Rarest of the Rare

[CanadianAR]

OK guys, Show me the rarest of the rare. Not your rarest, actually rare. I dont even own a rifle I consider rare.

Must have pics.

Must be rare. Lets keep it at 10,000 produced or less.

Must be milsurp.

 

[Sirus115]

i had a siamese enfield, its number was at around 2000(its serial) and around only 10k made, about 3-4 if that still around, ill see if i can find the pics

 

[tiriaq]

Go over to milsurps.com, and look at some of the ones displayed there.

 

[Claven2]

As tiriaq points out, I'd suggest you go to the knowledge library at MSC and peruse the galleries. Lots to drool over like rare sniper variants, prototype rifles, etc.

 

[superbee]

Here is a rare laminated stock DCRA 7.62

 

[flying pig]

How about a MkI Ross, converted to MkI*. 12,000 originally built to MkI standard, then who knows how many were switched to the MkII rear sight getting the MkI* designation?

Unfortunately mine fell under attack from bubba...

Now for the next 100 years I will be trying to restore her...

 

[Timberlord]

My "rare" rifle is a all matching , beautifully mahogany stocked , '68 2A1

....muahahaha

 

[wheaty]

Here is a rare laminated stock DCRA 7.62

How about the horizontal ????....

 

[wheaty]

One of 20 made during the original run in Oz. Total run of less than 200 ever made
Bayonet is original as well.

 

[yardie]

Not sure exactly how rare, but I have a minty M39 'B'.

From http://www.mosinnagant.net/FinnishMosinNagantNumbers.asp

B:

Production totals are not known as these rifles were made from cutting down M91 blanks from Belgium. It is not clear how many of these M91 barrels were cutdown to M39 specs.
A safe bet would be to place these in the 8,000+ range

 

[twincamharley]

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[Smitsauce]

MAN, THAT IS A THING OF BEAUTY!!!! I have wanted one of these ever since I feel in love with the No.1!!! I hope to have one some day! Not very likely though as I think they are WAYYYY up there in price. More than a fully equiped No. 4T, no?

Ian

I think an original Lithgow HT sniper would qualify

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[jpboivin]

I think this one is a little rare,

Yes I know , it's a common Kovrov svt-40 which was made during 6 month,
But a Kovrov with this notch is pretty rare because, they made around 50K svt sniper all arsenals combine, but how many Kovrov? I bet less than 10 K

I also have this one which around 8k was made.

and the last is a mosin nagant m-44 EX-DDR, I don't know if she's rare but I never seen another one

 

[Goo98]

About that Rasheed, I have always wondered, is the bayonet identical to an SKS bayonet?

 

[buffdog]

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Here are two Swedish Mauser m/96 rifles made in 1900 after the 40,000 1899 and 1900 Mauser Contract Military rifles were made.

This was a production of 5000 rifles, made for the Swedish Volunteer Shooters Association, (Skytte OS - FSR) because Sweden was in the process or rearming it's Military and no modern Military pattern rifles were available to shooters. However, the Military ended up with most of them, and used them.

These rifles were serial numbered 1 to 5000 and were identical to the m/96 in all respects EXCEPT there was no hole or provision for a stock disk. When the rifles were inspected at the Arsenal, the hole was put into the butt stock for the disk.

There are four known examples of this rifle that have no stock disk. The rifle at the back is one of these examples. The rifle at the front is a one that the military used. I have four rifles from this 1900 Contract with serial numbers under 5000. One has been made into a CG-63 Target rifle.
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[Tinman204]

Here's the rarest gun in my collection a '43 longbranch build into a target rifle in the 50's or 60's by Alfred George Parker's Bisley shop. I've since put it back to original by installing a PH5C sight on it. Not too many No4 Mk1's like this around, No.1's seem to be more common. I've only found 3 more like mine, but I'm sure there's a few around.

Here's the end if the barrel stamped "AGP BALL BURNISHED".

Here's my brother's new model '89 schmit Ruben. It's a first year, first month production with serial 13XX serial number.

 

[lister]

I don't have pics here, but I have a S&W 1st model Hand-Ejector, the Triple-Lock in .455 Webley. 1 of 100 civilian guns made. Was a Canadian officers sidearm in WW1. (They were expected to buy their own sidearm sometimes)

 

[twincamharley]

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[Winchester30-30]

ive got a 1917 LSA MK3

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[Buckmastr]

I have a possibly unfired BCD 43 Heer marked, numbers matching, phosphate, 5 digit serial number, which is the only one I have found around. Likely assembled in late 1944 but likely never put into service. Common gun but rare code & serial#.