old pistols

[Gordon]

two .32acps, two .380s, one .25acp

I'll post more if interested.

 

[forindooruseonly]

I'm interested. I have a soft spot for old automatics. How do you like that Mauser? What is it a 1914? 1934? I've always liked the look of them and wanted to try one out, but have never had the chance nor buckled down and just bought one.

That's a nice collection. I've got a few older autos myself that I like very much. I'm surprised you don't have a Savage in that group as well.

 

[txgunsuscg]

I'm interested. That's a beautiful collection. I kind of have a soft spot for guns that some people consider old and/or outdated...

 

[bikerdoc]

Old guns, yum.

I can wait, and would rather not, but some day it is inevitable I will inherit a Savage 32, a really old baretta, some colts, and few more rifles and shot guns.

 

[forindooruseonly]

This thread just isn't right without some Savages thrown in:

Savage 1917 in .32 from 1923



Savage 1907 in .32. This is a 1919 year production gun, during which Savage was experimenting with a different finish due to wartime difficulty of getting chemicals needed for their normal blueing. It's a matte, more ugly finish and wasn't made for very long, just until the supply came back and they could revert to their old standard.

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

Cool photo - I have three of those five myself. I love the fitting of well made old autos.

 

[Shadow 7D]

Where the hell did you find a MINT 1917 savage??
It's a heavy complex system, all cause Browning owned most of the best patents
still a REALLY cool gun
I'd post a pic of my Frommer STOP, but, um, it's not NEARLY in as good of condition as your guns.

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

I'd love to have one of those old Savages especially the .45. I'm sure the closest I'll get is my funky watch fob... I bought it because I knew the guy that had it was notorious for "knocking off" old things like this.

 

[NMGonzo]

You are a man of taste.

 

[W.E.G.]

 

[Maple_City_Woodsman]

That Remington is amazing. IMO one of the best compact fighting pistols ever made.

 

[forindooruseonly]

Where the hell did you find a MINT 1917 savage??

I've stumbled across a couple of excellent ones over the years. Actually, that is wrong. I actively sought the best ones everywhere I could, online, at gunshows, ect. Years ago my dad had given me a couple of Colt Hammerless autos, and it sent me on a quest to acquire every interesting automatic pistol from that era - and of course the Savages just had that essential Art Deco cool to them. They are really common once you start looking, which is funny because I never really noticed them before. However, most haven't aged so well. And it kinda became a thing with me. I wanted great looking ones to match the great looking Colts my dad gave me, so I passed on a bunch. Eventually I came up with these two over a period of about eight years. One from gunbroker, one from an estate sale.

To call the 1917 mint would be a bit too much praise, though, it has some wear - I'd say it's a solid 95% though. I've seen better condition ones, but never with a box numbered to the gun like this one. The 1907 would be absolutely mint if it wasn't for a couple of small spots which you can see in the photo - and it doesn't have the box, I reused the others box for both photos.

So, my quest for a perfect example continues... not to mention I haven't found a 1915 in great condition when I could afford it. I bid on one that came from the estate of the guy behind Automag and AMT, but it went up past a couple thousand and I couldn't hang. The .45 Savage he had went for 10k+. I probably will never be able to afford one of those.

Anyway, that's the long version of the story behind my Savages.

 

[forindooruseonly]

Here's another cool one from the era. A Harrington and Richardson Self-Loader in .32. I found this as part of my "get all the cool guns of the 1920s" phase as well.

 

[Shadow 7D]

Well, yeah, I understand that
I too love pistols of this era (actually my Ruby - FN 'd Guerra- is my favorite .32)
and it seems either you can pick them up for under 200 from someone who wants to make some cash selling an old 'Saturday night special'
OR, you pay top dollar from someone who know what it is.

Lots of poor condition '07 and '17 going for 200ish, but then you see the same thing for 700+? what gives

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

Looks like a quality collection, too. I recognize the two Colts on the bottom, and the top one looks like some sort of Browning. But what is the one in the center? Mauser?

 

[Gordon]

Model 1955 Browning which is really a throwback. Mine was made in 1957 and is in .380 . The one below it is a Remington 31 which are over the top cool IMHO. It is the slimmest and softest recoil .380 I've ever found as it has a locked breech.The 1934 Mauser is pretty good for a .32acp but I like the Colt .32ap better. The .25acp was carried for years by my Grandpa. It shoot very well.
I really like the H&R .32 and always wanted one, and the similar and larger Webley.
I used to have a few Savages, but had trouble on most with getting reliable feeds even with ball ammo, so sold the to collectors. I think I have a half dozen more old ones not counting Lugers and other big format ones.

 

[SharpsDressedMan]

Another classic.

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[forindooruseonly]

Awesome Beretta! One of those is on my short list.

Lots of poor condition '07 and '17 going for 200ish, but then you see the same thing for 700+? what gives

I think it's optimism on behalf of the owners who think their gun is old, thus rare albeit in rather poor shape. And then some unsuspecting clueless soul buys it. On a more cynical note I'd say someone is out to fleece the sheep - there is certainly a lot of that in the gun business. I'd be a liar if I said I never grossly overpaid for a beater. It was a lesson for me later on, when I realized how incredibly foolish I'd been. One of mine came cheap - the one on gunbroker actually. The estate one came from their kids, who were clearly happy with a "take it or leave it" attitude - in fact, one looked downright disappointed when I actually bought it. I paid a premium for it - nothing outrageous, but certainly top dollar for what it is. I don't mind though, I've got a keeper.

I used to have a few Savages, but had trouble on most with getting reliable feeds even with ball ammo, so sold the to collectors.

One of mine shoots well, the other won't feed reliably. I suspect a magazine spring, but I'm too lazy to change it. It's not like they see a lot of range time. I do shoot them, just rarely.

Anyway, that's a nice collection. What other classics do you have?

 

[Gordon]

Hardto say what is an "old pistol". I DO like the "vintage pistol" idea better.
I forget exactly but 1942 (I think) Colt 1911A1 that got rearsenaled sometime. They did NOT do the original Colt Blue frame for some reason. Yes the mark under the firing pin stop matches. I don't think the barrel is original. Over all it is in like new shape.

 

[Cornhusker77]

I'll play
Here's an old H&R 32 Self Loader I picked up a while back

 

[Maia007]

1915 Savage

Here's a 1915 Savage, as someone mentioned that model earlier.

 

[cyclopsshooter]

Vintage you say.. I say Pre-War

 

[forindooruseonly]

That's a nice H&R Cornhusker. You don't see clean ones that often.

Here's a 1915 Savage, as someone mentioned that model earlier.

Yep, the one I'm missing from my collection. Color me envious! Very nice!

This thread is full of temptation. Cyclops, you're not helping it any either. Awesome stuff.

 

[cyclopsshooter]

Could say the same to you forindooruseonly- Those Savages... The boxes... Very top shelf!

 

[Jed Carter]

What no Mauser C96?