U.S. Military guns......

[THREEDFLYER]

I thought I would get a thread going again about U.S. Military surplus guns that we own or have owned in the past. Some have been fortunate enough to own some rarely seen stuff.

Here are photos of guns that I own or have owned.....and some that I regret selling!!

This first photo below is of my current U.S. Rifle/Carbine stash.

This does not show the handguns.....will have to dig those out, but the list is as follows:

2nd Model US Schofield
S&W Model 1917
Colt 1911 in original condition with correct mag
Colt 1911A1 that has been through the arsenal
S&W Victory Model U.S.N. marked and verified

PHOTO From top down:

Winchester Model 1894 .30 WCF (1918) U.S Marked "Spruce Gun"
C. Sharps .50-70
Springfield Model 1873 Trapdoor .45-70
Springfield Model 1879 Trapdoor Carbine .45-70
Springfield Model 1898 Krag .30-40
Springfield Model 1898 Krag Carbine .30-40
Remington Model 1917 .30-06
Springfield Model 1903 .30-06
Remington Model 1903-A3 .30-06
Springfield M1 Garand .30-06
National Postal Meter M1 .30 Carbine



This next batch of photos shows some that I have sold and a few that I still own......again, regrets for selling some of this stuff are still with me!

There are many out there who don't even know about the H&R Reising or Johnson Rifles.....I was one of those until I owned them!.

 

[murphydog]

Thanks for posting. This was my first collecting interest, back to the Krag and Colt D.A. .38 revolvers. Anything earlier was too expensive (Colt SAA) or not interesting enough for me (Trapdoor Springfields and muzzleloaders).

 

[hkcavalier]

Just one at the moment.

Used to own this Remington-Rand.

 

[Frailer]

My two retired military guns bear only a passing resemblance to their appearance while on active duty.

Sort of like me.

 

[Richard Simmons]

Over the years I owned and sold/traded two different CMP Garands, two Eddystone M1917's and a CMP Mossberg M44. Still have a CMP Remington M1903A3.

 

[erikpolcrack]

Handguns: replicas of most early military revolvers, original 1873 SAA, several 90s Colt Army/Navy revolvers, turn-of-the century Colt and S&W, Colt M1911, one Colt and two S&W M1917s, Colt Army Special, S&W Victory Model, S&W M15, S&W (4)39, Beretta M9, Sig M17. Missing a Schofield and a Sig M11. Also have a Ruger Speed-Six in same configuration as Naval Investigative Service revolvers listed on-line. Also have a Sig P226 in the configuration the Seals used.

Rifles: one Civil War replica, three M1873 variations, couple of Krags, half-a-safe-full of Springfield 03s and 03A3s, several M1917 Enfields, one M-1, one M-1 Carbine, one M1A in as-issued M-14 configuration, several M-16 clone AR-15s.

 

[alwslate]

Over many years I have owned way too many to have an accurate count. I think my first was a "sporterized" 7.7 Jap as they used to be called, bought with paper route money when I was thirteen years old from a basement gun trader who lived in my neighborhood. At one time I had eighteen 8mm 98 Mausers but have sold a few since then. M1 Garands, Mosins, Lee Enfields, 1917 Eddystone, 30 carbines, Spanish 7mm Mausers, Carcanos and other assorted junk. Also 1903 Springfields and 1903A3s. Still have four decent 7.7 original condition Arisakas. Love old milsurps. Almost forgot my revolvers and a Remington Rand 1911A1. Victory model and 1917 S&W and Colt. I'm sure I have forgotten some. can't have too many Whoops, a senior moment. I overlooked the part where this thread was about UNITED STATES military weapons. So disregard my rambling about foreign milsurps

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

I stick to the less likely encountered (sorry no pics).

1903 Citadel (Egypt) 303 Martini.
1884 Spanish Rolling Block in 43 Reformado
South American? pre-WWI, Champlin (hammerless Hi Wall) 7x57
Siamese Mauser 8x52 (painted stock for place guards) complete with dust guard!
Italian Carcano 6.5x51 (the type that killed Kennedy!)
Spanish (Toledo) 98 Mauser 8x57
Mossin-Naget (Russian) 1930 carbine (1938 production)
Hungarian-Mannlicher 8x56 Rifle

Numerous Enfield and Webley handguns.

