C&R Aquisitions of 2017 and those you said good bye to

h2u · Jan 2, 2018

LOL! This may fall under semantics.
Nick and Melnic are likely speaking location (within Russia) and Abulg is speaking timeframe (Soviet = '22 to '91)

Both correct - depending upon perspective

GuitarmanNick said:
My first year collecting C&R weapons but I was able to acquire a beautiful P-64, a Star B that was made the same year as me and a Russian Mosin-Nagant M-44 in excellent condition. I spent too much on builds and ammo or I would have gotten a few more items!

I have learned quite a bit in the past year, and I am looking forward to a great 2018.

I spent some time working on some nice projects for a friend, too. Right now I have a Rasheed that I am cleaning up for him. One of only 8,000 ever made.

Abulg1972 said:
Soviet

Melnic said:
Where are the izhevsk and Tula plants?

If famous person is from London, they say he is from England.
IF they are from Edinburgh he is British.

Jimbob2.0 · Jan 2, 2018

Ive been fairly laid back this year. Acquisitions:

Enfield Longbranch
TNW 1919A4 (I know not C&R but built by TNW on a Saginaw Parts Kit) definitely gets the prize for heaviest!
Another Swiss K31 with an ugly billboard for a shooter
A Yugo 59/66
1939 Crown N Walther PPK
Forgot about the M38 I bought off Yellowsled.

Definitely a less aggressive buyer than 2016.

Bob A · Jan 3, 2018

I was surprised to see that I had bought nothing in 2017 until November, but I did keep to my yearly average of 4 firearms/yr.
FN 1910 380ACP; CZ50; Nagant revolver dated 1899 - first year Russian production; Hopkins & Allen Safety Police top-break in 32 S&W. H&A was a freebie, about what it's worth.

I had planned to sell my more ordinary Nagant to offset the 1899, but the money fairy came through in time. Thinking back, I realised that of all the guns I've sold off, I regret all but two, so I'm trying not to make that mistake again.

Docster · Jan 3, 2018

Downsizing the collection. Said goodbye to the CZ 50, 1 Yugo Tokarev and the Beretta Jetfire . Will be reducing further during 2018

KH195 · Jan 3, 2018

Very light year for me too

- Arisaka Type 99 Concentric Circle marked
- Sauer 38H rig
- CZ-27 Deutsche Reichsbahn marked
- Arisaka Type 38 Jinsen pre-production/for education
- Original scope for my Arisaka Type 99 sniper

Also picked up some miscellaneous WWII militaria, swords, ordnance, bayonets, etc

somd_mustangs · Jan 3, 2018

Sold off a lot of Spanish stuff (Star/Astra) and duplicates, and upgraded (e.g swapped out) other things...

some of the incoming:
J. Kimball .30 cal pistol
A few P38's from Warren Buxton's collection
Excellent Type 26 limited final production.
Nice Type 94 with 2 matched mags and 4 digit marked parts vice the normal 3 (kind of esoteric but quite unusual).

CasualObserver · Jan 3, 2018

It was the least active year I've had since I got my C&R. I gifted two mosin nagants and I picked up two rifles to add to the ww2 collection so it was a wash as far as safe space goes. However, I did move to Vermont last summer which means ftf sales of modern stuff too and no license carry. Giving up adding to the collection in the short term to move to be close to family (not to mention to a free state) was worth it.

dreadpirate · Jan 3, 2018

Beretta Model 1934

MilsurpDan · Jan 3, 2018

2017 wasn't a huge year for me but I managed to add several things that I was looking for.

Venezuelan FN-49- Only had it a few months and then traded it off. South American Stuff just doesn't do it for me.

MAS Mle. 1873

Swiss M1889

Austro-Hungarian Capture Berdan II- My personal favorite of the year.

Remington M1903A3

Matching Arisaka Type 38 Carbine

2 Swiss K31's- Both with Tags, one with a matching bayonet. One I put a Swiss made W+F Diopter on

DCM Springfield M1 Garand

FN Mauser Sporter in .30-06

2 Glocks

Bulgarian Makarov

All Matching/Correct Nagoya 7th Series Type 99

Swiss K11 Carbine with Matching Bayonet & Soldier's Tag

Swiss M1863/67 Milbank-Amsler Breechloader

Melnic · Jan 3, 2018

MilsurpDan said:
2017 wasn't a huge year for me but I managed to add several things that I was looking for.

Venezuelan FN-49- Only had it a few months and then traded it off. South American Stuff just doesn't do it for me.

MAS Mle. 1873

Swiss M1889

Austro-Hungarian Capture Berdan II- My personal favorite of the year.

