Ugliest gun you've ever loved

[deadin]

That is the most steampunk-looking gun I've ever seen. What is it

A Dutch M1873 New Model. The Dutch were still using these in the colonies during WW2....

 

[JeeperCreeper]

Springfield XD... Especially the Mod2... Because of the billboard and tacky rollmarks/stampings.

Gripzone Xtreme!!!

 

[Demi-human]

@MikeInOr , you win! Not for the examples of mind bendingly backwards and ill thought out designs, whose images you have procured in spades. But for finding that poor prison wife Mfive. It reminds me of Princess Leia when she was chained to Jabba! Poor thing.

Just an example of what may happen if a man is left behind, on some dominatrix island lead by Louis Vitton cult followers.

I, can hear purple rain, playing in the background, RUN!

 

[Demi-human]

Why does it seem that, when it comes to metal, the French are precluded to just giving up? Thier cuisine is great, the fashion is superb, after all "lingerie" is a french word, the architecture is classic among Europe.

When it comes to tools and cars though, it is as if they just shake parts in a box til it resembles, loosely, what they are trying to make!

And I think Nigel Powers said it best about the Dutch...

 

[Zaydok Allen]

I've always thought the Rhino Revolver was an ugly little thing, and yet I've always been fascinated by them. Too many horror stories for me though. I wish Ruger would buy the design.

I've also always thought the Steyr-Hahn Model 1912 was hideous, and have always wanted one.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Only didn't post this earlier because I don't love it, but since we've morphed into ugliest pistols ever....FEG model 1901- ugh.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

That's a BEAUTIFUL 600!! Nothing ugly about it. !! Beautiful craftsmanship, superb polishing and fine old world rust bluing...there is nothing ugly about a squirt gun Astra. Now.... if you want ugly;

I suppose the Webley Mk VI must enter this conversation at some point. They're so damned ugly that they are beautiful. They are kind of like the muscle-bound, not too bright but cheerful and friendly kid in the High School....

They may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer and they may not be the one everybody want's to be seen with.... But they are a loyal and trustworthy friend who will always be there when the chips are down and you need them to save your butt....

So that makes them ugly and beautiful at the same time..

I don't even mind shooting my 600.....maybe I'm weird, but I find the C9 Hipoint a much more obnoxious blowback.
The 600s seem to be finished a bit nicer than the 400s, probably since they were made for the Germans and they wanted to impress the customer. It compares quite favorably with a wartime production Luger in the fit and finish department. I've never had a malfunction of any sort with the Astra either.

 

[Demi-human]

..but since we've morphed into ugliest pistols ever...

But Glocks do shoot well for me. I don't question their reliability at all. They are just too homely for me to own one. I also don't keep random bricks.

Really the Gen five was very alluring, with the Marksman barrel. But ultimately a new AR own out.

Off to get a rifle buffer tube and trigger now...

 

[Ignition Override]

The AMD-65 Hungarian AK. My rifle seems ugly in a cool, wicked, 100% all-business sense.

Very serious note: If a one-in-a-million situation somehow were to develop (even for just a week: we can't discuss "IT" here...) which could require a rifle to kept in my car with the .40 cal. Sig-Sauer, the folding-stock AMD will be there.

 

[Riomouse911]

English WWII Webleys are hideous, but functional.

Any of the hand-made knockoff pistols put together in those little Afghani and Pakistani shops leave a TON to be desired... Philippino hand made jobs do, too. (Armscor is putting out some good stuff though!)

I'm no fan of Carcanos, Mosins or the clunky SMLE, but the M-N rifles are idiot-proof, the Enfields have buttery actions and the Carcanos used to be so inexpensive no one cared how they looked...

It's all in the eyes of the beholder, I guess!

Stay safe!

 

[4v50 Gary]

C-96

 

[tark]

C-96

WHAT!! Have you been infected by an alien virus?? The Broomhandle Mauser is the most beautiful pistol in the world. Just ask Han Solo....!

I defy you to take any pistol, revolver or auto , to a public range and get more attention than with a C-96 in your hands.

 

[Kaybee]

I’ve wanted a Ruger gp100 for a while now. They’re a ugly blocky chunk compared to other revolvers but I liked it when I rented one.

 

[Deus Machina]

Why does it seem that, when it comes to metal, the French are precluded to just giving up? Thier cuisine is great, the fashion is superb, after all "lingerie" is a french word, the architecture is classic among Europe.

When it comes to tools and cars though, it is as if they just shake parts in a box til it resembles, loosely, what they are trying to make!

You know, I came back to this thread with the intent to say exactly this.
I just don't get it. Any sort of machine, the French just suck all the joy of form out of. And often of function, too.
I honestly think that, even in my limited experience with high-stress engineering, I would have to try to design anything less effective or aesthetically pleasing than the French routinely do.
I'd crack some joke about them never firing in anger because they can't, but that just makes the Foreign Legion even more impressive.

French conception hideux aside, I'm a believer that form follows function. I may not swoon over some things, but I like the design of certain things. The Mosin Nagant, and in fact most Soviet arms, for instance. They work, they're made only to work, and don't have any bizarre angles of hard-to-manufacture bits for their own sake. Much Soviet engineering is beauty in simplicity, if not in... well, beauty.

Conversely, see:

I've also always thought the Steyr-Hahn Model 1912 was hideous, and have always wanted one.
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Which I don't find hideous, but certainly odd. At least it's minimally 'stylized'. Aside from looking like a Blade Runner prop.
I'm not sure if it looks more like it needs brass and filigree, or a little touch of neon and an LED somewhere.

And:

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FEG model 1901- ugh.

Now that thing fails on all levels. It was obviously someone's bar-napkin design for an autoloader when they had only heard of the theory before.
"Yeah, that'll work. Nope, to heck with design revision."
It looks like that would try to torque itself out of your hand chambered in anything tougher than .22.

 

[Rock185]

I'm guessing my old Webley MK VI is not considered among the best looking of firearms

 

[OldFashioned]

I'm guessing my old Webley MK VI is not considered among the best looking of firearmsView attachment 782525

I disagree. Much want

 

[chicharrones]

I'm guessing my old Webley MK VI is not considered among the best looking of firearmsView attachment 782525

It's a break open. Much can be forgiven due to that.

 

[Sovblocgunfan]

Can I post another? I haven’t had to work on this one, but it’s a bit ugly, and I love it because of how it came to me.

The above is a Japanese Type 26 revolver. Usually, you see these in nearly mint shape. This one’s been used hard. It was brought back by my wife’s granddad, who was one of the first guys into Korea after WWII. The revolver was left there by the Japanese with piles and piles of stuff when they evacuated. He picked it up there and brought it home. He gave it to me along with several other personal items that are related to his time in service. He is dearly loved, and I am flattered that he thought of me that way.

The pistol itself is an odd duck. It’s a mashup of a few different blackpowder-era designs, and was Japan’s first serious attempt at home-grown firearms manufacture in a contemporary context. It was designed so that cylinder lockup doesnt happen until the trigger starts to be pulled. IOW, the cylinder spins freely until the trigger starts to be pulled. Not cool, so I won’t be shooting it too much. But I love it anyway.

Thanks for letting me share once again.

 

[mstreddy]

Here is my entry, the Charter Arms Explorer II pistol. It was a broomhandlesque version of the AR7 rifle. To prevent evil owners from putting the pistol barrel on the rifle, they placed the index tab and slot 180 degrees opposite on the pistol barrels.
I think I'm going to have to take mine to the range soon.