Firearms and Weapons Collection

FIREARMS and WEAPONS COLLECTION

My firearms "accumulation" direction has so far been restricted to military surplus. This self-imposed restriction is primarily driven by cost. However, gun collectors are increasingly taking notice of unaltered examples of military surplus firearms as they are becoming more and more scarce. Prices are definitely on the rise and these firearms are becoming well worth the investment dollars.

My collecting wants really center around acquiring primary representatives from major conflicts. But, I'm not satisfied with just collecting. I have to be able to shoot my collection as well. That said, I also select firearms that I can either acquire factory surplus ammunition for or can handload myself. And, as already mentioned, I look for primary representatives that are within my budget and cost range.

So here are my wants...but of course the list grows every day.

Pistol Collection

Spanish / Philippine-American War
Filipino Moro Kampilan Sword c.1900
Filipino Moro Kris Sword c.1899
Filipino Moro Talibon Sword c.1899
Filipino Moro Kris no Keris c.1901
Filipino Moro Barong c.1900

American Krag M1898 c. 1901
American Krag Carbine
American Philippine Constabulary Krag Carbine
American Krag Bayonet 1898
American Krag Bayonet 1899
American Colt US Army Model 1892/1903
American Colt 1902 Alaskan Philippines 45 LC
American Colt US Army Model 1903
Spanish Remington Rolling Block
Spanish Mauser M93
Spanish Mauser M93 Bayonet 1898

The Great War
Russian Mosin Nagant M91 Sestroyetsk 1916
Russian Mosin Nagant M91 Tula 1915
Russian Nagant 1895 Pistol PTG 1916
French M1892 Service Revolver 1895
German Gewehr 98
German Dreyse Model 1907 1907
German Mauser Model 1910
German Mauser Model 1914
Austro-Hungarian Frommer Stop Pistol M19
English Enfield No.1 Mk III
American Springfield 1903
American Colt M1903 1905
American M1911 Remington-UMC 1919
Belgium FN Browning M1900 1909

Winter War
Italian SA Carcano M38 1939
Finnish Mosin Nagant M27 1928
Finnish-marked M91/30 1932
Finnish Mosin Nagant M28 SY

World War II
American M1 Garand Springfield 1942
American 1903A3 Remington 1943
American M1 Carbine
American M1911A1 Remington Rand Pistol
American Colt M1917 US Army Revolver
American S&W Victory Revolver
British Enfield No. 4 Mk I 1943
Russian Mosin Nagant M91/30 Tula 1938
Russian Mosin Nagant Early M91/30 1933
Russian Mosin Nagant M44 Izhevsk 1943
Russian Mosin Nagant M38 Izhevsk 1941
Finnish Mosin Nagant M39 Sako 1942
German Mauser Kar98
German Nazi-Marked Fabrique Nationale 1922
English Enfield No. 4 Mk I 1944
Japanese Arisaka Type 99
Japanese Nambu T14 Pistol
Spanish Astra Model 600/43 1943
Spanish Llama Model I 1943
Belgium Fabrique Nationale Model 1922 Nazi-Marked 1940
Czech Model CZ-24 1937
Czech Model CZ-38 1939
Czech Model CZ-27 Nazi-marked 1944

Cold War
Polish Mosin Nagant M44 1951
Polish Wz48 Trainer 1950
Polish Tokarev TT-33 1952
Hungarian Mosin Nagant M44 1952
Romanian Mosin Nagant M44 1952
Chinese Mosin Nagant M44 1953
Russian Military Makarov 1974

Miscellaneous
Swiss K31 Carbine 1954
Swedish Mauser M96 Orbendorf 1900 Target
Swedish Mauser M96 Carl Gustaf 1905
Chinese M213
American Iver Johnson Top Break
Argentine Colt Sistema 1911