Remington M1903A3

Matching Arisaka Type 38 Carbine

2 Swiss K31's- Both with Tags, one with a matching bayonet. One I put a Swiss made W+F Diopter on

DCM Springfield M1 Garand

FN Mauser Sporter in .30-06

2 Glocks

Bulgarian Makarov

All Matching/Correct Nagoya 7th Series Type 99

Swiss K11 Carbine with Matching Bayonet & Soldier's Tag

Swiss M1863/67 Milbank-Amsler Breechloader

YOU ARE ...... MilsurpDan! wait...... GLOCKS?

mawkie · Jan 3, 2018

Better than normal year for me, but probably the first in 30 yrs with no Enfield additions to the fold.
The only loss, most heartbreaking, was of my longtime avatar Tucker. And the best addition to the household was my new avatar Bucky (in the doghouse tonight for eating my nice warm slippers).
The long and short of 2017...
French Navy FN 1922
Dutch Army FN 1922
Nambu Type 94 Rig
SCW Remington Mosin Nagant M91
Winchester Lee Navy Musket
Winchester 1907SL
Australian Webley MKVI
Colt Woodsman Match Target, 1st Series
Colt Woodsman Target, 1st Series
US Marked Winchester 75 trainer
Gustloff KKW trainer
Remington 81
Smith Corona 1903A3 (this only took over 10 yrs to find!)
H&R Model 65
SCW(?) Lebel 1886
Winchester Winder Musket (another looong search closed)
US Marked Mossberg 44
Papa Nambu
Wartime Commercial Mauser HSc

Jimbob2.0 · Jan 3, 2018

Jimbob2.0 said:
Ive been fairly laid back this year. Acquisitions:

Enfield Longbranch

TNW 1919A4 (I know not C&R but built by TNW on a Saginaw Parts Kit) definitely gets the prize for heaviest!

Another Swiss K31 with an ugly billboard for a shooter

A Yugo 59/66

1939 Crown N Walther PPK

Definitely a less aggressive buyer than 2016.

This is the last purchase of the year (photo this time). Wartime grips were cracking, replaced them with a set of postwar two piece wrap arounds. Fun to fit but it looks good.

mawkie · Jan 4, 2018

Nice PPK! Prewar 90 deg safety has been on my short list since getting an early PP years ago. Hard to find with original grips intact.

Woody · Jan 4, 2018

These are a few of my favorite things... New to me in 2017...

S&W Highway Patrolman
Walther PP (what an awesome pistol by the way)
High Standard Sport King

Cheers

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Jimbob2.0 · Jan 4, 2018

mawkie said:
Nice PPK! Prewar 90 deg safety has been on my short list since getting an early PP years ago. Hard to find with original grips intact.

Thanks. Bought this one for an occasional shooter. It has a twin. Its a shame PPK grips get so brittle as they age. These had the usual backstrap crack and one by the screw hole. Decided to replace them. Took forever to work the postwar Walther grips (Got them for about $40) with a dremel to get enough clearance for the safety disconnect to function. My other one has a very light crack starting as well.

Abulg1972 · Jan 4, 2018

I hate going through this exercise because it makes me realize how much I spent. In addition to three antiques, my 2017 acquisition list:

Finnish marked 1900 Izhevsk M1891
1944 Tikka M30
Brazilian Mauser Model 1935 long rifle
Chilean Mauser Model 1935 Cavalry Carbine
Husqvarna Model 1887 Nagant
Winchester M1 Garand
ZAR contract Mauser Model 1893 repurposed for Chile
1944 Izhevsk PU Sniper
1944 Sk.Y M39
1941 VKT M1891
Cz50
P-27 M1891
Finn capture Izhevsk M38

Sold:

Swiss K11 (duplicate)
Yugo M24/47
1941 Sako M39 in a straight stock (duplicate)
Husqvarna Model 1887 Nagant (duplicate)

mawkie · Jan 4, 2018

Jimbob2.0 said:
Thanks. Bought this one for an occasional shooter. It has a twin. Its a shame PPK grips get so brittle as they age. These had the usual backstrap crack and one by the screw hole. Decided to replace them. Took forever to work the postwar Walther grips (Got them for about $40) with a dremel to get enough clearance for the safety disconnect to function. My other one has a very light crack starting as well.

Every time I would wax lyrical about how pretty bakelite is machodoc would step up to remind me how unstable it is as a material and why it disappeared from use. Just look at Colt Woodsman pistol grip panels. Went from wood to Coltwood (bakelite) and back to wood again! Coltwood came and went in less than a decade of roughly 60 yrs of Woodsman production. Makes having a 50's vintage Colt with intact and proper grips a big deal because even NOS Coltwood will probably not fit after sitting for 60 yrs.

Doctor_M · Jan 4, 2018

OK... so the next question...

Who was the first to bang out a new C&R purchase in 2018?

Jimbob2.0 · Jan 4, 2018

That's a very nice Manurhin PP.

Woody said:
These are a few of my favorite things... New to me in 2017...

S&W Highway Patrolman
Walther PP (what an awesome pistol by the way)
High Standard Sport King

Cheers

Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

smoothebore · Jan 5, 2018

Looking through the book, it was a busier year than I thought.

Sold-----Star B, 8mm Carcano Cavalry Carbine

Purchased-----1916 Spanish Mauser, 1912 Chilean Mauser, 1891 Argentine Mauser, 1909 Argentine Mauser.

Plus (Not C&R)-----1872 Antique Snider, AP 7.65, Mini-14, Remington Model 572.

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