Actually, when I think about it, maybe the GP-100 is kind of rare. It is a Royal Phoenix model, and I have no idea how many of those were produced.

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Model 36-6, one of about 600 produced:

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Some mighty fine guns shown! Blackangnus, I especialy liked your 45 colt model 26. I just recently found out about them, and hope to find one someday. Also concering your 2nd model .44 special, I have a triplelock like that, that I highly suspect was also converted to target by the factory. I lettered it, it started out as fixed, but sent back in 49 and again in 50. Jinks put it this way: I "suspect" the work was done then.

This is a S&W Straight Line Serial number 26, I also have the box and all the tools. It's one of the best in my collection...

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WISH this was mine...but probably THE rarest firearm I've ever shot.

This is in the Armory at the local FBI Office. It originally was issued to the Chicago Field Office and signed for by...Special Agent Elliot Ness.

Still in the original blue felt lined, black hardcase. Worked fine with stick mags, but the drums were problematic. Imagine if this guy could talk??

FN in MT

1st generation Ainsworth Cavalry Colt.


480 code Walther P38

And for me the rarest one of all, and the only one in the world. The .45 my father carried during the battle of Okinawa.
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Ken

A no underlug 4" M-617. Been fired but at least I have the box and papers. Now to find a six incher!

The M-66-1 is a Montana Highway Patrol commemorative. Came out a few years before I joined thee MHP, I was lucky to find one. IIRC they made 213 .

Not pictured ....but I also have a M-66 Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks Wardens duty gun. Total run of 130 guns.
Has the FWP Grizzly seal on the sideplate, etc. I found it in a shop with God awful thumbrest target grips on it...Herretts. Only clue it was a FWP gun was the "FG 038" stamped on the frame. I bought it for all of $240 from a shop known for getting every penny out of their guns. Which made the find all that sweeter!

FN in MT

Adjustable sight M60 made for Ashland, 1 of 660

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Rare? Um, guess not. Took a long time to find? Yep, got it! I have a Ruger stainless 10/22 with the full mannlicher stock, don't see those much. Also a blued Ruger Speed Six in 38. Oh, and my S&W 66 engraved with the "Iowa State Patrol" shield, but maybe that's just a local thing... Plenty of 66's out there. Colt Anaconda 4" 44mag. Not as rare as the 45LC though.
Frank237 has that 617 that I want. Still don't know why they didn't make thousands like that, same with the 25 and 625 in 45 long colt.

My rarest would be this 1971 H&K P9S. Came in a P9 box and it's unfired.

Two of my favorite are a 1908 Colt hammerless and a 586 2.5 inch blue . Which I have been told there were less than 350 made by smith. The Colt is about 98% and is a real attention getter when at the range. I'll look for and post a pic if I can find one of the colt, But here are my 3 mags I love to shoot.

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Mauser zig-zag revolver, solid frame, not hinged frame, in 9mm Mauser revolver caliber (DWM #5?). Sn 4. I've beat the bushes fairly thorougnly,and have never found another solid frame zig-zag in 9mm.

Giles .38 Special M1911. Most accurate centerfire handgun I've ever owned. Beautiful gun too. Not too many of them around. I got mine for a ludicrously low price from a friend who blew it up with a squib. The original barrel was a write-off, but he had a replacement in perfect condition which only needed to be fitted.

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If airguns count... Beeman Model R1, 20/5mm, 20th Anniversary Edition, 1 of 25

Very nice guns in this thread, there is a lot of history here. Mine are newer, but still fall into the hard to find category.

First is a 2nd Generation PC Shorty 40, I purchased this one new in '94 and it's been unfired in the safe ever sense. The highest serial number I've seen on these guns have been just over 200. 1st generation and 3rd generation were plentiful:



The second one I'm not sure of, however it's a Remington 700. I've tried to find out some information on this varient of the 700, according to the box it's a 700 SS. When I searched for this there is very little information in this, lotsa info on ADL/BDLs etc.

Inquired to Remington, they noted that they did not keep track of the different varients, only the model line and since the 700 is still manufactured they said production numbers could not be given. I've found it interesting though even though I'm not sure of numbers.





The box is the only indication that it's something other than a stainless/synthetic 700 ADL/BDL. The only reference on Google search is a sniper rifle.

