Traditional Knife and Gun Picture Thread

[aztaco]

One more:

 

[Horsewright]

Seen at the range the other day:

This Colt went with this knife

This one went with this one:

Big Ruger on one side and a Ranchero on the other:

AR in the middle:

 

[JB in SC]

Horsewright that Colt looks a lot like an S&W M&P.

 

[joeradza]

An impressive combination Alan, they also compliment each other

Regards, Will

Thanks Will. Sorry not to get back to you sooner but I've been super busy.

 

[HST]

This is my favorite handgun ever. I can shoot some guns better, but this is my favorite. I cannot say enough good things about the Glock 41.

 

[Horsewright]

Jerry I stand corrected. you are right an old Smith. It's my buddy's. He's in his mid 70s and it was his fathers before him. I was always thinking it was a Colt Police Positive.

 

[JB in SC]

Jerry I stand corrected. you are right an old Smith. It's my buddy's. He's in his mid 70s and it was his fathers before him. I was always thinking it was a Colt Police Positive.

I’m not as up on old Colt’s as I should be, but I recognize the hammer shape (fish hook) and ejector rod of the M&P. It looks like a Post-War, 1950’s I would guess as I don’t see a screw on the front of the trigger guard.

 

[Horsewright]

I should of known better as my son has a 1930 one (from the serial number) and it lives here lots of the time.

 

[White Crown]

Repro Colt 1851 and repro Crandall congress (by case), with a genuine 1950's western center:

These two go together for no other reason than they were both made in the 70's. CVA Colonial Pistol Kit I built a few years ago and a 1976 Klein electrician's knife:

 

[oldtymer]

Nice to see one of those Repro Colts with the brass grip.

 

[Horsewright]

I've got one too! Crazy stupid accurate for what it is. I've even carried it on the ranch as a primary sidearm. Very cool pics White Crown!

 

[GB940Rookie]

Ruger New Vaquero 38/357. Trail gun when I need more than a .22 (rare)
Paired with an old West-Cut

 

[knarfeng]

Here's a diminutive pair
A pre-74 Ruger Bearcat with a Case Peanut.
Both well used.

The Bearcat is old school. It has room for 6. But 5 is safer.

 

[FLymon]

Ruger SP-101 .357 Magnum Wiley Clapp Model
Jared Oeser Trapper

 

[Corn Fed]

 

[boy&hisdogs]

This counts, right? It's a .22!

 

[knarfeng]

This counts, right? It's a .22!

As long as it doesn't have a thumb stud...oh, wait.

Where's my wet noodle?

 

[boy&hisdogs]

As long as it doesn't have a thumb stud...oh, wait.

Where's my wet noodle?

Actually I was thinking about taking it off. It seems like every time I clean the pivot out I have to do something that will gum it up again. The thumb stud barely works even when the knife is smooth as butter. After a day of digging, forget it. If I promise to take it off eventually can I get my wet noodle lashings reduced?

The first Ramset gun was made in 1948 so I'm clear of the "mid sixties" rule there, but I don't know about red lead pencils. I hate to admit it, but I've shot my nail gun more than my 1911 this year. .45 is expensive these days, but I actually get paid to shoot those .22 blanks.

This thing is actually pretty special! How many people do you know with a California legal pistol with integral suppressor?

 

[Rockon75]

This counts, right? It's a .22!

Those necked down powder cartridges are the genius behind the 17 Winchester Supermag, so I'd say your nailgun is a prototype.....

 

[boy&hisdogs]

Those necked down powder cartridges are the genius behind the 17 Winchester Supermag, so I'd say your nailgun is a prototype.....

The .17 supermag is a .27 nail gun blank, those are the big repeaters. Mine is a .22, which would be a .17 HM2. The original .17 HMR was a .22 mag.

I have three of the same Savage bolt rifles in .22 LR, .22 mag and .17 HMR. I like the .22 mag the most for overall hunting use because it's the most predictable through wind and over uncertain distances of all the rim fires I've shot. It also carries a good thump without vaporizing the edible meat the way those blazing fast "varmint" loads usually do. I haven't shot the .17 supermag yet, I suspect it will be an excellent bench gun but not really for the walk-and-shoot style of meat hunting that I like to do. .22LR also has an often overlooked advantage in that some .22LR guns can shoot the oddball loads. My grandpa always liked .22LR for trapping and pest control because the snake shot wouldn't ruin your cage traps and if you needed to keep the noise down you could shoot shorts or CBs.

Now, if you really want to talk small game hunting and that traditional American outdoorsman feel that you get when you think back to watching your grandpa skin rabbits with his stockman when you were a kid, it's hard to beat a small bore combo gun. They are a lot like traditional knives IMO in that they are a no-frills, all-purpose working tool, and were/are often treated as such by the kind of guys who also carry traditional knives. On top of that, combo/double guns (shotguns included), like traditional pocket knives, can be taken well into luxury territory without losing any of their core functionality. In fact they usually get better! A pairing of top-dollar Holland & Holland and T.A. Davison customs will shoot and skin just as many (if not more) rabbits as a Stevens and an Old Timer. Try driving a Ferrari the same way you drive your truck.

Mine is a Chiappa Double Badger .22 mag over 410. What makes this better than the old ones is that it's a true double with two triggers. You don't have to cock a single hammer twice and flip a selector, you get an instant follow up shot in case you need that 410 to finish something wounded and running. You can also choose which barrel to shoot just by pulling the correct trigger, no flipping the lever and then having to double check at the last second.