The US rifles

[Junk Yard Dog]

[Lotema]

[qz2026]

Holy Crap... You are really piling on lately...

Did you ever shoot the trapdoors? I had an H&R reproduction at one point but sold it. It really liked the 45-70 BP rounds. Nice collection. My eyes somehow landed on the Krags and the Flintlock musket

[entropy]

Some of those guns are not rifles-but that's OK, Jim. The '97 and the Colt 1917 are two of my favorites.

[Rowdy1]

Envious! Beautiful collection.

[Junk Yard Dog]

Holy Crap... You are really piling on lately...

Did you ever shoot the trapdoors? I had an H&R reproduction at one point but sold it. It really liked the 45-70 BP rounds. Nice collection. My eyes somehow landed on the Krags and the Flintlock musket

I have shot all of my trapdoor rifles 1866, 1870, 1873, the other 1873, 1873/84, 1888, and I do have one of the H&R carbines. Fired both Krags many times, the flinter is a reproduction Bess that I shoot, originals due to advanced age and condition I do not shoot.

[Junk Yard Dog]

Some of those guns are not rifles-but that's OK, Jim. The '97 and the Colt 1917 are two of my favorites.

The trenchgun '97 is the real deal, no Chinese knockoffs, it saw police use until the 1950's, probably not much of it as it still has most of it's bluing.

[tjtM38]

An impressive and comprehensive collection. Thanks for posting.

[ksbanker]

I really like the Krag's and the '97 Trench gun. I hope to eventually have 1 of each of the types you have, but no aspirations of having many of each!

[M39 Shooter]

JYD, sweet collection ! My first love, the 03 Springfield i see you have a USMC re-issue . Mine is a Segley 4-42 barrel on a 1919 receiver. I would like to see more of that rifle if you would. Good looking cat too , i have 5 of them.

[Fledge]

Way to go JYD. Keep em' coming.

[steelbuttplate]

I remember seeing footage of Marines fighting on Iwo Jima, one stood up and fired three from an 03-A3. I reckon he liked his bolt action better that the "8 shooters". If you ever find out how many rifles in all you have, don't tell anyone, then you'll have to kill 'em.

[Junk Yard Dog]

JYD, sweet collection ! My first love, the 03 Springfield i see you have a USMC re-issue . Mine is a Segley 4-42 barrel on a 1919 receiver. I would like to see more of that rifle if you would. Good looking cat too , i have 5 of them.

At the moment most of these rifles are stored away in cosmoline and wraps to keep them safe from humidity. That USMC '03 is a special one.

[Junk Yard Dog]

I remember seeing footage of Marines fighting on Iwo Jima, one stood up and fired three from an 03-A3. I reckon he liked his bolt action better that the "8 shooters". If you ever find out how many rifles in all you have, don't tell anyone, then you'll have to kill 'em.

The USMC was slower in adopting the M1 rifle, in 1942 they deployed to the 'Canal with the issue rifle still the M1903. Later on they would turn in the M1903 gradually as M1 rifles came available. Some of these '03's would later turn up rotting on a pallet in a storage facility on Okinawa. Along would come an enterprising young officer in the late 60's tasked with getting rid of all the old junk who would start his own '03 collection from that pallet. Some years later one of these rifles might have found it's way to some stateside martial arms collector. No idea who that might be of course

[Junk Yard Dog]

I really like the Krag's and the '97 Trench gun. I hope to eventually have 1 of each of the types you have, but no aspirations of having many of each!

Back during the happy time prices were lower and selection was available, I started off a US martial arms collector and only later branched out to other types of milsurps. Trench guns, real ones, and don't forget the Model 12 was also made as a trench gun, are available, but very expensive. I have a model 12 also, it has had it's stock modified into a pistol grip and was used in Vietnam.

[ksbanker]

I really like the Krag's and the '97 Trench gun. I hope to eventually have 1 of each of the types you have, but no aspirations of having many of each!

Back during the happy time prices were lower and selection was available, I started off a US martial arms collector and only later branched out to other types of milsurps. Trench guns, real ones, and don't forget the Model 12 was also made as a trench gun, are available, but very expensive. I have a model 12 also, it has had it's stock modified into a pistol grip and was used in Vietnam.

I have looked an seen that they are at least $2,000. I could settle for a '97 Riot gun, as a placeholder of sorts, but eventually I sure hope to get a '97 Trench gun. My Great Uncle has a very large gun collection with many antique and early 1900's guns. I should talk with him and see if I he has one and if I could purchase it from him. He is retired now but was a dentist for about 50 years. He accepted guns as payment frequently early in his practice and became know as a guy that would buy old guns. Many family heirlooms made their way into his collection. Sadly he lives a couple thousand miles away from me.

[Longcolt44]

I have a Winchester Model 12 that was used to train belly and tail gunners. They drove them down a road and threw out clays to teach them how to lead and and shoot. It is 1 of 9 still known to exist per Bruce Canfield. I got it from my uncle that was a Seabee in WWII.

[TulaTom]

[desdem12]

[shoto2758]