-Woodsman!
Todd.
Having covered what I feel are my prettiest; centerfire rifle, shotgun and revolver - I got to thinking about semi-autos.
While the gap between #s 1-3 and then whatever might be #4 is huge, #s 1-3 are a very tough call for me. Perhaps some input from the peanut gallery is in order.
My 1908 vintage 1903 .32 would seem the prettiest to me. To a great degree because they and their finer FN siblings are simply, hands-down, some of the most aesthetically appealing handguns ever made of any time or manufacturer and THEN.... There is the tactile reward of handling them. Smooth, rounded, slim - OUTSTANDING feel! THAT blue, the polish, the suspiciously smooth action. If these don't melt your ballistic heart, get in line with the Lion at the Wizard's door.
You know what, in writing that ^^^^^^ , it occurs to me that the other two; a custom bull's eye 1911 from the 40's and an early S&W model 41 are most certainly NOT "the prettiest" when compared to a beautifully aged 1903.
This pistol's stood good watch for 3 generations in my family.
Grandpa carried it all the way back when his first Mack truck was chain drive and hi-jackers were a MAJOR concern. Sometimes the load, sometimes the truck - especially during Prohibition.
Later for my Pop, it and a meat-hook were significant protection for the Ol' Man contending with Teamsters and hi-jackers in Chicago-land in the day. Being *Independent* had it's rewards and costs!
Later still, for me it got a State Department *return card* and was carried overseas considerably, taking advantage of design particulars in shape and caliber. The place I held it closest was Kenya and the Horn of Africa.
Yup, a pistol who's beauty or *prettiness* is considerably more than skin-deep.
All bow now, before the beauty that is the Art-Deco, Film Noir... Ne Plus Ultra of appealing design! Form exceeding already superb function in an offering from a design demigod; John Browning.
It is the very pistol that Frank Lloyd Wright would have designed had he designed pistols.
Maybe .22 semis will get their own due later because now, as I look at the Model 41 on my desk, I see it laying beside a sweet old Pre-Woodsman!
Todd.
entropy
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Too curvy for FLW. He'd have designed the Block, er Glock. Or the MAC-10. (although that's more Bauhaus.) I think Pedersen's design was a better Art-Deco design. The 1903 is more Art Noveau, bordering on Arts and Crafts. OK, maybe FLW could have designed the 1903 after all. but he would have used plastic and concrete.
ApacheCoTodd
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Too funny!Too curvy for FLW. He'd have designed the Block, er Glock. Or the MAC-10. (although that's more Bauhaus.) I think Pedersen's design was a better Art-Deco design. The 1903 is more Art Noveau, bordering on Arts and Crafts. OK, maybe FLW could have designed the 1903 after all. but he would have used plastic and concrete.
And glass..... LOTS of glass!
Todd.
Armybrat
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Prettier than mine, but the silhouette is the same... (wife’s grandpa carried it between the two world wars)
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WOW! 3 generations! What a story! Man, its just oozing class! Simply the prettiest semi auto ever created!Back again. Dragging out my *prettiest* sequels like a Geico commercial series.
Having covered what I feel are my prettiest; centerfire rifle, shotgun and revolver - I got to thinking about semi-autos.
While the gap between #s 1-3 and then whatever might be #4 is huge, #s 1-3 are a very tough call for me. Perhaps some input from the peanut gallery is in order.
My 1908 vintage 1903 .32 would seem the prettiest to me. To a great degree because they and their finer FN siblings are simply, hands-down, some of the most aesthetically appealing handguns ever made of any time or manufacturer and THEN.... There is the tactile reward of handling them. Smooth, rounded, slim - OUTSTANDING feel! THAT blue, the polish, the suspiciously smooth action. If these don't melt your ballistic heart, get in line with the Lion at the Wizard's door.
You know what, in writing that ^^^^^^ , it occurs to me that the other two; a custom bull's eye 1911 from the 40's and an early S&W model 41 are most certainly NOT "the prettiest" when compared to a beautifully aged 1903.
This pistol's stood good watch for 3 generations in my family.
Grandpa carried it all the way back when his first Mack truck was chain drive and hi-jackers were a MAJOR concern. Sometimes the load, sometimes the truck - especially during Prohibition.
Later for my Pop, it and a meat-hook were significant protection for the Ol' Man contending with Teamsters and hi-jackers in Chicago-land in the day. Being *Independent* had it's rewards and costs!
