Went to Fremont, NE Gun Show yesterday. Bought two guns.
An 1891 Argentine Mauser carbine. I already have the rifle version. Very nice shape, not terribly costly.
An M1905 FN pistol (.25 ACP). I have an M1908 Colt Vest Pocket pistol. The two pistols are identical (except for manufacturer's name, the legend on the grips and the FN appears to have thinner - by just a little - grips). Seems to be the only time in history that two companies made the same product, using patents of one man. (The deal was J. M. Browning sold patents to both FN and Colt; Colt could only produce and sell the objects in the United States (possibly the Western Hemisphere) while FN was limited to Europe (possibly the Eastern Hemisphere. I doubt if any such 'deal' exists in such general terms today.)
Would have bought a gewehr 98 (the long barreled, 'roller coaster' rear sight edition) from WWI except someone beat me to the table. Such is life.
I know. Pictures. Today if all goes well.