Antique gun thread

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Sorry didn'realize it was upside down

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"Bridgeport Conn."

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OP

>>31167035
>literally says "Sharps Rifle" on the side
OP pls

i reealize that anon but i've tried to dig for it but i can't find a thing it's from 1876

>>31167016
http://www.american-firearms.com/american-firearms/z-html/company-S/Sharps%20Rifle%20Manufacturing%20Company/Sharps%20Rifle%20Manufacturing%20Company.html

>>31167283
boink
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharps-Borchardt_Model_1878

>>31167270
The Sharps Rifle company made several models of rifle and carbine.
>>31167016
Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878

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OP
thanks anons this was really helpful. anything special you know about it? just out of curiosity.

>>31167353
Expensive if it is still in 45/70

>>31167353
apparently very robust
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMl6FjWkfsM

>>31167360
OP
it is

>>31167374
OP
yeah haha the solid iron barrel is heavy as shit

>>31167380
be careful if you take it out to the range, most modern 45-70 is too hot for it.

OP
but what i don't quite understand is mines from 1876 does that effect anything?

>>31167438
built on an old receiver maybe?

>>31167456
OP
i suppose

>>31167016
clean off your damn desk, OP

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OP
i guess i should post some personal history on this . it's an heirloom and a relative of mine found it under a mattress all rusted and ruined but he restored it to a near perfect condition

>>31167531
OP
and also fuck you anon you leave my desk alone

>>31167615
neato

>>31167671
>when you need to kill everything except the thing you are aiming at

>>31167694
OP
fucking right haha

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this is now a hand mortar thread

>>31167723
my god

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Siepa2bjkg8

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borchardt pistol forerunner of the luger

>>31167783

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItpOBQFVIhM

I have an abused Arisaka 99 that someone sawed down the stock and barrel to make a short carbine. Its a nifty mechanism but completely useless gun

>>31167795
I'm intrigued.Pics?

>>31167795
pics?

Nah, its 3 something in the morning. Ill wake up the wife. Imagine if someone took a mauser and stuck the end in a pencil sharpener. Thats what it looks like

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Take this and shorten it by 18", and cut off the stock under the barrel to make it proportional. The dummy cut off thr front iron sight in the process. They did bother to crown the barrel, so i can only assume they had it scoped

why would they do that haha

Couldnt tell you. A friend gave it to me to reblue and refinish the stock. I looked into it and now im torn. Its a garbage gun, its been abused and oddly modified, but theres obviously some history. It makes me wonder why they did it too

i like things like makes 'em feel alive to me