Libercontrarian

Crushed between the wheels of capitalism and big government.

Uh-Oh - A New Addition To The Family...

...of Libercontrarian arms, that is:

I went to the annual Collector's Show at the Tanner Merchandise Mart, and was told that I would see hundreds of thousands of firearms that I had never seen before.

They weren't kidding.

There were collectible guns there from every era in humanity's age - jezails, every kind of musket you could imagine, nineteenth-century arms in NRA Excellent condition, guns from the World Wars, NFA stuff - you name it, if it was a collectible built before granpappy stormed off to Fight The Hun, it was pretty well-represented at the Collector's Show.

I spotted this little gem, a clean, crisp Pietta-made 1851 Navy Colt repro (in non-historical .44-cal) for $100, and said, "Uh, I can't help myself. I think I'll get into black-powder pistols..."

After buying powder, shot, caps, and wads for this handsome beast, I was out another $60. I'll be touching off this handsome gun today sometime and will report back about the joys of black-powder shooting.

posted by: underwhelmed at May 24, 2006 08:22 | link | comments (3) |

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#1  25 May 2006 - 20:10

 

I have an antique "horsepistol" as my Dad used to call it, and an antique rifle, circa Civil War - don't know how old either is, but both have dates and manufacturers, etc.
They aren't as pretty as yours, and someone who thinks he knows about such things said I shouldn't clean them [Brasso and elbow grease]. If you know about such, please send me a momail? Thanks. If you want me to, I could put picks of them as a post.

mafidl

#2  04 July 2006 - 13:20

 

I've almost bought a black powder revover several times, but haven't yet. Let's hear about your experiences!

Anonymous

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