So many guns, and I have so little money...This starts on Friday for the hand guns....I want that one!!! and that one!!! and that one!!! and that one!!! No wait, I've got to save some for Saturday, the long guns.. I want that long gun, I want that long gun, I want that long gun...
I'm only financially embarrassed a little bit


Antique Firearms Auction on August 9 and 10th in Wagner, South Dakota. The Richard Kafka Collection auction hosted by Girard Auction. - Girard Auction

Not exactly a barn find, but there a lot of them, that look like they may have been stuffed away in some ole trunk for some time.


WuzzFuzz

I wonder if these came from the German war of some point and time? Reason why I say this is because of the Nazi flag.

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These are the long guns on Saturday.

Antique Firearms Auction on August 9 and 10th in Wagner, South Dakota. The Richard Kafka Collection auction hosted by Girard Auction. - Girard Auction

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Sigh..... as if I could actually afford ANY of them !!!!

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I am impressed and would love to bid on that rare Trowel Bayonet.

Man, Im in the same boat. But my motor won't start, I got no sail, and both my oars fell out of the boat a while ago.

No one has seen me buy a gun in so long the bunch I usually got to gun shows with has started callin' me Double L for looky loo.

I haven't popped a cap since early April and you KNOW that ain't right. I just need those 6 magic numbers and I'm all set.

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[QUOTE=Walkin' Jack;137344965]Man, Im in the same boat. But my motor won't start, I got no sail, and both my oars fell out of the boat a while ago.

I hear ya..(well actually, I READ ya)

I called the auctioneer, just for grins...He said the collector gun auction they had up that way back in May, they had over 350, mostly FFL's guys, and he's expecting that many again. But that was about the height of the feeding frenzy.

He thinks that one of the Winchester "Yellow Boy" is going to bring the big bucks, as well as a 1911 .45 Gov issued with holster.

I'd make the drive, if they offer a free steak dinner on Friday evening, or a free breakfast of steak and eggs, for those that drive to attend. (Well maybe hitchhike, cost too much for gas these days)

On closer look at some of those pics, HMMMMMM....some aren't in that great of shape.


That same auction house has another auction coming up, with a very poor shape 1929 Bird airplane. It's really in pieces, but there are a couple of old OX-5 airplane engines. Even though they are in parts, they would be a good buy...maybe!!!!!!



WuzzFuzz

I have had to build my gun collection slowly and carefully; still, the more that I get, the more that I want. Just a 1903 Springfield, Operable Isreali Mauser, Remington 700 (.308), Marlin 39A, Ruger Red Label with 30 inch barrel, M1 Garand, Springfield M1A1 and others.

My gun collecting process started out very slowly I would go to every gun shop that was in my local area on a regular basis and I attended one specific gun show that is near my home twice a year, and I would look at every single table at least 3 or 4 times looking for my first gun.

Until finally one day out of habit I went directly to the gun counter at my local gander mountain and I found my first gun a S&W Model 36 no dash blued 2 inch barrel made in 1972 and I put it on layaway.

After making payment after payment i finally got her. To this day i miss that gun.

Gotta love those spurs...and the Lugers.....and the Colts.......and the Fairbairn-Sykes

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I see the descriptions are peppered with the usual errors.

Probably not. The photos are not that helpful as they are too small. In the case of that particular rifle they forgot the serial number too, very important with regard to collectability.