A few things I collect

[Humper]

On another thread about collections, someone (curtintex) asked for me to post a few pics of my US military firearms. Here they are arranged by war/era starting in 1882.

The Indian Wars. 1873 Springfield trapdoor 45-70 w/bayonets and a scabbard



Spanish American war. Krag 30-40, bayonet, scabbard and ammunition carrier



WWl. 1917 Enfield, 1903 Springfield , US Army model 1917 45 revolver, colt 1911 and my grandfathers Doughboy helmet



WWll. Remington 03A3, IBM M1 Carbine, Springfield M1 Garand, S&W Victory 38 & Ithaca 1911A1



Still looking for a few things to add:
* Trapdoor Carbine
* Krag Carbine
* 1897 Winchester trench shotgun

[jerp]

Quite a collection Jeff - some great history there!

[Humper]

Quite a collection Jeff - some great history there!

Thanks John. I’ve shot everyone except one of the trapdoors. Nothing like letting loose some old firepower.

[jerp]

What is involved in making sure an old weapon is safe to shoot?

[IowaHunter]

Those are gorgeous!

[Humper]

What is involved in making sure an old weapon is safe to shoot?

The trapdoor was my biggest concern. After a very close visual inspection, I ordered some custom black powder rounds with a light load. That first pull was a butt clincher

I do a very close inspection of every gun by taking them apart and looking for cracks and metal fatigue. I also do research on each gun and find weak points and areas to check closely. I’ve only had one issue and that was a bad trigger sear on the 03 Springfield. I found a replacement sear and it was fine after that.

[curtintex]

That is beyond impressive! Thanks for sharing.

[sailor]

Very nice Humper......

[Burnadell]

Pretty cool, Jeff!

[dbpredator]

Thats a cool collection.

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[Texas Grown]

Nice collection Jeff.


That Krag carbine is gonna be hard to get, without put-n out the $$$.

[Charles]

Very nice collection.

Could you imagine the stories if those pieces could talk?

[tps7742]

Very impressive, thanks for taking the initiative to preserve history and sharing it with us!

[Humper]

Nice collection Jeff.


That Krag carbine is gonna be hard to get, without put-n out the $$$.

Problem is there are many fakes on the market. I don’t mind paying for a legitimate Krag Carbine.

[Tx-Burt]

Nice collection

Nice collection. I have a couple in yours, couple O3-A3's and the Victory 38. Along with some Spent Mortars and practice Grenades, but nothing like those.

Do you keep them displayed or just locked up ? I love going to war museums and checking out the arms. The one at Camp Maybry is neat, but the Special Forces museum in North Carolina has a lot of cool rifles displayed.