OldGunsGuy
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Left Side -- Allied Weapons of WW2
Right Side -- Axis Weapons of WW2
See below pictures for nomenclature.
Still growing the herd, but slowly getting closer to my goal of a representative sidearm from each major combatant
Clockwise from top left:
Colt 1911 (re-arsenaled for WW2)
Soviet TT-33 (with import added safety)
Soviet 1895 Nagant
French marked "Ruby"
Chinese used Mauser C-96 "Bolo"
British Enfield No2 MKI*
Counter-clockwise from top right:
U.S. Colt 1911 (re-arsenaled for WW2)
Soviet TT-33
Soviet 1895 Nagant
French marked "Ruby"
Chinese used Mauser C-96 "Bolo"
British Enfield No2 MKI*
Clockwise from top left:
Japanese Type 14
German P-38
German PPK
Finnish Contract Luger
Spanish Astra 400 (not a combatant, but definitely an Axis supporter!)
Hungarian 37M
Counter-Clockwise from top right:
Japanese Type 14
German P-38
German PPK
Finnish Contract Luger
Spanish Astra 400 (not a combatant, but definitely an Axis supporter!)
Hungarian 37M
Brocid3n
I have the Walther. My great grandpa pulled it off an officer.
gifsaregifsnotgifs
i didnt realize the Tokarev was that old. the more you know.
HeyThatsPreetyGood
i would say catch me outside, but all those guns made me take it back
DepressToImpress
Beretta? Glisenti? Bodeo?
Smoothops
I've been re-watching band of brothers and now I'm watching the pacific...timely post OP
rabahiff
No ubiquitous Hi-Power? And you need a Lahti and a Vis!
wwny
Browning Hi-Power is missing. Coming soon?
OldGunsGuy
Definitely on the list! I would love to get one with the original military shoulder stock.
BabydickJones
A friend of mine has similar collection, including uniforms. We call it his "World War 2 Action Play Set"
divingin
Didn't know the Chinese used Mausers. Shot one once; pretty goofy design.
OldGunsGuy
Yeah, probably the most awkward grip/bore alignment combination. But I guess designers had to figure that stuff out by trial and error!
BiiiigJilm
C96 is my dream gun
Havok707
I still think the luger's handle is too big, the lunged ergonomics are nice, but the length to the trigger for the finger is just far..
obligatoryguy
"Check that front page post for a Luger!" - Malarkey, probably.
TheOneBrandon
Beautiful pieces all of them.
thoujester
That is a damn fine collection @op
mydadcoulddoanything
Nice. Finnish Luger sorta counts as two countries. Lahtis are getting harder to find.
OldGunsGuy
Thanks, and that is kinda what I was figuring! I would love a Lahti, but I'm not quite ready to drop $2000 or so for a military marked one.
TW3RKZILLA
Now you just have to find a Polish Pistolet wz. 35 Vis that wasn't converted by the Germans.
Deathfrombelow
And a Welrod!
MelfsAcidArrow
HiMyNameIsKevinIHaveChangnesia
Hoob :(
UserRemoved
Time to add the Mausers
MADFOX
Wait, where's the shovel?
MichaelKeenan
No Browning Hi-Power. That was a pretty important pistol during WW2, as both sides made them.
thewiggins
I thought I recognized James Bond's gun
SmallTownPizzaLawyer
Step one: Get a radom vis 35. Step two: throw everything else away... maybe not the Luger. Ok definitely not the Luger.
TheSlavViking
the 1911 is so damn sexy
UrpiArvasti
Its like Les paul guitar.. classic. Like it came from the future
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Ralpheo
Fucking kraut
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dolphindreamsandsatan
Dude. This is very, very interesting!Not a gun guy, per se, but I am a history buff and really appreciate what you're putting together here!
ZyklonBDemille
I'm the same, not a gun guy but dig history & engineering. Check out Forgotten Weapons on YouTube. I can't stop watching it...
OldGunsGuy
Thanks! My favorite thing about old military weapons is the history they can show through markings, makers, age, wear, etc
dolphindreamsandsatan
Yes. Good luck with building out this collection. What additional pieces are you looking to acquire?
OldGunsGuy
On the short list are: Beretta 1934 or 1935, Canadian Hi-Power, and a Steyr M1912. That would give me a rep from all the major combatants
dolphindreamsandsatan
Good luck in your search.
StubbyJohnson
I just realized the reason you did them all first clockwise and then counter-clockwise was to show both sides. God I'm retarded.
OldGunsGuy
Apparently it is really bothering people with the switch up between clockwise and counter clockwise. So it definitely wasn't only you! haha
haaska
Since you got that Finnish contract Luger get also a Lahti L/35. Also, artillery luger as it's the sexiest of them all.
ChefExcellence
I'd like to disagree by saying that P04 is the most gorgeous looking pistol yet deviced.
haaska
I respect your opinion even though it's a wrong one and toughtpolizei will take you away.
ChefExcellence
That must be one of those alternate facts I keep hearing about.
haaska
Facts you say?
GFunk612
I'll take the 1911 All day!
zellar2020
The full auto Mauser with the stock on it is one of the most deadly guns, and accurate... but 1911s are amazing
He4rtless
I don't know a ton about firearms but looks like the basic design to most pistols still to this day.
theycallmeMrGlass
It's called the "standard" for a reason.
fuck123456789
John Moses Browning, Praise Be to Him, invented the pistol slide
thiswillonlyhurtabit
A lot of manufacturers make a 1911 style pistol due to the historical popularity
bendap
Not just the historical popularity, they still have some of the best trigger pulls apart from a single action revolver.
MyFrontPorchInMississippi
the TT-33 was not a good gun. we sell them at my work for 200 bucks all day
OldGunsGuy
For the 1930s-1940s it was pretty solid. Based primarily off of Browning designs, in a great caliber, simple and easy to care for.
BiiiigJilm
and where might that be?
Locolarue
Khyber Pass. Heyooooo!
MyFrontPorchInMississippi
Gander Mountain, Hattiesburg MS. Currently have several British Enfield's three mosins two 8mm Mausers 3 t33s and a 1938 1911a1
BiiiigJilm
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Locolarue
How much are the mosins?
MyFrontPorchInMississippi
I want to say 299 they have all the original straps and bayonet on them. That is if we still have them. Haven't been to work on a while...
MyFrontPorchInMississippi
...On vacation
MyFrontPorchInMississippi
Are you from the area?
Locolarue
No, just curious.