unusual firearms and memorabilia

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Hello,
I collect unusual firearms and was wondering if anybody else has a similar interest. I also collect Civil War, Cowboy, Frontier and Slave Era Memorabilia.
 
Most of the Bergmann and Mannlicher semi auto pistols of that period are pretty neat and look like something out of a Buck Rodgers movie. I think that they were way overbuilt, not in terms of ruggedness, but were complicated and needed alot of hand fitting, and when all was said and done they were underpowered.
 
When your talking about what is basically a necked down 25 auto
95mm Bergmann) ...that's underpowered. Still a neat little gun though. The trigger position feels kinda funny but you get used to it.
 
Sorry, by unusual I mean firearm curiosa such as palm pistols, antique knife guns, cane guns, watch pistols etc. Anything that is a weapon or gun but doesn't necessarily look like one.
 
Don"t get much more unusual then this.
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Or Rarer than one of these from Civil War era.

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Road King
 
I have had the Trap gun for a while , picked it up at a gun show in Ontario. The gun still works and it looks like it is unused condition. They were made between 1850 to 1860 and this one is in .45 Cal. They were made up to .50 cal and are very collectable and rare.



The REMINGTON SPLIT BREECH CARBINE, Made 1865 -1866 Caliber .56-50 Rim Fire
This was one of Remington's earliest production longarms made for metallic cartridge ammunition. On Oct. 24, 1864 15,000 "Split Breech" carbines, caliber .56-50, were ordered at $23.00 each. Delivery was completed on May 24, 1866, to late for the Civil War. After the War the War Department sold them back to Remington for $15.00 each and they in turn sold them to France , to be used in the Franco Prussian War. This accounts for their scarcity on the collector's market. The only marking is the US stamp on the top of the butt plate. These were the last type of arm supplied to the Union Government on contract prior to the end of the Civil War. Specimens in this caliber are very scarce and are still considered a Civil War Firearm by collectors.

Because of the deal between the Government and Remington buying back these guns (unissued) at a reduced price and Remington reselling at thier sell price, a law was enacted that the Government could no longer sell arms back to the original maker at reduced prices. Seems like a good deal for Remington and contractors. Score Remington 1, US Government 0
Road King
 
Help!

Sorry, I'm a newbie and I'm trying to figure out how to send a picture attachment but I can't find the button labelled "Manage Attachments" that is supposed to be below the message box in the main "New Post" page. Could you please tell me how to locate it?
 
How much more than $15 do you figure a split breech would go for now? A friend of mine has one and they are so seldom sold that it's hard to get a market value on one.
 
The trap is secured to a tree or something solid where an animal can get to it. Meat or anything that could be used as bait is shoved onto the prongs with the "arrow heads" at the end holding it so it can't be easily pulled off. When the animal pulls on the bait, a spring holding the hammer (the t-shaped part at the opposite end) is released, hitting the percussion caps.....and boom!
 
They even had window and door alarms that worked somewhat along the same lines. The "trigger" was attached to the sill or doorjamb and when the trigger was released, pushed or pulled (depending on the model), the gun fired a blank or some cases fired shells or balls.
 
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