Wheel guns and knives to compliment them: lets see them

[Texas Star]

Pietta Single Action Army replicas and two traditional folding knives from the northwest of Spain

Are the guns chambered for .38 Special? Can you find much selection in that caliber of ammunition in Spain?

Is .45 Colt or .44-40 ammo available at all?

I really want to try that fancy ham made there, but it costs a lot here. I can buy most models of Swiss Army knife or good Buck knives for what a pound of that ham sells for. That's a lot of money for enough meat to make a few sandwiches!

Still, I've paid a lot for some wines. I may yet try the ham when I feel affluent.

Congratulations on your fine English skills. My Spanish is limited, but I'm gradually learning...

 

[Ed Fowler]

My home made edc + an Alonzo Krull conversion on an original 44 US to a 22 rim fire.

 

[Diego]

Are the guns chambered for .38 Special? Can you find much selection in that caliber of ammunition in Spain?

Is .45 Colt or .44-40 ammo available at all?

I really want to try that fancy ham made there, but it costs a lot here. I can buy most models of Swiss Army knife or good Buck knives for what a pound of that ham sells for. That's a lot of money for enough meat to make a few sandwiches!

Still, I've paid a lot for some wines. I may yet try the ham when I feel affluent.

Congratulations on your fine English skills. My Spanish is limited, but I'm gradually learning...

Thank you very much for your compliments. Yes, 44-40 and .45 colt are available in Spain, but depending on the area they can be hard to obtain. Spanish gun laws are very peculiar. We can only buy in gunshops 100 cartridges per handgun and year. However, with a sporting gun license we can buy in our gun clubs unlimited quantities of ammo. I live in a small city and our club only stores and sells ammo in a few calibers: .22 l.r, .32 S&W long, .38 spl, and 9 mm. However, another club in a nearby town also has available ammo in .45 Colt, .45 ACP and, if I remember well, in .40 S&W. There are legal ways to buy larger quantities of ammo in gunshops, but bureaucracy is complicated. Hence, it is easier to use guns in .38/.357 calibers. However, if you own a carbine chambered for 44-40 you can buy up to 500 cartridges per gun and year in gunshops. Handloading is strictly regulated (you must pass an exam to obtain an authorization.Ammo availability in .38 spl (for civilians) is limited in my area to 158 gr LRN, 148 gr WC and 158 gr SJSP. LE officers can buy hollow point bullets, which are forbidden to civilians

 

[Mule Packer]

Here are a few of mine. First, a Smith and Wesson model 10 with a Randall model 25-5.

Next, a Smith and Wesson model 15-3 with a Randall model 5-6.

A Smith and Wesson model 27-2 with a Randall model 1-8.

A Ruger Single Six with a Case large saddlehorn.

And finally, a Ruger Blackhawk with a Randall model 21.

 

[Flattop5]

Thank you very much for your compliments. Yes, 44-40 and .45 colt are available in Spain, but depending on the area they can be hard to obtain. Spanish gun laws are very peculiar. We can only buy in gunshops 100 cartridges per handgun and year. However, with a sporting gun license we can buy in our gun clubs unlimited quantities of ammo. I live in a small city and our club only stores and sells ammo in a few calibers: .22 l.r, .32 S&W long, .38 spl, and 9 mm. However, another club in a nearby town also has available ammo in .45 Colt, .45 ACP and, if I remember well, in .40 S&W. There are legal ways to buy larger quantities of ammo in gunshops, but bureaucracy is complicated. Hence, it is easier to use guns in .38/.357 calibers. However, if you own a carbine chambered for 44-40 you can buy up to 500 cartridges per gun and year in gunshops. Handloading is strictly regulated (you must pass an exam to obtain an authorization.Ammo availability in .38 spl (for civilians) is limited in my area to 158 gr LRN, 148 gr WC and 158 gr SJSP. LE officers can buy hollow point bullets, which are forbidden to civilians

Just out of mere curiosity, I assume that Spain's draconian gun laws came AFTER Franco's death?



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[Diego]

Just out of mere curiosity, I assume that Spain's draconian gun laws came AFTER Franco's death?



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Yes. Before Franco's death, jewelers, bankers, hotels' managers, civilian administrative workers employed by police departments, etc were allowed to carry concealed weapons. And sporting gun licenses were easier to obtain and less restrictive. Nowadays laws are made more strict every few years, and now even LE officers are forbidden to own handguns after retirement.

 

[Flattop5]

Yes. Before Franco's death, jewelers, bankers, hotels' managers, civilian administrative workers employed by police departments, etc were allowed to carry concealed weapons. And sporting gun licenses were easier to obtain and less restrictive. Nowadays laws are made more strict every few years, and now even LE officers are forbidden to own handguns after retirement.

That last sentence...wow. After all their service, they can't be trusted anymore??

People are getting tired of leftists ruining the world.

Maybe the VOX party can do something...


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[Diego]

That last sentence...wow. After all their service, they can't be trusted anymore??

People are getting tired of leftists ruining the world.

Maybe the VOX party can do something...


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It's sad, indeed. Some politicians have even proposed to forbid active LE officers to own personal handguns, and even to carry their issued handguns off duty. A proposal of an extremely restrictive gun law was recently defeated, but I am not optimistic about the future of gun ownership in Spain. VOX proposed to issue handgun licenses for home defense on a shall-issue basis, but the recent election was won by the socialist party, and they will probably form a government coalition with extreme-left parties

 

[CH4]

My 6" 17-6 with Krudo Discipline

 

[saemetric]

Both clad in Wenge wood handles

 

[Big E3]

Didn't realize I even had this, I came across a pic of my Western Bowie with my 640-1. Not a very good photo but what the heck.

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

Highway Patrolman Model 28 and Old Buck Special

 

[AKWheelgun]

First post on the board. My 329 Nightguard and 360PD.

 

[OLDSTER]

1947 M&P and Bushmaster Tactical/Rescue.

 

[Coyote56]

Here is the woods and mountain setup-Model 629 with a Randall Sergeant's Model (non-catalogue). Holster by Milt Sparks.

 

[Texas Star]

Diego-

When the police retire and can no longer own handguns, can't they then own them on the same basis as anyone else?

BTW, are the knives you showed called "navajas" or are they a separate type?

Which knives can be carried in Spain? Are there exceptions for larger knives while hunting, fishing, or camping?

 

[kpla51]

Let's resurrect this fun thread






Model 25-5 and Puma Whitetail folder.

Been away from the forum for quite a while. Im glad there is still some interest in this topic. Ill make sure to post some more photos. Im currently carrying a 442 with a Victorinox cadet in black.

 

[Diego]

Diego-

When the police retire and can no longer own handguns, can't they then own them on the same basis as anyone else?

BTW, are the knives you showed called "navajas" or are they a separate type?

Which knives can be carried in Spain? Are there exceptions for larger knives while hunting, fishing, or camping?

Yes, retired LE officers can own handguns for sporting purposes only, as the rest of us. These can only be carried from home to the range, unloaded and stored in the trunk of the car. Large knives can be carried in rural areas, for hunting, fishing, hiking, etc. And yes, these are navajas, indeed

 

[Mehutch]

 

[Diego]

An hungarian (FEG) copy of a Browning hi-power in 9 mm, and 2 folding knives: a Swiss army knife and the official Spanish Army pocket knife, made by Aitor (Well, at least, this was the official knife when I was young. I don't know if they have changed the model nowadays)