Do you display your firearms and related collectables?

I don't have the space for a secure gunroom, though I love the idea. As it is, I only have two guns "on display". Both are muzzleloaders, and if we ever are broken into, I hope they will be of little interest. Neither fit into the safe, anyway.

Everything else but the defensive guns live in the safe. I frequently have one or two "out and about" for handling and inspection (read: playing with) which go back into the safe before I leave the house.

Rembrandt said:

Reloading room....yes, Trophy mount rooms....yes,.......but no gun display room.

Always thought this library-trophy-gun room was something that I'd enjoy having morning coffee in.

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That is a cool room! It seems to take me back to simpler times!

I don't display any firearms. I have some of my and my Wifes better game trophies on the wall in the den. And I have a modest display of my cartridge collection on the wall in my loading room and some of the medals and trophies that I won over the years. And a few other things that once had a meaning. The shirt that I was wearing when I first soloed that they cut the tail off of and a tanned Rattlesnake skin that has a story.

berettaprofessor said:

...Wiscoaster, do you ever remove the bolts and place them elsewhere?

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No, not with the rifles, that would seriously detract from their display. The first one or two I did I removed the firing pin, but then revised my philosophy per my previous post. I'm not too worried about a stolen milsurp rifle being used by a bad guy to do a bad deed. The handguns are another thing, and they are rendered incapable of firing.

This is in my mancave which is well locked...

It's locked too, plus a safe for handguns and valuables...
Mancave wall...

I have a small display of odds and ends hanging on the wall. The ammo boxes are full. A gun cabinet in the living room holds eight of my least valuable guns, which I refer to as my "bait guns." Presumably, a thief would go for them first. All of my really valuable guns are hidden in the basement, in safes.

Of course, the crown jewel of the display is the gum ! Brand new in box, with papers, never chewed after leaving the factory!!

Solomonson said:

What's with the human skull?

Memento Mori?

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Pretty much, living each day i have as honest and full as I can...
Wife gave it to me years back and I never asked how she acquired it, but 4 of those guns in the cabinet are hers...she's a crack shot too

I live just 11 miles away from the DFW metroplex and have a lot of money tied up in guns. I always wanted to have a basement room reinforced with concrete and a safe door to have a walk in safe. Until then I have a few cap and ball replicas, muzzleloaders, original sabres&swords and two traditional boar spears on display.

Of course, my umbrellas sit in a 105mm shell from the Leopard1 and in a china cabinet is one of the finest surviving collection of 8,8 FLAK splinters that are not rusted up and 20mm projectiles with WAA stamp together with a few trophies I won.

Solomonson said:

I'm hesitant to post a photo of our gun room, but except for the antler chandelier and rug, this is very close. Plus, both handguns and long guns are on display along with edged weapons.

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It would drive me crazy to have that many empty racks for guns...

I’ve got “wall hangers” and “shop guns”. Some I don’t shoot because of safety reasons, the others I look at the same as a broom. Hang it in the same place, so I can find it when I need it and there’s lots more valuable stuff nearby someone would take first.

GunnyUSMC said:

I have a few on display.
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From what I've seen in your posts your "house" is actually a firearms museum. Enjoyed visiting it.

The long suffering Mrs Canasta informed me early on regarding the display of weapons as room decor. I comprised & have over a dozen guitars on the walls & a few vintage amps. Much like guns I appreciate guitars in their resting state with beautiful wood, classic curves, showing honest wear from the years & when in hand can make you feel a special connection-like shaking hands with an old friend.

Paul R Zartman said:

Pretty much, living each day i have as honest and full as I can...
Wife gave it to me years back and I never asked how she acquired it, but 4 of those guns in the cabinet are hers...she's a crack shot too

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Maybe a not so subtle warning. Does it have a hole in it?

I use to display my rifles up on the wall of our home but stopped. In the early 80's my house was broken into and robbed. They took anything of value ( silver the wife and I was collecting). The only reason I believe they didn't steal the rifles on the wall was because they didn't see them. It was late at night and they had to use flashlights. They probably didn't want to shine the lights up for fear of being spotted so I believe the kept them low and never saw the rifles up on the wall.
They however found my stash of ammo and took that!

Nothing on display and one HD handgun in a lock box near the bed. Use to have a couple of man-caves way back when, mainly because those houses all had basements. Nowadays we're living in a condo with no basement but there is a large bonus room upstairs. Right now we're using it for storage but I'm thinking about trying to carve out a little niche to call my own for reloading.

NO !

stonebuster said:

From what I've seen in your posts your "house" is actually a firearms museum. Enjoyed visiting it.

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I plan to remodel the living room. The walls will be tongue and groove knotted pine, like in my shop, but without the clutter.
I plan to display several guns on the walls, mostly military surplus rifles. I just haven’t decided to just mount them on the walls, in racks, or display cases.


I do have this stock mounted above the door going into the kitchen from the shop. Can anyone figure out what it is?

GunnyUSMC said:

I plan to remodel the living room. The walls will be tongue and groove knotted pine, like in my shop, but without the clutter.
I plan to display several guns on the walls, mostly military surplus rifles. I just haven’t decided to just mount them on the walls, in racks, or display cases.
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I do have this stock mounted above the door going into the kitchen from the shop. Can anyone figure out what it is?
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Oh, oh, oh.... Early model Marlin 60...

Speedo66 said:

The above almost looks like Teddy Roosevelt’s trophy room.

I remember visiting his home as a kid on a school trip, and that’s what impressed me most.

Lots of guns, too, which are probably now removed.

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Just came up in another thread. Sagamore Hill on LI (where I grew up) was a regular national park trip mid 50s to early 60s. The guns are now gone. I remember as a kid just being mesmerized by all those really cool guns. If you take the virtual tour the mounts remain but the really nice guns are gone.

Ron