Exotic-Novel-Antique-Uncommon-Rare-Weird-Strange-Unique PISTOL you've fired/owned?

How's this for exotic and rare?

Delta Top Gun - about 150 built and very, very few imported to the states. They are a very interesting design and completely 100% symmetrical on both sides (other than the small lettering). Its the only handgun I ever saw like that. They made side ejecting models as well, but mine is a top ejector.

I just wish I spoke Italian.

Even the instruction manual doesn't have a word of English in it other than the name of the pistol.

I found the videos very interesting, even though I don't understand a word...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdD6NXdEWgw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFB8GIUwcCM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNAJ5zafWEA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeIzEApwOzI

Oddest that I've fired is an Astra 400 in 9mm Largo....

Original Colt 1851 Navy .36, carried it to a couple of black powder shoots out in CA. A sweet shooting old gun.

Also: Calico 9mm pistol 50 round mag, a first year Colt .22 automatic pistol (1915 Woodsman, without the Woodsman name stamped on it), and a Smith and Wesson model 53 in .22 Rem Jet.

Nothing too unusual, but some cool hardware just the same.

Star Arms MEGA-STAR in 10mm (not mine)

Nagant revolver. Okay not that rare but as weird as it gets

and I once got to hold a c.1880 Colt Peacemaker chambered in .44 Henry Rimfire but I had to give it back

The Smith & Wesson 845 was one of the first pistols built by the Performance Center. You hardly ever see them today.













I've always loved the 44 Auto Mag.

I've had and have had a couple that might fit in this category

Here are a few....

LAR Grizzly in .45 Win Mag


Walther Model 8


Kolb Baby Hammerless in .22 Short


MAB P-15


Husqvarna 1887


Mauser HSC with phosphate finish


Couple Lugers


Couple Walther P88's

Not really exotic, wierd or rare, but it's all I can offer - my 1914 Mauser in .32acp.



And that Khyber Martini on page 1 - I swear I saw one of those once in this obscure gun shop in The Middle Of Nowhere, Kansas! I know it was a single shot pistol in .303 British, it looked like a caveman had made it, and the barrel truly looked like a sewer pipe. Scariest gun I've ever seen in person, there's no way I'd shoot it. But that might actually be what it was. Very interesting. Shop owner was a real looney too. Somebody that shouldn't have guns, let alone thousands of them.

A VIS Radom 35 brought back as a war trophy. Had it for a few years and traded it for a '03-A3.:banghead:

I just wish I spoke Italian.

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I'll translate it for you if you allow me to shoot the Delta AR and the Korth...

Dr.Rob said:

That PHP pistol looks so much like a Walther slide.. it's unnerving. like a pistol made in a 'wrong' parallel dimension.

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Good eye

The design is based on the P38. It's very similar.

I don't have a picture to post, but have handled a S&W in .35 auto.

Forgot about the Bren Ten I had until I read the later posts; never shot it. Sold it to Eric Kincel when he & Abrams were in the development stages of re-introducing it as the Fortis.....oh what might have been.

Sam

I shoot most of these on occasion:

Browning 1900



Browning HP Competition



Dryse Model 1908



Savage 1907



Savage 1917

Benelli B76. Unique design. Acquired NIB a handful of years back. Just realized I haven't shot it yet. Next range trip.

Boberg XR9-S

They didn't make many of these: S&W 500 snubnose [/URL][/IMG][/URL][/IMG]

Still have a Bren Ten NIB











Benelli B76











CZ 75 Champion

Vektor SP1 General's Model











AJ Ordnance Thomas










Bernardelli P One

High Standard T-3 serial number 4 of 4. Serial numbers 1, 2, and 3 are in the Springfield Armory Museum

Nothing to exoctic, but I do own full auto MAC-10, fun to shoot, wish I had pic of it to put on here. Been a long time since I put eyes on it, don't even remember manufacturer, being in the military they don't allow us to have full-autos on post, has to stay with my dad till I get out

nwilliams, the LAR 45 win mag looks like a beast to hold on to, how is the recoil?

This is a great thread !! Where in the world do you guys see all these interesting guns.....certainly not in the gunshops around my neighborhood !!

All we ever is plastic guns....glocks, XD, M&P etc,etc, etc....ad nauseum

Smith and Wesson 52 mid range target wadcutter only 38 special. A friend of mine owns two of these beauties and they are a real joy to shoot. My best friend had a 1911 colt midrange target he had developed I wildcat round for. Though sadly I never got to shoot it he only had the ammunition left he had sold the gun.

That Vektor looks a LOT like a Navy Arms "mamba" was it imported by that name?

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The Mamba was a different gun. I'm still looking for one for my collection.

Both are South African though.