How many foreign firearms do you own?

[BearBrimstone]

I don't have anywhere near the arsenal of most of the folks here, but what I have is 50/50 right now. I have two foreign guns and two American made.

 

[375supermag]

Hi...
Surprised to find quite a few.
Several Uberti Cimarron revolvers and a lever action rifle.
A couple of Sako rifles, a German Luger and an Egyptian Helwan Brigadier.
Almost forgot a couple of SKS rifles and Taurus revolver.

Having listed all those...I still have more Ruger BlackHawks than all the foreign firearms combined.

 

[montanaoffroader]

I have stuff from:

UK
Russia/Soviet Union
Spain
China
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Italy
Germany
Brazil

There may be a few others I am forgetting. About 1/4 of my accumulation is of foreign origin.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

I have guns from a few different countries.
South Africa
Argentina
Austria
Australia
Belgium
Brazil
China
Columbia
Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia
England
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary
India
Iraq
Italy
Japan
Mexico
New Zealand
Persia
Philippians
Poland
Romania
Russia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
Yugoslavia

 

[hdbiker]

3, a Springfield Loaded Target .45 acp, a Tikka T3LITE in .243, and a mint 1946 Russian model 44 I bought at a yard sale for 75.00 bucks. hdbiker

 

[Texas10mm]

best is very subjective, i am just saying just because it was made here does not mean it's the best. i hate when people will hate a gun just because it's not made in the usa. the new winchester model 70s are a good example, they are as good or better then the pre64s

Troy. You've been asked to back up your assertions. You're doing all you can to avoid answering the question. Please either retract your original statement or provide proof.

 

[Legionnaire]

Let's see ...

One each from Austria, Brazil, Czech Republic, Japan; the rest USA. Think that's it.

 

[ATLDave]

I don't really put a lot of energy into the country of manufacture of firearms. The good news is that all the firearms I'm interested (possible exception for old milsurps, which are a very minor interest of mine) in are either made in America or made in another country with relatively high standards of living and worker compensation.

I don't feel bad about sending money to an Italian factory worker or gunsmith... it's not like he's getting paid some tiny sum that American workers cannot compete with (and vice versa).

I feel bad about how much non-firearm stuff I buy that is made in places with no regard for worker's rights and no comparable standard of living. Fortunately for me, the embargo against Chinese guns means that I'm not stuck with that problem in the firearms area.

 

[indy1919a4]

You guys telling the countries, are you only citing the country of origin?? Or are you counting countries where the weapon summered for a few years, then moved on to new owners???..

IE What do you call a Finn M39. Finnish or Russian?? And what if the Mosin was given to the Finns from the Germans because it was captured by the Austrians during WW I?? Is the Rifle then Russian-Austro-German-Finnish???

 

[MJD]

I have guns from a few different countries.
South Africa
Argentina
Austria
Australia
Belgium
Brazil
China
Columbia
Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia
England
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary
India
Italy
Japan
Mexico
New Zealand
Persia
Philippians
Poland
Romania
Russia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
Yugoslavia

Gunny - curious about the New Zealand one? A Commonwealth pattern gun with New Zealand stamps? That's the only one on that list I can't think of a particular model.

 

[theotherwaldo]

-And milsurps can get pretty confusing. A rifle might be contracted by South Africans to be built in Germany, get actually built in Austria, and wind up in Chile. Or Bolivia.

 

[Odd Job]

Yep plenty of mixing going on!
An example is the R5 rifle as used by the South African Police Service. It is a Galil but has had some modifications made to better suit the South African requirements.

By the way, if we opened this list up to suppressors also, I would have a much better list!

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

You guys telling the countries, are you only citing the country of origin?? Or are you counting countries where the weapon summered for a few years, then moved on to new owners???..

IE What do you call a Finn M39. Finnish or Russian?? And what if the Mosin was given to the Finns from the Germans because it was captured by the Austrians during WW I?? Is the Rifle then Russian-Austro-German-Finnish???

Lol.

Im going by nation the receiver or frame was manufactured in.

I once saw a K98 with Waffenamt stamps, Arabic (Syrian) marks, and a great big star of David on it. Then somebody screwed an M1903 Springfield barrel on it and put it in a sporter stock with dual set triggers!

 

[GunnyUSMC]

Gunny - curious about the New Zealand one? A Commonwealth pattern gun with New Zealand stamps? That's the only one on that list I can't think of a particular model.

It’s a strange rifle. It’s a Savage built No4 Mk1,but it’s only marked No4 Mk , 1942.
The wrist socket was scrubbed and remarked. It’s a fully functional rifle. Here are some pics.
I also had to update my list to add Iraq.

 

[theotherwaldo]

The DP explains it. That's no longer a rifle to be issued, it's merely a training device.

 

[Arkansas Paul]

The vast majority of mine are American.
I own 2 foreign guns.
1 from Japan and 1 from Brazil.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

The DP explains it. That's no longer a rifle to be issued, it's merely a training device.

DP does not stand for deactivated. Some were still used in training where live fire was done. Not all DPs are the same. The stripe painted on the stock is a clue.

 

[bannockburn]

brutus51

Austria-2
Belgium-1
Brazil-2
Czechoslovakia-2
France-1
Germany-2
Hungary-1
Italy-3
Spain-1

I do have an early Springfield Armory M1911A1 back when they were built in Brazil but assembled in the U.S., long before they started stamping "Made in Brazil" on their guns.

I think of it as having dual citizenship so I added 1 to the Brazil count.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

It’s a strange rifle. It’s a Savage built No4 Mk1,but it’s only marked No4 Mk , 1942.
The wrist socket was scrubbed and remarked. It’s a fully functional rifle. Here are some pics.
I also had to update my list to add Iraq.
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Thats pretty cool, I would count that as US.

Ive wanted a Savage Enfield for a looooooong time, but just cant stomach adding .303 to my ammo dump. Someday, Ill pony up for a BSA .22, though!

That reminded me to change my Englishman to an Indian, its a .410 Ishapore.....

 

[theotherwaldo]

DP does not stand for deactivated. Some were still used in training where live fire was done. Not all DPs are the same. The stripe painted on the stock is a clue.

Yep. But it is a rack rifle for training, not an issue rifle for an individual soldier or trainee. Thus it falls under a different accounting system, which requires a different set of markings..

 

[bannockburn]

GunnyUSMC

Curious as to what you have that was Made in Colombia?

 

[alfsauve]

I hadn't intended to buy American, but of all my firearms only the Glock is foreign made. I have owned more overseas stuff, but not of late, including Sako, Mauser and Walther.

Air guns are another matter though, with Germany's Weihrauch leading the way.

 

[GBExpat]

It’s a strange rifle. It’s a Savage built No4 Mk1,but it’s only marked No4 Mk , 1942.
The wrist socket was scrubbed and remarked.

An additional odd thing: 4L9947 is a number that one would only expect to find on a Longbranch Nº4 (Canadian-mfr).

It appears that this rifle was DP'd (Drill Purpose) by NZ.

A very interesting milsurp!

 

[Palolosj]

None. Got one made on Long Island NY USA.MAPA.

 

[JWF III]

Trying to not post any kind of numbers, about 20% of my firearms ar foreign made. Most of them are milsurps, but I do have a few “finer” shotguns made by Franchi.

Wyman