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    1. mawkie

      One man's loss is another's gain...

      -One of Mawkie's Rules of Acquisition is that you want to put eyes on every lot in an auction, aka the old saw to "leave no stone unturned". Deep in a Midwest online only auction was a lot with the title "no description". There were two grainy 20 ft photos of a pocket pistol and no other info. I...
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      New collectors book: High Standard Firearms History

      -My love of a good reference book is no secret here. The latest is a new work by John G. Currie: HIgh Standard Firearms History, 1932-1984 Connecticut, A Collector's Guide. It covers everything from HS during its lifespan; derringers, rifles, shotguns, revolvers and pistols along with a...
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      Finnish Air Force issue GP35

      -Timing is everything. Opportunity is wasted if it comes knocking when you're not prepared to take advantage of it. Recently I've had to turn down a couple of great opportunities to add very cool pieces to the collection. But my world was in a state of flux at the time and I had to pass. Then a...
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      US Navy High Standard Model A

      -Started off the year with the goal of finding a US Navy High Standard Model B-US. Found a couple but kept getting out bid. Then this rare Model A came along on Gun Broker with a mid-day ending. Bidding was modest and I was able to throw a bid at it during my lunch break. There was no counter so...
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      Luck of the Irish? Star Model A Carbine

      -It's the time of the year for soda bread in my Irish heritage household as we come up on St Patrick's day. And in keeping with tradition the luck of the Irish was with me recently as I stumbled onto something super neat. -As most often it starts with an auction listing: "Star 1911 Automatic...
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      US Navy SATU S&W 41

      -Not sure where to start this write-up. Guess it begins in September 1963 when S&W sold one of their new Model 41s to the US Navy. Somewhere along the way Donald Lee Poorboy took possession of it. He was a member of the US Navy Rifle and Pistol Team and of the Navy Small Arms Training Unit...
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      Another cart before the horse tale: Japanese FN 1910 rig

      -So many times I run across a nice accessory at a great price and can't say no. In this latest case it was a lot of holsters that included a very clean Japanese holster for an import like a FN, Mauser or Colt. Snagged it for a great price and then put it into storage to wait for the right...
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      The other military issue High Standard S-101...

      -I promised a surprise in my earlier High Standard US S-101 thread and here it is. A very rare USMC Property marked S-101. I live and die by a good reference work and for this pistol and others it's U.S. Military Match and Marksmanship Automatic Pistols by Bill Jenkins. In the S-101 section...
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      High Standard US S-101

      -Always on the hunt for .22 training rifles and pistols, I was fortunate to find US marked model 102 Tournament and HD High Standard pistols in the past. Still looking for other US marked HS pistols along with the elusive US marked Colt Woodsman MT (getting frustrated on that front). -Ran across...
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      If you wait long enough... IBM M1 Carbine

      -Always a story with me. This one starts at a Montgomery County Silverado gun show back in the mid 90s. I employed a brilliant young engineer named Pete in my lab who was fascinated over the fact that IBM built M1 Carbines and was determined to buy one. At that time Paul White was a fixture at...
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      Pedersen's pistol: Remington Model 51

      -I put off acquiring a Remington 51 for such a long time, always distracted by something else shiny. So figured it was time to get serious about putting one into the safe. Chambered in both .380 and .32 I always leaned hard to the rarer .32 version. A nice 95 point example will sell around...
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      Holsters, holsters, holsters...

      -I love a good rig and am always on the hunt for leather. The holiday season has been good to me as I've been able to scoop up some nice leather for recent pistol purchases. -Old Barn Auction had a couple of lots in their latest sale that jumped out at me. The first lot had a rare Japanese...
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      Abercrombie & Fitch Government Model 1912 Swivel Holster

      -I keep a permanent keyword search for Abercrombie & Fitch holsters up on Evil Pay in the hope of one day scoring one of their desirable Luger models. While that search goes on I got a different hit recently that piqued my interest. It was a Model 1912 swivel holster built by an unknown...
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      The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Japanese purchase FN 1910

      -There are times when I struggle over whether it's prudent to pursue an item over condition. Usually it's not that hard to walk away from a firearm that has been badly humped. This time it was not so cut and dry. -The item in question was a badly buffed and reblued but extremely rare Japanese...
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      My first and only Italian training rifle: BREDA Avill 0

      -I've been on the hunt for a German Haenel training air rifle for a couple of years now. Part of that search has me using the term "air rifle" online. It was while I was pouring over a search list of air rifles that I saw something interesting: the Italian arms manufacturer BREDA. Most here know...
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      Grandpa of the Czech DUO - The Slavia pistol

      -I was dropping off the latest consignment for a late January all military auction at Redding Auction last Saturday when I noticed a very rare pocket pistol. The Slavia in 6.35mm was a copy of the Browning 1905 pocket pistol minus the grip safety. Produced by Antonin Vilímec, this Czech pocket...
    17. mawkie

      Last purchase of 2023 - Norwegian Police Mauser 1914

      -Always on the look for Norwegian police marked pistols. Seems they're getting harder to find and more expensive. Guess they're not totally shunned as "disfigured" examples and have a growing following. I managed to grab a Norwegian CZ27 many years ago. This time it was a late 20's vintage...
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      No markings, no problem part deux. Unique 17

      -Hmmm, have been down this rabbit hole recently with a very rare Czech Vz.24 and here I am again with a French Unique Model 17. Ran across this one and was totally perplexed. The lack of any markings was a complete mystery. Just an odd 4 digit SN. No proof marks or caliber markings on the...
    19. mawkie

      More unobtanium: ERMA G.98/34 Training Rifle

      -My bound book doesn't have much sourced from Gun Broker these days. But occasionally... I recently ran across a listing: ERMA German pre war 22 training rifle. I expected to see a DSM34, the most common ERMA training rifle. But I was perplexed by what I saw. While it was similar in appearance...
    20. mawkie

      A different kind of Femaru - 38M. Kispuska Training Rifle

      -While on the hunt for a Luftwaffe issue Femaru 37M pistol a Femaru of a different stripe showed up in a Google search in a PA auction. As well versed as I am on .22 training rifles this was a critter that I had never heard of. So I started an online search for info. Lucky me there was one solid...
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