JWF III
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I'm going to cheat and copy my post from a similar thread several years ago. Unfortunately my #1 "Holy Grail" is no longer available.
To those I'll add...
Colt 1873 SAA SN #1
Complete collection (one of every model) S&W revolvers and metal framed pistols
Wyman
GERMAN PROTOTYPE SEMIAUTO RIFLE BY HAENEL
This is serial number 2. The gas system is remarkably similar to that on the G.41(M), the primary difference being that the piston here is fixed inside the barrel sleeve (which doubles as the cocking handle). The bolt system is like a reversed AK47. Below is an article on the rifle: HAENEL PROTOTYPE SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE By Hugh W. BrockThe firm of C. G. Haenel was founded in Suhl, Germany in 1840 by C. G. Haenel, a Royal Prussian Commissar for Factories, with the support of the Prussian state to produce military arms. The firm also produced sporting arms and bicycles. In 1921, the reknowned arms designer of the MP18 I submachiengun, Hugo Schmeisser went to work for Haenel. In 1925 a complicated arrangement was worked out between the Schmeissers and Haenel family that lasted until the end of WW2. The MP28 II submachinegun was developed at Haenel. Other submachinegun development met with limited success, the MP41 being the most successful. Schmeisser was the force behind the M.Kb.42(H) which became the basis for the world's first true assault rifle, the StG44. After WW2 he spent about five years in Izhvesk in the Soviet Union with other German arms experts. Izhvesk is where the AK47 was developed.The rifle has the C. G. Haenel trademark on the buttplate. The only other markings are the number 2 which appears on the side of the receiver concealed by the stock and on the receiver end cap. The receiver has a green cast from an acid bath. The rest of the parts are in the white. The stock has had a coat of linseed oil added after the War. It was never finished and has some penciled marks on the outside. Estimated time of manufacture is the mid- to late 1930’s.This rifle is gas-operated, semi-automatic and striker-fired. Caliber 8x57JS (7,9 Infanterie Patrone). It has an integral magazine with a capacity of 5 rounds. It is cocked by grasping the knurled section about 1/3 of the way back on the barrel jacket and pulling the barrel jacket to the rear. The striker is caught and held by the sear in the cocked position. When the jacket is released, it runs forward, loading a cartridge into the chamber. When the trigger is pulled, the striker is driven forward firing the cartridge. As the bullet exits the barrel it passes through a gas chamber screwed onto the end of the barrel. The gases are momentarily trapped there and some pressure diverted to the rear through holes in the back end. This gas acts against a piston mounted inside the forward jacket, driving the entire jacket to the rear. Twin operating rods (as in the G.41(M)) are mounted in the rear of the jacket and linked to the bolt. The rods move in tracks in the bolt, rotating the two rear locking lugs out of engagement and pushing the bolt to the rear where the cycle begins anew.
Certificate of Authenticity Included
Other possibles for me...
Original Civil War issue Henry and/or Spencer
Original Civil War issue Whitworth (scoped with original period brass scope)
Original Gatlin Gun (technically not a machine gun)
Dillon Aero M134 Minigun (if they ever repeel GCA of '86)
German made drilling
German StG 44
Russian PPSh 41
Given enough time, this could be a long list.
Wyman
Edit: I'll add one more- Prototype M1 Garand, 10 shot in .276 Petersen
Add a Dardick to my list of toys wanted.
To those I'll add...
Colt 1873 SAA SN #1
Complete collection (one of every model) S&W revolvers and metal framed pistols
Wyman
