Has any body seen Miss Dufis B. Underfoot?

[twosteam]

My cat is missing- She is a great big bushy pussy cat, looks like this...

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I've been looking everywhere.. can't seem to locate her. But I have come across a few treasures you people might like to see...
These I found in the vault along with Smellie's notes about them I will include these. I know that damned cat is around here somewhere- I can hear her....

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Ps001, 002: “Colt’s” New Model Army 1960: the first modern reproduction CW revolver, made in Belgium. REMINGTON Model of 1858 with 1867/8 conversion to central-fire ammunition. This gun came to Canada after the Black Hills War of 1876, brought here by the Dakota people in their flight from General Terry following the fight at the Little Big Horn.

And next...

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Ps004: The Cops. Smith & Wesson .38 Special built in 1921, from the Wolverine sale. This was the standard law-enforcement revolver for about half of North America for over 50 years. Center: Webley Metropolitan .32ACP, built in 1913; much too nice to be a double prohib but it is, along with (Bottom) the little Owlhead, an Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works .32S&W Short 5-shot which was the Virden Town Police pistol in the early part of the 20th Century. It was used by Cst. Jim Bolton, the Town Constable, to arrest a violent escapee in the Restaurant at the Alexandra Hotel. This was my Mom’s prize possession. I cut my first teeth on the twin to this gun.

 

[Lt_Data]

I don't know what is more impressive, your collection, the history of it or how all these pieces ended up in your collection, very nice. I hope the kitty isn't lost for too long

 

[twosteam]

Next is these little jems...

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Ps005, 006: The FRENCH are coming! Described by the makers as “un modele 1892 de manufacture civil”, this 8mm 6-shot revolver by the Manufacture d’Armes et Cycles de St.-Etienne is marked as “Le Municipal”. It is a genuine First World War combat piece, being carried in action by a Major of the Army of France. Unemployed and crossing the country in the middle o the Great Depression, the Major worked for 3 months on a local farm. When he left to continue on his way to warmer weather, the farmer gave him $5 for travel money; in return the Major gave him this revolver, which the farmer had not even known he possessed. Many years later the farmer sold the revolver to me with the proviso that, in memory of the Major, it must always be a $5 gun. Centre: This is registered as made by Francisco Arizmendi in Spain but is a 7-shot Nagant copy in 7.62mm rather than the 8mm believed. It all will be sorted-out when new information arrives from the Museum in Eibar, information which is needed because it does not display Francisco Arizmendi’s trade-mark. Bottom: A Spanish contract copy of a 1916 RUBY, made by Azanza y Arizabalaga for Allied service use during the Great War. There are more than 50 known manufacturers of this pistol. It does not exhibit the customary telephone-book of British proofs, so I assume it is French.

 

[twosteam]

The next ones are...

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Ps007, 008: A pair of 1911s. Upper gun is a 1943 Colt’s-manufactured M1911A1 reworked at least twice and currently bearing a Remington-Rand slide and an H&R special chrome-lined tropical barrel. This is one of the guns which came out of Viet-Nam about 20 years ago. Interestingly, the chrome barrel adds better than 100 ft/sec to your velocity and is extremely accurate. Lower gun is a 1911 commercially-produced Steyr 9mmS pistol made on contract in 1912 for Chile. It is an extremely-accurate torque-locked rotating-barrel design by Sylvestr Krnka using a George Roth cartridge developing 420 ft/lbs ME. This is the same pistol which was tested personally by Kaiser Franz Josef I, who then ordered his Army to adopt it, which they did as the Steyr Model 1912. They also were used by the Kingdom of Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Rumania, but the Chilean contract was the earliest and the smallest. SACRILEGE I know, but the Steyr lives in a Colt shoulder-holster because it FITS so well and the Colt lives in an Australian Browning Hi-Power holster which did 200 chopper missions in the VN War.

 

[AdrianM]

Thanks for the pics and the great stories!

The 5 dollar revolver story is wonderful. I'll give you the 5 dollars whenever you're ready to continue the saga!

 

[ciphery]

Great little history lesson

 

[twosteam]

Good morning- been going thru all these little treasures trying to decide who should be next....

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Ps009: Rather a nice P-38 built by Mauser late in 1944. This gun has its own proper holster and there are spare mags for it, so it is happy. Photo doesn’t really show it, but it is in about 95% condition, so it doesn’t go to the range much. Nice shooter.

 

[twosteam]

Just had to show her twice...

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Ps010: Just a quick shot to compare the P-38 with a 1916 Luger in about the same condition. Standard of manufacture is much higher than one would think necessary in the middle of a major war.

