Anyone else a U.S. Military Firearm Collector?

[bushmaster1313]

My knowledge base of military items is weak, and I am hesitant to pay the big bucks when there is a lot of fraudulent activity. But I have 6 items that I hope are authentic WWII:

 

[merl67]

My knowledge base of military items is weak, and I am hesitant to pay the big bucks when there is a lot of fraudulent activity. But I have 6 items that I hope are authentic WWII:

They look righteous to me. The 1911 might be a mixmaster but that would not concern me if the price was right just part of the history. I doubt armorers were very concerned with us collectors during wartime maintenance and repairs.

 

[TeamPB]

I am still not a collector, just a shooter. Somehow the only firearms I have any current interest in are no longer being made and are more often than not military in origin. This Saturday my wife will be out of town and the Colorado Gun Collector's show will be taking place. Feel the fear and do it anyway is a mantra I try to live by. Can you say Eddystone? A WWI RIA 1903? An IBM or Underwood M1 Carbine? My 2nd M28? (not military I know)
I have never been to this highly regarded show before. I am excited to see the displays that are in the judged competetion, but with a great deal of vetted historical only product for sale my question is, can I stay at my maximum dollar allowance?

 

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[LVSteve]

I have never been to this highly regarded show before. I am excited to see the displays that are in the judged competetion, but with a great deal of vetted historical only product for sale my question is, can I stay at my maximum dollar allowance?

Yeah, let us know how that works out.

 

[TeamPB]

I am still not a "real" collector and I am still married (happily)! I went to the show in search of a shooter grade M1917, preferably an Eddystone. After 2 amazing hours, one of the vendors I was chatting with lead me to this:

 

[TeamPB]

Oh, and I spent half of my Eddystone budget on this particular mix master and less than a third of my show budget. Rebuilt at least twice, rebarreled by the military, a fabulous Winchester stock, lots of cosmoline in hiding and a fantastic shooter! Accurate and reliable after its first 100 rounds! Win, win, win.

 

[LEO918]

Here's my Colt from 1918...

 

[samnev]

I've collected US metallic cartridge military arms for 40 years and have most of the rifles staring with the Spenser, Sharps thru the trial rifles in the late 1870 and 1880s, Trapdoors, Krags, Springfield's M1 Carbines, Johnson, Garand's and H&R M16A1.

 

[THREEDFLYER]

1st Model US Schofield