Rarest of the Rare

[Tinman204]

How in the world did you get lucky enough to not only get one no8 but 2 with the same serial number?? That's as neat as it gets!!

 

[Skaal-tel]

My friend has one he tried to sell a couple times, bore isn't the best, he has some factory ammo for it as well, I believe Kynoch - if you are interested I can ask if he wants to sell it still.

Having a 280 ross is a mixed blessing - as a collector's item it is great! But not so much as a shooter. Ammunition is difficult.

 

[wd113]

Webley & Scott 1910 Auto in .38 ACP - about 1200 made in .38 ACP, of which about 700 had the grip safety.

Officer issued Yugoslavian Browning 1922 - I don't know how many were made, but I've seen more .38 ACP Webleys than Yugo officer's pistols!

Colt 1905 .45 ACP - About 6000 made, this one sadly refinished.

Love 'em.... refinished or not , the colt makes my heart rate go up...

 

[Claven2]

Having a 280 ross is a mixed blessing - as a collector's item it is great! But not so much as a shooter. Ammunition is difficult.

I dunno, I shoot regularly. Buffalo Arms makes the brass and many shoot .270 bullets just fine. I also made a swaging die to bump up the diameter a bit - helps tighten groups a little.

My home-made swaging die:

Great fun

 

[Buckmastr]

Rare condition on a common milsurp such as this minty 1898 krag.

 

[Gibbs505]

Not a Milsurp but it is rare, and it is militry ...... I refer to the VC and Bar of course ....................

 

[twincamharley]

My .280 as a Lt. Greener sniper tribute ( anyone who knows Ross' should know who this was )

 

[5THBATT]

How in the world did you get lucky enough to not only get one no8 but 2 with the same serial number?? That's as neat as it gets!!

Brought them both at the same time & at the same place, was looking for consecutive s/n's but discovered these while sorting though the catalogue, there was another set listed as having the same s/n but was a typo

there were...
285 No8s
100 No9s
& about 50 DP No4s
There were also...
115 sets of No8 woodwork
28 sets of No9 woodwork
& 65 sets of No4 woodwork, representing the rifles destroyed as unsuitable for sale.

 

[lorne19]

Not a Milsurp but it is rare, and it is militry ...... I refer to the VC and Bar of course ....................

Thats truly a rare item. Is this a piece in your collection?

 

[lorne19]

Not really a rare milsurp but certainly the rarest in my collection. A 1937 SCW M91/30.

 

[millwright]

Great info on the No8's Thanks.

 

[wheaty]

Stock mark looks like a Spanish Civil War mark.
Correct me if I'm wrong on this one.

 

[5THBATT]

1935 Lithgow MkIII Sectionised & 1935 Lithgow MkIII both with the shortlived rodded stock bolt keeper plates.

 

[CanadianAR]

Claven, that luftwaffe depot build is pretty cool.

 

[ArtyMan]

Stock mark looks like a Spanish Civil War mark.
Correct me if I'm wrong on this one.

It most certainly is! Nice rifle!

 

[lorne19]

Stock mark looks like a Spanish Civil War mark.
Correct me if I'm wrong on this one.

It is hence me calling it a SCW M91/30. I was really lucky with this one two I picked it up for a 100$ last year at a show in Montreal.

 

[lorne19]

It most certainly is! Nice rifle!

Thanks Artyman. Sadly the bore is pretty rough, but I didn't buy her for a shooter I bought her for the history.

 

[fernleaf]

This meets the OPs' definition of rare...

Finnish Mosin Nagant M39 made by SAKO in 1941. This one is 177 of c.6500 made with the early non-pistol grip stock.

 

[bogusiii]

There's always the common but usually defaced (Arisaka Type 38 that sill has the Mum and dust cover)

or the usual with unusual features (Bren with drum and cartridge catching bag)

or a pair of Inglis's

or a beltfed that is not in everyone's gun locker

or a drum fed

or plumbing

 

[bogusiii]

This whole thread begs the question, why?

Is it because it's historical?
Iconic?
Desirable?
Few made?
Prototype or experimental?
That particular example had a history?
It's near the 'first' or 'last' of its kind?
Lots made but few exist?

I'd like to think all of the above.