Antique Photos--Post what you got
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BrotherRockeye
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Rural Saskatchewan
very cool!even the high flying geese aren't safe...they might run into the muzzle 
make sure you lower it before going under power lines
make sure you lower it before going under power lines
very cool!even the high flying geese aren't safe...they might run into the muzzle
make sure you lower it before going under power lines
It is loaded with 6 oz of shot and 200gr powder. I can tell you it kills on both ends. I can,t hunt geese because of game laws, but the crows will fall. As for power lines I have broke two overhead lights and did get zapped.
BrotherRockeye
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Rural Saskatchewan
that's more to my liking!
I'm bettin you must be on dialup too...otherwise you'd put pictures big enough to oogle properly
I'm bettin you must be on dialup too...otherwise you'd put pictures big enough to oogle properly
- Location
- Algoma region
This is my new (antique) purchase , a schmidt M1882 7.5mm swiss service revolver .Minty presentation piece looks unfired .Made in 1888 .Can you beleive this is 122 years old.
I believe it christo!!, everything built in this age is made to be recycled.
In the 19th century things were made to last under the most rigorous use.
Beautiful revolvers! that will be fit to shoot in another 130 years!
I got this little pop gun from a guy that needed cash for Christmas. It is a 4ga. barrel is 52" gun is about 22 lb.
Heck! That's lighter than a Thompson 1927A1 with a full 100-rd drum aboard!
Best regards ~ ~ ~ mauser
Mooncoon - That is beautiful bro. My pics are all on photobucket, round 200 lol. I got pics from when I first bought it, dissassembly and restoration. Let me know what yall think
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Latest find !
This is my latest find . Nothing fancy ! Just a plain little Belgian Bulldog revolver in .380 cal , But in excellent +++ shape with about 98%+ original nickel and a just a few staining spots (NO RUST). Simply Beautiful The nicest one I have seen anyway !
This baby was sitting in my gunsmith's safe, registered as a prohib until he showed it to me and I find out it was an ANTIQUE.
He got it verified , de-registered & re-classified correctly
No need to say that I bought it !!
This is my latest find . Nothing fancy ! Just a plain little Belgian Bulldog revolver in .380 cal , But in excellent +++ shape with about 98%+ original nickel and a just a few staining spots (NO RUST). Simply Beautiful The nicest one I have seen anyway !
This baby was sitting in my gunsmith's safe, registered as a prohib until he showed it to me and I find out it was an ANTIQUE.
He got it verified , de-registered & re-classified correctly
No need to say that I bought it !!
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Columbia Arms Corporation cased set
COLUMBIA ARMS CORPORATION appears to have been a stop-gap group formed to handle the affairs of Fiala Arms & Equipment Co. while it was going through bankruptcy in the !920s. Many CGN regulars may recall my interest over the years collecting the UNIQUE variations of the Fiala family of guns. THIS is my first Columbia-marked gun.
This is only the SIXTH Columbia gun reported of the estimated 8 to 9,000 guns produced from 1920 to 1935. A total of only 130 surviving "Fialas," Model 1920, regardless which of three names were on them, have been documented. Some are marked Schall & Co..
Interesting to note that ALL 6 Columbias have the company name ENGRAVED, unlike the Fiala and Schall guns which had their info roll-stamped.
The complete set included a 3" bbl for concealed carry; a 7.5" bbl for range/plinking; and a 20" bbl with wooden forestock for hunting. Housed in a fitted, lockable case, a detachable walnut stock was also included. Smoothbore 20" barrels were an optional feature.
These sets sold for around $35 back then, while just the gun with one barrel was $10, and so on.
They are unique in that they are the ONLY gun made which is a magazine-fed single-shot .22rf, which must be hand-cycled after each shot.
Best regards ~ ~ ~ mauser
COLUMBIA ARMS CORPORATION appears to have been a stop-gap group formed to handle the affairs of Fiala Arms & Equipment Co. while it was going through bankruptcy in the !920s. Many CGN regulars may recall my interest over the years collecting the UNIQUE variations of the Fiala family of guns. THIS is my first Columbia-marked gun.
This is only the SIXTH Columbia gun reported of the estimated 8 to 9,000 guns produced from 1920 to 1935. A total of only 130 surviving "Fialas," Model 1920, regardless which of three names were on them, have been documented. Some are marked Schall & Co..
Interesting to note that ALL 6 Columbias have the company name ENGRAVED, unlike the Fiala and Schall guns which had their info roll-stamped.
The complete set included a 3" bbl for concealed carry; a 7.5" bbl for range/plinking; and a 20" bbl with wooden forestock for hunting. Housed in a fitted, lockable case, a detachable walnut stock was also included. Smoothbore 20" barrels were an optional feature.
These sets sold for around $35 back then, while just the gun with one barrel was $10, and so on.
They are unique in that they are the ONLY gun made which is a magazine-fed single-shot .22rf, which must be hand-cycled after each shot.
Best regards ~ ~ ~ mauser
