Woo Hoo! Gun collection is now complete.

[delrom418]

OK, yes, a little bragging. Years ago I decided I "need" a sample of a gun used by our forces in every war America has been in. My recent acquisition of an1841 Mississippi rifle completed the collection. Some are original, some are Italian reproductions. Just wish they could be displayed on the wall, and not hidden away in the safe.

Revolutionary war- -Navy Arms 1766 Charleville
War of 1812- -Pedersoli Kentucky flintlock (made famous from the song at the Battle of New Orleans)
Mexican American war- -Pedersoli 1841 Mississippi rifle
Civil War- -Euroarms 1861 Springfield, and a Navy Arms Henry
Spanish American war- -original Trapdoor Springfield
WWI- -original M1917 "Enfield"
WWII- -Civilian Marksmanship Program reproduction 03A4 Springfield, and original 03A3 Springfield
Korea- -M1 Garand
Vietnam- -M16 (Denix non-firing replica....haha, yeah I know.....but it looks good)
Modern day- -M4 carbine (typical off the rack AR-15)


*PHOTO ADDED AT POST #13*

* WESTERN GUNS PHOTO ADDED AT POST #36 *

 

[entropy]

War of 1812 would have been the M1803 Harper's Ferry rifle. Kentucky rifles may have been used, but the M1803 would have been the issue rifle during the War of 1812. Also you have skipped quite a few wars, you only list some of the major ones.

 

[Bullseye]

Impressive! Congrats. If ya get a chance take a group picture.

 

[carbine85]

You know what they say, pictures or it didn't happen

 

[Panzerschwein]

A non firing replica is not a gun.

Your collection is incomplete.

And you need an M16.

 

[ontarget]

Sounds like a great collection. You could always build or buy a real semi auto M16 replica for your VN war era. Those are sweet. But you are required by forum customs and courtesies to post pics. LOL.

 

[abijohn]

Congrats on YOUR gun collection. It is what you wanted and put together, that's all that matters. Pay no mind to what others think or collect, do what you do for you.

 

[FROGO207]

Good for you. BUT know that one example of every gun made could be in your future when that collecting bug hits.

 

[gsbuickman]

Huh, a gun collection is never complete. That's like telling hot rodders and the guys at car and motorcycle shows that their bikes and cars are 100% finished ...

 

[bannockburn]

delrom418

Nice job on the collection but I'm not seeing a Model 1898 Springfield (a.k.a. Krag-Jorgensen), or an M1 Carbine. Plus there is a semi-auto version of the M1918 BAR available too.

 

[P5 Guy]

Lee Navy Rifle, you need one for sure.

 

[200Apples]

What is this "complete" you speak of?

/headscratch

 

[delrom418]

Here they are, including the offending "M16". Some of you may have noticed the M1917 is in pieces. The barreled action is at Dean's Gun Restorations for a new barrel. When I got this rifle the barrel was so rough it actually tore my cleaning patch when I pushed it through the bore! The bayonet for the Trapdoor Springfield doesn't fit anymore because I have a taller front sight on it for shooting at 100 yards. The Charleville has a bayonet attached, but it's too tall to show up in the photo.
(Hope my first attempt at posting a photo works)

 

[hdwhit]

Congratulations.

Clearly some considerable work went into assembling this collection and I agree that it is a shame it cannot be displayed. Could you build a display wall using hardened glass or polycarbonate and an active alarm system so that you can display them where they are visible?

 

[Bullseye]

It's a neat feeling when you get ALL your guns out to look them over and pose for ya. Again, nice collection!

 

[badkarmamib]

I'll admit it, I'm jealous.

 

[Dog Soldier]

I would add the French And Indian War. That was the first World War. We don't know about the origin of rifles in that war. But the Brown Bess and the Fusse De Chasse should be acceptable. Nice pursuit keep at it.

http://www.guns.com/2013/02/02/guns-of-the-grunts-1763/

 

[delrom418]

Ah yes, the French and Indian War. 1756-1763. It's a little before the Revolution, but it would be a good opportunity to go after a Brown Bess. Looks like I should be saving up for a 1742 1st model Long Land Pattern.

