[Brian Williams]

A Musuem has called you and they recognize your infinite wisdom in Firearm trivia and minutia. They want your opinion on what firearms they should have in their collection. You can only pick one and it cannot be one previously chosen by one of the fellow members of this illustrious board.

My pick would be the first FBI issued S&W Model 13 3" heavy barrel, Round butt with issue holster.

[chadintex]

Glock 17

[Kharn]

STG 44 (is that the right nomenclature? The German assault rifle from WWII)

Kharn

[Henry Bowman]

M-1 Garand

[DMK]

Widely used by the military, police and security over most of this century.

[Spackler]

Colt 1911

[Hemicuda]

Pre-64 Winchester Mod. 70 in "Alaskan" grade, and 300 H&H caliber...

[Mike Irwin]

A Henry rifle.

[Hutch]

A Luger. All museums have Lugers.

[Mal H]

A Colt 1873 SAA

[Duncan Idaho]

A Winchester Model 1895 in .405 W.C.F. deluxe takedown rifle.

They can't have mine! :p :D

[jsalcedo]

Davis P380 Nickel plated

[DWS1117]

AK-47

[OF]

An original Maxim Machine Gun.

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?s=&postid=426606

[Meowhead]

You can only pick one and it cannot be one previously chosen by one of the fellow members of this illustrious board.You mean, never before mentioned in this thread? Or what?

1896 Mauser. Broomhandle. The only problem would be the people visiting the museum and wondering why Chewbacca's laser crossbow thing isn't sitting right beside it.

[a9mmfan]

Well if it was a Dallas, Texas museum, I would say a "Mannlicher-Carcano":eek:

[Ala Dan]

.45 caliber SIG-Sauer P220A

Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member

[Rupestris]

Winchester 94 in 30-30

[Brian Williams]

Should we get C.R.Sam as curator

[Skunkabilly]

The pistol that was used to kill Ferdinand.

[willyjixx]

but it was a 1 shot 45 stamped pistol. had to pop the shell out with a pencil. it was supposedly made in the millions by the US an distrubited to South American countries to assist an promote assinations of corrupt dictators. i read this in a janes book a long time ago. ill find it tonight and elaborate more. the pistol itself is junk but the history of it would be museum grade material

[jsalcedo]

OSS Liberator

[Kestryll]

Just one? Hmmm...

Mauser.

[willyjixx]

!

[natedog]

Hmmm...that's a tuffy. Make mine a Remignton 870.

[Baba Louie]

1803 Harpers Ferry Musket ala Lewis & Clark

[Dannyboy]

An M2 .50 cal Browning Machine Gun

[Iain]

H&K MP5

[Schuey2002]

H&K G3.

[Johnny Guest]

Colt Thompson Submachine Gun, model 1921 with Type C, L, and XX magazines.

[Dr.Rob]

BAR

First practical man portable machinegun firing full sized rifle cartridges. Used in two world wars, and several police actions world wide on our side and the enemy's. Also used with notorious effect by Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. According to tales ofthe gun one of the most innovative designs of the 20th century.

I have to agree, and its a hoot to shoot, and was designed by JMB himself.

[MicroBalrog]

Fedorov Automatic - the first true assault rifle (1916!)

[LiquidTension]

Gotta have some FAL variant in there.

[Gus Dddysgrl]

OK, Which one.......?

[kudu]

30-40 Krag-Jorgenson rifle. First smokeless powder military rifle.

[SodaPop]

Gotta have some FAL variant in there

........as the gun the United States military should have adopted in the 1960s.


My pick is the AC556.

[Andrew Wyatt]

remington rolling block saddle ring carbine.

[Stickjockey]

Gatling (the original hand-cranked one). Or a Borchardt pistol (precursor to the Luger).

[CarbineKid]

A Brown Bess

[cool45auto]

Springfield 1903

[Preacherman]

A matched pair of Joseph Manton duelling pistols, cased, with accessories. Of course, the cost of this pair would probably pay for every one of the guns mentioned by other posters, with a substantial chunk of change left over... but then, collecting's expensive! :D

[hoppinglark]

Since that is taken then I'd say Flintlock replica of the muskets used in the American Revolution

[Moparmike]

Sharps rifle. Barring that, a Luger.

[Lotzinger]

HK P7M13

excellent gun, everyone should have one ...

[The Silver Bullet 1719]

Browning\FN P-35

[4570Rick]

Spencer Rifle

[Brian Dale]

Annie Oakley's Marlin 1897 .22 lever-action rifle. All right - OR a replica, if the original(s) can't be had.

[Calanctus]

I'd add a Winchester 1885 hi-wall single shot. JMB's first design, which got him noticed by Winchester. Everything else he did may not have happened if this first design didn't get him noticed.