Cheers,
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The 2 from my collection I would nominate are:
1. 1932 No. 2 Mk I revolver, near mint, all original
2. AIG (Mossberg) Abilene revolver in 44 Magnum. Mossberg took over a
company based in Riverhead, LI called United States Arms, they produced a single action revolver called the Abilene. For a variety of reasons-I think patent infringement was one of them-the AIG Abilene never went into production.
All right, I confess-I have J. Edgar Hoover's Registered Magnum No. 1.
First $1M takes it.

Winchester model 71 .348 WCF. Also the most expensive to shoot. LOL

Perhaps rare, one of 150, but not as fascinating as the weapons others have posted here.

I especially liked the double barrel BB gun.

M657-4 3 inch .41 Magnum.

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that would have to be my walther P-38 in .22 caliber. It was originally owned by a Air Foce Pilot, he had a matching one in 9mm; but I did NOT purchase that one. The last price I seen published in an Interarms Catalog was $1800 MSRP! I would consider selling it I guess.

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Richards (not Wesley Richards) Belgian .410 dbl damascus from 1800s, or Erma ET-22 "Luger" looking long barrel .22 pistol with wooden forearm. Sorry no pics. I'm trying to learn that.

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Wow. Some very nice and raely seen guns folks, thanks for sharing.

Some of mine would be this straight 39 that was presented to Johannes Spreen, then retireing Police Commissioner of the City of Detroit 1971.

Or this pre 24 that once belonged to Don Gowan, a friend of Elmer Keiths and owner of the Gun Reblue Co. I have to think that Elmer may have least handled it at one time.

Or this K.l. stamped Luger which was, according to two present theories, either made for the SS Kadet Institute or for the concentration camp guards by the Nazis. This is a seldom encountered Luger and research continues on it. I bought it from an owner of a bump shop in Detroit where it sat in the drawer of his office since the end of WWll.

Or this 10ga Double barrel Parker model 1875 that was sent back to Parker in the 1890s by a retired Confederate soldier (I don't have the name in front of me as I write this but I know he was from Tennessee) to get the shorter barrels on it. Got a Parker factory letter on it.
Maybe he took a job as a stage coach guard?
The gun later ended up in a tellers cage at a bank in Lapeer Michigan in 1906 when the bank opened until 1950 when it was presented to the retiring bank president. His son kept it until recently selling it to my friend who then sold it to me.

Nothing too spectacular or rare, just interesting to me. Hope you like them.

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A 1938 vintage Savage Model 99T Deluxe Featherweight. It's a .250-3000 with the factory 20" barrel. My Dad had it as far back as I can remember and it's the gun that sparked my interest in firearms at an early age.

I don't know that this .32 Colt New Pocket from 1897 is all that rare as a model, but acquaintances over on the Colt forum tell me there aren't that many around with this much blue on them.



These things are tiny. They make S&W I-frames look big.

This was a happenstance find at a small gun store in Santa Barbara. I found my first 99% prewar Kit Gun in a different store there. Makes me think I ought to go back for another visit one of these days and see if my luck still holds.

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A first year manufacturer Winchester 1903. It has a 4 digit Serial # and lacks the crossbolt safety added in 1905. It also chambered in Winchester .22 Automatic that runs about $25 dollars a box when I can find it.

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Two, both 10mms. One is a 3" Lew Horton run 610. The other is a Colt Custom 10mm, electroless nickle 3 dot and an un-racey military style. I forget the run #s, 300 on both I think. Rareity can be argued. I also have a Colt Double Eagle in 10mm that might be a rarey.

I will make some updated photos and post them, now that we can put them up directly. I'm the worlds worst photographer.

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I never thought of it as "rare", but there were only 615 of this model, 36-6 made.

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One of 10- S & W prototype 360 in 38 spl. for the Police in Japan with factory Letter , looking for the other nine.

Here is my Daisy/FWB 300S from 1973. I remember seeing it in a catalog
as a kid. Never dreamed that I would own one!

625 smith, is that a 177 or 22 caliber? Also, what is the velocity on that one?
I like it a lot.

It is a .177 10 meter Match rifle. Here is a quote from the manual. "A hallmark for precision and outstanding workmanship. Perfectly rebound free shooting. Rigid barrel for constant sight line. Automatic air tight sealing. Safe and easy cocking. Velocity of the pellet 585 f/sec. Adjustable trigger. Designed for three position shooting. No servicing required. 2 years warranty. Honed piston guide way. Piston sealing by means of iron piston ring like in a combustion engine independent of temperature and weather successful in all shooting events"

Here is the test target that shipped with the gun. Yes there are 5 shots on this target!