Later still, for me it got a State Department *return card* and was carried overseas considerably, taking advantage of design particulars in shape and caliber. The place I held it closest was Kenya and the Horn of Africa.
Yup, a pistol who's beauty or *prettiness* is considerably more than skin-deep.
All bow now, before the beauty that is the Art-Deco, Film Noir... Ne Plus Ultra of appealing design! Form exceeding already superb function in an offering from a design demigod; John Browning.
It is the very pistol that Frank Lloyd Wright would have designed had he designed pistols.
Maybe .22 semis will get their own due later because now, as I look at the Model 41 on my desk, I see it laying beside a sweet old Pre-Woodsman!
Todd.
indy1919a4
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Back again. Dragging out my *prettiest* sequels like a Geico commercial series.
Having covered what I feel are my prettiest; centerfire rifle, shotgun and revolver - I got to thinking about semi-autos.
While the gap between #s 1-3 and then whatever might be #4 is huge, #s 1-3 are a very tough call for me. Perhaps some input from the peanut gallery is in order.
My 1908 vintage 1903 .32 would seem the prettiest to me. To a great degree because they and their finer FN siblings are simply, hands-down, some of the most aesthetically appealing handguns ever made of any time or manufacturer and THEN.... There is the tactile reward of handling them. Smooth, rounded, slim - OUTSTANDING feel! THAT blue, the polish, the suspiciously smooth action. If these don't melt your ballistic heart, get in line with the Lion at the Wizard's door.
You know what, in writing that ^^^^^^ , it occurs to me that the other two; a custom bull's eye 1911 from the 40's and an early S&W model 41 are most certainly NOT "the prettiest" when compared to a beautifully aged 1903.
This pistol's stood good watch for 3 generations in my family.
Grandpa carried it all the way back when his first Mack truck was chain drive and hi-jackers were a MAJOR concern. Sometimes the load, sometimes the truck - especially during Prohibition.
Later for my Pop, it and a meat-hook were significant protection for the Ol' Man contending with Teamsters and hi-jackers in Chicago-land in the day. Being *Independent* had it's rewards and costs!
Later still, for me it got a State Department *return card* and was carried overseas considerably, taking advantage of design particulars in shape and caliber. The place I held it closest was Kenya and the Horn of Africa.
Yup, a pistol who's beauty or *prettiness* is considerably more than skin-deep.
All bow now, before the beauty that is the Art-Deco, Film Noir... Ne Plus Ultra of appealing design! Form exceeding already superb function in an offering from a design demigod; John Browning.
It is the very pistol that Frank Lloyd Wright would have designed had he designed pistols.
Maybe .22 semis will get their own due later because now, as I look at the Model 41 on my desk, I see it laying beside a sweet old Pre-Woodsman!
Todd.
Those 1903's are just so Patton...
Of course I am feeling bad about not pointing that out with the Rem model 51.. The Patton anti aircraft gun..
ApacheCoTodd
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Scary shiny.
A fella could shave in his reflection.Yup, I'd shoulder holster that gat as a semi-formal Bar-B-Que gun to be sure.
Todd.
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montanaoffroader
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May I ask what the rifle on top is?
The rifle on top is a Marlin 1881 in .45-70. Serial number puts year of manufacture as 1887. The exterior is a bit rough but the bore is in excellent condition and the rest of the internals are in good condition with the exception of the set trigger, for some reason it doesn't work.
My dad shot it when he owned it, but I haven't actually had it to the range yet. It came out of my great uncle's house, he was a bit of a hoarder
Riomouse911
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A Royal Blue 6” Python sitting next to a 4” Ultimate Python pretty much melt my heart!
Stay safe.
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Archie
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I like and admire many, include the 1903 Colt Pocket pistol and the Remington 51, but the sort which is most pleasing to my eye is the traditional gentleman's bolt action stalking rifle. Blued metal, polished and figured walnut or other hardwood stock, chambered for something like 6.5x53mm Mannlicher-Schoenauer or .275 Rigby. No pictures at the moment as it isn't quite finished. Presumably I'll take delivery prior to dying.
Arkansas Paul
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I have to get back and see that.
The last time I was there, the archery museum on the other side was open (which was very cool), so we went through that, but the firearms side wasn't completed yet.
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