Your most unusual weapon

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I'm interested in seeing your most unusual weapon and a little bit about how and why you acquired it. By 'unusual' I don't necessarily mean rare. Maybe you could include one that is just not at all the kind of weapon you would normally own but somehow ended up with anyway.

Mine is a Revolver. I am not a revolver guy per se, but I acquired this one about 6 months ago in a trade. I got the revolver, he got a Dell 600mHz Pentium 3 that I was no longer using. He inherited the gun from his father and though not at all an anti, he wasn't going to use it. I also suppose it made him feel good knowing it would go to somebody who would take care of and appreciate both the gun and its original owner, his father.

Kudos to the first person who properly IDs this gun.
 
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My Emerson Karambit, the tactical seahorse. Because I like to celebrate Asian-American heritage :D
 
I traded a full suspension mountain bike and a coupon for a record store for a Beretta 92 and 400 Dollars in cash. The guy who wanted the mountain bike had to get rid of the gun because he moved to New Zealand and wasn't allowed to bring a handgun with him. That was the most unusual deal I have ever done. The Beretta served me well for a couple of years until I got tired of it and traded it for something else.
 
You got the better end of the deal. I decided a long time ago never to trade gun stuff (which holds it value) for computer stuff (which becomes worthless way too soon).
 
Most unusual would be my Nambu Type 94. Inherited from my grandfather who brought it home from WWII.

It is unusual more for how he got it. He was a Sherman tank driver. They were sitting on a beach in the tank enjoying breakfast in the fall of 1944. A Zero spotted them and started straffing them. After a while, they got sick of the noise, but didn't want to risk getting a guy on top to fire the machine gun. so, more as a joke to try and scare off the Zero, they lined him up with the main gun and fired.

To their surprise, they nailed the Zero! It blew apart (Without much of a fireball apparently) and crashed to the ground behind them. They got out of the tank and approached the wreckage. Found the cockpit laying on it's side still intact. They slid the canopy back, checked the pilot to make sure he was dead, and my grandpa took his pistol as a trophy.

My other grandfather was in the ETO and brought home a 1916 Luger. It's unusual for me because it's the oldest thing I own, being 87 years old. (And it's in great shape, and I've fired it a few times after replacing the grips and mainspring.)
 
Apparently my most unusual is a Navy Arms imported Chinese TU-90 Tokarev type pistol in 9mm I've posted on a few forums to get info on it and have never gotten a response.
I thought it would have been my Uberti revolver carbine.
 
Most unusual would be my Nambu Type 94. Inherited from my grandfather who brought it home from WWII.

It is unusual more for how he got it. He was a Sherman tank driver. They were sitting on a beach in the tank enjoying breakfast in the fall of 1944. A Zero spotted them and started straffing them. After a while, they got sick of the noise, but didn't want to risk getting a guy on top to fire the machine gun. so, more as a joke to try and scare off the Zero, they lined him up with the main gun and fired.

To their surprise, they nailed the Zero! It blew apart (Without much of a fireball apparently) and crashed to the ground behind them. They got out of the tank and approached the wreckage. Found the cockpit laying on it's side still intact. They slid the canopy back, checked the pilot to make sure he was dead, and my grandpa took his pistol as a trophy.

My other grandfather was in the ETO and brought home a 1916 Luger. It's unusual for me because it's the oldest thing I own, being 87 years old. (And it's in great shape, and I've fired it a few times after replacing the grips and mainspring.)
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Now thats a COOL Story..:D
 
I can't even pull that shot off playing Battlefield 1942 on the computer.

That is one, no two, high speed grandpas.
 
Kamicosmos - now that's a cool one shot - one kill story. Kudos to your grandpa and his crew. May he RIP.:D

Most unusual weapon? Webley dedicated 22 revolver (not a conversion).
 
My most unusual weapon isn't even a firearm, it's the Tactical Impact Device head for a Surefire flashlight.

It doesn't look like it would hurt as much as it does, but it does.

I do have an old Guardfather stilletto, although it sits in a drawer at home.
 
My accurized Remington 700 in .308 with Leupold 6.5X20 atop it.

Stolen from my house on Oct. 16, 2000.

Recovered by me at a gunshow on Dec 18, 2001.

While part of the police report the department which took my report failed to enter the serial number into the database.

So, not only did I have to stumble across her at a gun show, I had to convice local cops that she was actually my stolen rifle.

Her name is now Grace, by the way....Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound......what once was lost, now is found........etc.

hillbilly
 
Her name is now Grace, by the way....
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Hmm... Hillbilly...

Ever see Pulp Fiction ??

:evil:

My most unusual weapon is the one on the right. I need quite a bit more training before I would carry it.

It is truly scary in the hands of someone (Steve Tarani) who knows what to do with the thing.

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well......I am not a rimfire single action guy...

But it looks like an old Ruger Single Six.....early 60's. I recall they had fixed sights, and were offered in LONG barrels back then. The grip medallion appears to be wrong for a Colt!
Limited knowledge...but I think so!
JC45
 
A 1939 Luger I got in a trade. Not my oldest gun (a 1917 Colt New Service) or most expensive, but pretty high up on "neat" factor.

All matching 3's no import marks, waffen proofed, Mauser mfg. apparently came home in some GI's duffle bag, though that story has been lost.
 
Biff and Jercamp45

Biff, you might be right and I just don't know it, but I'm not sure. You clearly know a lot more about revolver than I. I'll give a hint.

LAWMAN
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Hmmm...

I've got this ball bat I made in 8th grade shop class...
probably weighs close to 5 pounds and is scaled for a giant.

I'm sure it could fall under the category of "weapon".

I think I got a "C" on that project.
 
A Broomhandle Mauser pistol is my entry. I still need to get a Holster/stock for it and reline the barrel so it can be shot safely. Neat old design.

Don in Ohio

BTW The pic is of a COLT. The Ruger Single Six had the top/front edge of the grips in contact with the frame. Also the fixed sight on the Ruger was a blade in a slot which isn't the case for the pictured gun. (I checked the pics in "Sixguns" to confirm this before I posted). JMHO!

Colt Frontier Scout, Wyatt Earp Commerative.
 
Found this on the ATF C&R list

Colt "Wyatt Earp" commemorative .22 from their Lawman Series

(Possibly a deluxe commemorative Buntline Scout)
 
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