I have a Winchester 1400 12ga that belonged to Roy Rogers. Even have a picture of him with it.

These two probably qualify as the rarest in my horde. I've been asking other S&W top break collectors for years and no one that I've talked to has ever seen another example.
These two 32 Safety Hammerless revolvers with factory installed lanyard rings were shipped on the same day in 1888 to differant destinations.



great topic

Mark

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I dont have any really rare but you dont see these Colts every day.


Bankers Special



She dates to 1931 as per proof house.

Not in the best of shape but decent

14-1 air force premium grade (afpg) got factory letter,i can find little info on this, and it is a 4 inch with partrige fron sight dont have any idea value of it? these were made for the usaf shooting team, they had these and 1911s and m1as

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The rarest gun I have is a Colt Model 1851 Navy revolver, factory engraved with ivory grips, and carried By Captain John Lowry of the 107th Illinois Infantry.

A pre-64 Win.250 savage supergrade or perhaps a Colt Officers Mdl. Target in .32 Police(32 S&W long).

I view this with a tinge of sadness. My late cousin, I. O. Gregory J. Golden, Essex County Park Police carried one off-duty. He and I shared many hours at the range and I especially liked the P9S. It was lost to the family in a typical NJ cop theft of a deceased officer's firearms. It and about twenty other guns first went to his brother-in-law Danny when he died; when Danny died, another Newark Police Department officer stole all of Danny's guns from his wife, my cousin Colleen with the "you won't be needing all of these dangerous guns and besides, they are illegal" lie. About twenty-five thousand dollars worth went down the rabbit hole, money Colleen could have used in her lost battle with cancer.

It's a beautiful pistol and it handles very well. The only drawback is the grip-heel magazine release.

I have two.
My Revolving Rifle serial number 1, and my Triple Lock CLUB GUN serial number 088. From factory letter "by serial number the first one made, but not the first one shipped. Serial number 088-099 were made in 1906. Two years before they were produced.

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Don't see a lot of these around lately: tip up double barrel mule eared 22LR double triggers Rossi:

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Would have to be my Single Shot .22

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My Colt Officers Gunsite model 1911 that was made for Colt's Director of Marketing and has a X 31367 serial # that designate's a experimential gun per a very nice lady at Colt. I really need to get this one letter'd.

Probably my rarest WWII firearm is this one. Designed to be dropped to resistance forces during the war; smoothbore single shot pistol holding 10 .45 ACP rounds in the butt. Very seldom seen today, as most were lost or destroyed. Made at the request of the O.S.S. (Office of Strategic Services), the forerunner of the C.I.A. The "F-P" designation stands for "Flare Projector", which was its code name at the time of manufacture by the Guide Lamp Division of General Motors.

John

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Now that's cool. And I like the one just above, also very cool.

Sorry, I don't have any rare guns but I am enjoying everyones posts.

Only 300 made of these.. 629-3 Lew Horton PC Quadported



Rare? not sure but REALLY hard to find.. my 2 1/2" Diamondback...

Followed by the 2 1/2" Python

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Not really "rare" but not seen too often either..
Springfield 87M's aka the "baby Garand" total production is really kinda unknown, ( springfield has no remaining records of this model, so who knows how many were made?)

one was my grandfathers, and one is mine... both from the 40's and numbered # 73 and #82 respectfully..

686 7" I had it lettered. 30 made.

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i got a sw .32s safety hammerless, tight, 5 shot- a lot of fun on the range. anyone else with one of these?
oops, guess I didn't read back far enough in the post.

Completely off the subject, but something to always consider regarding rare guns is rare does not always mean valuable. I always remember something my uncle told me when I was about 13 or so. He showed me a Perry rifle, the Perry was a Civil War era rifle, and told me the only thing more rare than a Perry rifle was a Perry collector.

Something to always keep in mind.

Here's one that's pretty rare, a Frank Wesson in caliber .30 RF. The really rare thing is the serial number, #1. Originally purchased by my grandfather in the mid 1870's.

Since rare is subjective, heres mine, a whitney wolverine. Rare because I only have one whitney, I have multiple guns of all other brands that I own, so yea thats the rarest.

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