 

[cjwils]

For the Spanish-American war you really need a Springfield 30-40 Krag. Models 1894, 1896, or 1898 should all be ok. For more info, try this site: http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.org/

 

[zb338]

You have a nice collection 418. Keep it going.

Zeke

 

[Dog Soldier]

Just a side note. Washington and many leaders of the Continental Army received their training in the F&I Wars.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_in_the_French_and_Indian_War

 

[splattergun]

Great work, Delrom.
My exGF's dad had a similar collection, but he had a genuine sample of the gun carried by every one of his ancestors that served in wartime. His collection never completed, though, as he could never afford a real Revolutionary war or 1812 era flinter. But he had a real 1861 Springfield, a Sharp's carbine, 03 Enfield, an M1 carbine, and the .45acp that he carried in Korea. HIs daughter was an only child that never served in the military, so he never had a reason to get an M16. But having some Cherokee blood, he also had a genuine war bow with arrows and a lance, with a replica 'trade' musket.

He also collected samples of the weapons carried by our allies and the opposing forces in those wars. so his collection includes several different Mausers, Lee Enfields and a couple Webley revolvers.

 

[Crawdad1]

Lots of Kentucky rifles used in the War of 1812.

Walker, Alexander, Jackson and New Orleans, New York, 1856, Pg. 335-337


"Alexander Walker notes the marksmanship of Beale’s riflemen, “The three slain [British] officers were dragged from the ditch and taken behind the [American] lines. Almost immediately a contest broke out among Beale’s riflemen as to who would claim the honor of having dispatched the British colonel. A man named William Weathers, a merchant in town and recognized by all as the best shot in the group settled the argument with the simple statement, ‘If he isn’t hit above the eyebrow, it wasn’t my shot.’ They rolled [Robert] Rennie’s body over and sure enough the fatal shot had caught the officer just over the eyebrow. The other two officers had been riddled with rifle balls.”

On COFFEE’S right companies. The TENNESSEEANS, however, recognizing the sharp crack of the rifle, gave these parties the preference, and directed their particular attention to them. It required severe fighting to dislodge the Rifles; but they were soon beaten with their own weapons. The short rifle of the English service was not equal to the long and deadly instrument of the western hunter and Indian fighter. Fr many years after, the huts of LACOSTE bore striking proofs of the accuracy of the AIM OF THE TENNESSEANS, and of the severity of the combat in this part of the field.


One of the oldest long rifles on display at Prickett’s Fort is one crafted in 1790 by Martin Sheetz of Shepherdstown, which features a metal eagle inlay in its curly maple stock. Martin’s father, Philip Sheetz, built muskets for the Virginia Militia in 1776, while another family member, Frederick Sheetz, whose work is also on display at Prickett’s Fort, built Kentucky rifles for the Hampshire County militia that were used against the British in the War of 1812. At least one of Frederick Sheetz’ rifles was used during that war’s Battle of New Orleans, according to Bray. -

Ross then was persuaded to attack Baltimore, Maryland. His troops landed at the southern tip of the "Patapsco Neck" peninsula (between the Patapsco River and Baltimore Harbor on the south and Back River on the north) of southeastern Baltimore County at North Point, twelve miles southeast from the city, on the morning of 12 September 1814. En route to what would be the Battle of North Point, a part of the larger Battle of Baltimore, the British advance encountered American skirmishers. General Ross rode forward to personally direct his troops. An American sharpshooter shot him through the right arm into the chest. According to Baltimore tradition, two American riflemen, Daniel Wells, 18, and Henry McComas, 19, fired at him and one of them had fired the fatal shot. Ross died while he was being transported back to the fleet.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~auntsissie/1812neworleans.html
http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/20160429/wv-made-long-rifles-on-display-at-pricketts-fort
http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=34006.0

Lots of Kentucky rifles doing a whole lot of shooting. Your Pedersoli, while it would not be my first pick, is spot on for the War of 1812.

 

[Deaf Smith]

Great delrom... now what about the pistol version of this set?

Deaf

 

[Crawdad1]

This would be my first pick,

http://www.allenmartinrifles.net/gallery-of-guns/herman-rupp-rifle-lehigh-valley/

As British General George Hanger later wrote, "I never in my life saw better rifles than those made in America."