oddballs at the R.I.A. museum

[tark]

Today, we pulled some rare oddballs off of the weapons wall and took them into the back room to be photographed. Tracie Hill was in attendance. He is probably the greatest living authority on Thompson sub-machine guns. He wrote the book. With him were several gentlemen from the Remington Historical Society.

Anybody recognize these things?

 

[FlSwampRat]

Very cool, thanks!

 

[22250Rem]

I will echo that "very cool" and if I'm ever in that area the R.I.A. Museum will be a "must see". Thanks for posting.

 

[Demi-human]

I shant wreck your neato thread
With the Ban Beto rant inside my head.

But those are Assalt Weapons, a few of some best we hold dear!
Some of the most graceful Ladies of Yesteryear!

Their value and importance to history is great.
To their beauty and reverence we all can relate.

But we need to protect them if we want to see them,
In the hands of our neighbors,
And not just a museum.

Their grandchildren are in peril!
Just 'cause they're scary.
But they're useful, agile and easy to carry!

So head straight and vote strong.
Keep your weapon oiled in the fog.

And to @tark I will say,
"Man! You lucky dog!"

 

[MEHavey]

Better Half & I, escorted by YoungSon&Wife, also went through RIA museum this summer.
Really remarkable history . . . and totally unappreciated that the Arsenal produced (and still produces) an incredibly-broad range of military equipment, weapons, and ordnance.

 

[bannockburn]

tark

The rifles in your photos kind of remind me of prototypes for a semi-auto rifle for the Army before the M1 Garand was adopted. Very cool to have them in the museum!

 

[Jessesky]

These are the guns I live for

 

[tark]

The long gun is a Thompson prototype 30 cal. It required lubricated ammo to function. It is a whore's nightmare to field strip and maintain. The short rifle is a Winchester/ carbine Williams project from the early fifties. The third gun is a one-off 30 cal recoil operated attempt at a self loading rifle, made in 1913. It is actually a conversion of an 03 Springfield rifle. It is the only one ever made. All records of the gun were lost. don't know if it actually worked of not. The gun is devoid of any markings, save for a number stamped on the left side of the receiver cover.

 

[Zaydok Allen]

It required lubricated ammo to function. It is a whore's nightmare

I have that same problem.

Interesting guns. Thanks for sharing. You've got a very cool job.

 

[tark]

The Remington Historical Society was at the museum yesterday. Got to meet Roy Marcot, who is an author and noted authority on old west guns. I learned quite a bit that I did not know !