Unusual US weapon
Remington Rolling Block USN carbine 50-50

Ivan

 

[LEO918]

Here's one of mine. A Colt Artillery, Mfg. in 1876.

 

[RM Vivas]

Whats the serial number on your Spruce gun? I have two of them.

Best,
RM Vivas

 

[LVSteve]

Got a Garand, M1917, and an 03A3. I'd love to know why somebody felt it necessary to carve these numbers on the 03A3. Last four of their SSN, rack number, or something else? Oh well, it came at the right price.

 

[Ameshawki]

Hmm, let me think.

Rifles: Krag, 1903, 1917, Garand, Carbine.

Pistols: 1911A1 with another one coming, Detective Special that letters to the OSS, six inch Official Police that went to Iowa Ordnance Depot, Victory Model tho I think that's more likely a DSC gun, a couple maybes I need to get lettered.

 

[jsfricks]

I still have the all original 1943 Ithaca 1911A1 I got from you a few years ago. And recently picked up a 1918 Remington UMC 1911, with only 21767 built there's not a lot left. And also 2 all original Springfield M1 Garands and a Springfield 1945 mix master Garand. And also a 1918 German Luger with a matching numbers and holster.

 

[deadin]

I'm way behind in keeping my photo's up to date, so here is the current in-house list:

Colt M1911 (made 1918)
Colt M1917
S&W M1917
S&W 38 HE Model of 1902 Navy
Springfield M1 Garand (WW2)
Springfield M1903 (Barrel date 1920's)
Springfield M1898 Krag
Springfield M1888 Trapdoor
Springfield M1884 Trapdoor
Winchester M1917
Waters M1816 US Musket (made 1833 and converted to percussion for Civil War)

(The last one is technically not Milsurp but was only sold to officers going to the frontier in the 1870's and 80's.)
A Model 1875 Officers Model Trapdoor. (Original. not one of the replicas)

 

[luvsmiths]

Thats a heckuva nice list, deadin!!!!

 

[THREEDFLYER]

Whats the serial number on your Spruce gun? I have two of them.

Best,
RM Vivas

Bert Hartman of the Winchester Collectors Association keeps a log of "Spruce Gun" survivors.......do you know if yours are on his list??

Mine is wearing S/N 837724

I have owned one other Spruce Gun, but sold it because it had been drilled/tapped for a receiver sight......and this one I currenly had came along.

 

[RM Vivas]

Bert Hartman of the Winchester Collectors Association keeps a log of "Spruce Gun" survivors.......do you know if yours are on his list??

Mine is wearing S/N 837724

I have owned one other Spruce Gun, but sold it because it had been drilled/tapped for a receiver sight......and this one I currenly had came along.

I have a list of, I dont recall exactly, perhaps a couple hundred Spruce guns.

Back in the day Frank Mallory and I were writing back and forth on them. He'd managed to compile a list of observed specimens. I have a file around here someplace with our correspondence, the list and a picture of one of the guns in the hands of a Doughboy looking fellow who was wearing the collar device for the Loyal Legion of Loggers & Lumbermen.

Best,
RM Vivas

 

[THREEDFLYER]

Here some photos of my Spruce Gun along with some photos of the Spruce Soldiers. I have a couple books that are about these soldiers as well.

In the one photo you can see the US and flaming bomb on the receiver

There are quite a few fakes out there, but I believe of the 1800 or so that were shipped to these fellas, about 210 or so have surfaced so far.

To my knowledge, the current keepers of the Spruce Gun list are Bert Hartman and Rick Hill of the WACA

I am not heavily involved on WACA so not sure if they have the same info or it was passed along to them??





















I have a large number of these LLLL (Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen) pins around.....

 

[THREEDFLYER]

Here are a few photos of my 2nd Model U.S. Schofield that was shipped October 12, 1876......just 4 months after Custer met his end on the Little Big Horn.

 

[Faulkner]

I think when a oil finish from a black walnut stock is absorbed through the skin it is as addicting as crack cocaine.