 

[AdrianM]

Just had to show her twice...

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Ps010: Just a quick shot to compare the P-38 with a 1916 Luger in about the same condition. Standard of manufacture is much higher than one would think necessary in the middle of a major war.

Twosteam...do you have a son? If not would you like one?

Or maybe a slighter younger boyfriend?

I've fired a Wartime P38 once and it is my all time favourite handgun ever since. I loved how it felt in the hand and how well it shot.

 

[twosteam]

Thanks Adrian- but these belong to smellie, not me. No, alas, I have no children (I do have a step daughter- but she is married.) Girl problems...

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Ps011, 013: Three Lugers. TOP is my first pistol, a 1918 DWM which has seen better days but still is a good, reliable piece. LEFT is a 1938 by Mauser with Soviet capture and re-issue mark. It has been shot a very great amount, likely in training, but still is tight and solid. RIGHT is an interesting piece which was purchased with the original spare mag and holster. It is a DWM 1916 in about 97% condition except that it appears to be a contemporary DELIBERATE mismatch. It is a Great War bring-back. If only these three could talk, what tales would they tell?

 

[diopter]

Cat showed up yet?

 

[Talquin]

Check the sock closet with Smellie? Might be licking all the tic-tac coatings off.

 

[AdrianM]

Thanks Adrian- but these belong to smellie, not me. No, alas, I have no children (I do have a step daughter- but she is married.) Girl problems...

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Ps011, 013: Three Lugers. TOP is my first pistol, a 1918 DWM which has seen better days but still is a good, reliable piece. LEFT is a 1938 by Mauser with Soviet capture and re-issue mark. It has been shot a very great amount, likely in training, but still is tight and solid. RIGHT is an interesting piece which was purchased with the original spare mag and holster. It is a DWM 1916 in about 97% condition except that it appears to be a contemporary DELIBERATE mismatch. It is a Great War bring-back. If only these three could talk, what tales would they tell?

How about step-son then? I'm not after your guns, I just like chicks that shoot.

Everyone is after smellie's guns so I'm not even going to bother to get in that line!

Thanks so much for posting the pics for the digital-camera-illiterate among us.

 

[twosteam]

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Ps014, 016, 017: Luger actions and toggles are things of beauty…. and really pretty when they are in good condition.

 

[John Sukey]

Be thankful you don't live in Arizona, the coyotes whould have invited your cat to LUNCH!

 

[AdrianM]

Luger actions and toggles are things of beauty…. and really pretty when they are in good condition.

They are pretty pieces of machining aren't they. Makes me wish I had a 12.6.

 

[twosteam]

and of course,

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Ps018: The two Great War Lugers with their holsters. The left-hand holster I bought in a junk-shop because I had the gun but no holster. The holster turned out to be named and to have belonged to my girlfriend’s Grandfather….. who served opposite my own Grandfather in the trenches. Small world!

 

[twosteam]

Yes John Sukey, I could not keep cats when I lived in the Yukon, Tho along came this little black one - the runt of the litter- she was with me 17 years.(go figure) But am now looking for this nuisance--and these turned up,

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Ps020, 021: 1931 Enfield revolver in original condition, no alterations, no mods. These both came from Meyers auction house in Manitoba which does a couple of gun auctions each year. The second piece is a “Water Pistol” Astra 400 in 9mm Largo and/or .38ACP: it is marked for both. This gun was made just shortly after the Fascists captured the factory in 1938. Starting with the (internal) hammer down, it takes 2 mules and a boy to #### this monster but, after that, it is quite reasonable.

 

[AdrianM]

Yes John Sukey, I could not keep cats when I lived in the Yukon, Tho along came this little black one - the runt of the litter- she was with me 17 years.(go figure) But am now looking for this nuisance--and these turned up,

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Ps020, 021: 1931 Enfield revolver in original condition, no alterations, no mods. These both came from Meyers auction house in Manitoba which does a couple of gun auctions each year. The second piece is a “Water Pistol” Astra 400 in 9mm Largo and/or .38ACP: it is marked for both. This gun was made just shortly after the Fascists captured the factory in 1938. Starting with the (internal) hammer down, it takes 2 mules and a boy to #### this monster but, after that, it is quite reasonable.

Maybe it's just the pic, but the barrel looks long on that Enfield. Longer than mine anyway. I've seen short ones, but thought the longest was about a 5 3/4 inch barrel. Any idea what that one measures?

 

[MauserMike]

Was wondering about the Astra - a straight blowback 9mm Luger has got to have quite a recoil spring!

The Lugers are so sweet. One of these days I will somehow own one!