Whats the rarest firearm you own?

[budman93]

What IS that? This is one of the most interesting things I've seen in this thread yet.

Its a gyrojet. Basically a small rocket launcher.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyrojet

 

[PMD354]

I don't know how rare it is but I have a S&W Model 1500 rifle in 270 winchester. I have owned it for years and it still drops deer like a rock. The rifle seems to like pushing a 130gr sierra gameking btsp using 54.5 gr of IMR 4350.

 

[Oldcarjunkie]

Its a gyrojet. basically a small rocket launcher.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyrojet

Very cool, but strange as hell looking!! here is a video of the pistol and there is a quick pic of the guy shooting that rifle.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpOcdyxvUvc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl6zcB83xng

 

[KH195]

Probably my German Railway (Deutsche Reichsbahn) marked CZ 27, not a rare model pistol by itself, but it's from a very early Nazi occupation DR contract run and they don't turn up very often.

 

[somd_mustangs]

Very cool, but strange as hell looking!! here is a video of the pistol and there is a quick pic of the guy shooting that rifle.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpOcdyxvUvc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl6zcB83xng

That's Robert Mainhardt who was the "M" in MBAssociates. One of his marketing ploys was to take a carbine, put it up against his nose, and fire. Because of the rocket design there's no recoil and that was a pretty graphic way to demonstrate. The carbine in the History Channel video is a later Mark I, Model B based on the position of the carry handle.

The three carbine variants are the Mark I (aka Model A) "Experimental", Mark I Model B "Military" and Mark I, Model B "Sporter" The scope is kind of a joke as the accuracy could be measured in feet, not MOA. Photos courtesy of Mel Carpenter.

Presentation case for a pistol included dummy rounds and Robert Goddard medallion. The nickel-plated dummies are harder to find than the actual ammo, especially without the fake primers being "snapped."

 

[trickg]

Man, that's some cool stuff. I see what the concept was - develop something new or better for firearms, but it seems that even though it worked, it had enough flaws that it just wasn't viable at the time.

My son and I were discussing just last night when showing a couple of guns to a friend who had come over the fact that in many ways, firearms development peaked around 100 years ago. There have been new developments and better ways to do things along the way, but the basics are still there:

Self-contained metallic cartridge containing percussion actuated ignition, propellant and projectile
Rifled barrels to guide the projectile

We've made some tweaks along the way - particularly with automatic actions, but the basics of small arms hasn't changed much in a long, long time.

That part of the discussion came when we were talking about a Colt 1911 I own - mine was made in 1941, but it's the same basic design that JMB came up with over 100 years ago, and is still being made today.

 

[Jimbob2.0]

I dont have one, but in the thread of "lmproving what works very well with limited success" anyone remember the Remington ETronX

Has to be rare

https://www.riflemagazine.com/magazine/article.cfm?magid=51&tocid=668

Glad I dont have one as it looks like a PIA and a POS wrapped up in one.

 

[somd_mustangs]

Crazy stuff man. Just for the heck of it I scanned GunBroker and there's over 10 Remington 700 EtronX listed ... who'd have thunk it? Avg. about $1k it seems.... needs special primers though. And don't take it thru an X-ray machine.

 

[smdub]

Some Olympic style target 22s have gone to electronic triggers. High end air guns too.

 

[hairba111]

I've already posted photos of my 1918 "Black Army" 1911 Colt. Yesterday I found out how the slight holster damage was inflicted on this firearm. It was caused by the rivets connecting a brass 'cup' onto a canvas holster made by Mills Industries in 1914. Amazingly it's worth almost as much as the 1911. The problem is...........it wasn't with the gun when I bought it.

 

[hairba111]

I've already posted photos of my 1918 "Black Army" 1911 Colt. Yesterday I found out how the slight holster damage was inflicted on this firearm. It was caused by the rivets connecting a brass 'cup' onto a canvas holster made by Mills Industries in 1914. Amazingly it's worth almost as much as the 1911. The problem is...........it wasn't with the gun when I bought it.

After combing the net I found several original and reproduction holsters. Even the repop was ridiculously expensive, but waaaayyy down the list I found an original for sale fairly cheap IN AUSTRALIA. It's gonna take a while but it's on the way. It was even cheaper after the money rate of exchange calculated. Aussie dollars are hurting more than ours amazingly.

 

[rsideout]

Just reviving this old thread because it was fun and very cool before a number you joined MDS.

 

[MigraineMan]

Asperly Aimless. Paid a guy to take it from me. Burned the photos that evening.

 

[chriskat]

I don't post pictures, but can you say Automag?!

 

[Cochise]

no idea if I posted in this thread back in 2014. I own two very rare shotguns. Part of American Waterfowling history, they are sort of brothers, the more valuable one is slightly more common. First and the rarest is an Ithaca NID Super 10 2 7/8" 10 gauge shotgun, Ithaca made less than 200 of these from about 1928 till they brought out the 10 gauge magnum a few years later. The second is its big brother the Ithaca NID magnum 10 in 3 1/2" 10 gauge. This is the gun that John Olin of Winchester asked to be built for his Super X roman candle. Ithaca made a few less than 800 of the magnums.
The magnums are more expensive than the supers. The one I need to complete the set is the 3" 12 gauge NID also really rare, closer in numbers to the super 10's and most have been bubba'd with opening chokes since steel.

 

[DC-W]

Can’t believe it’s the case today and wouldn’t have when I bought it, but my early release KBI imported IMI Jericho 941.

Since Cowboy Bebop has gotten more popular, these have been fetching a premium on Gunbroker. I’ve seen some go for $800 and up. I paid $340 or something for it in 2013.

It makes my weeb friends jelly.

 

[Threeband]

I might have a Glock around here somewhere.

Those are pretty rare, aren't they?

 

[calicojack]

I might have a Glock around here somewhere.

Those are pretty rare, aren't they?

I think some of the early ones are.

https://www.glockforum.com/threads/12-rare-glocks-you-may-not-know-of.60247/

 

[Threeband]

Can you say, "facetious?"

 

[easy]

Two(2) IMI/Action Arms Timberwolf pump carbines in .357. Not really 'rare' but not too common either.