Whats the rarest firearm you own?

[Trepang]

May not be "rare" but definitely something old and something you don't see every day.

I also like it's historical tie to the whole Bonnie & Clyde story

1921 Remington Model 8 in .35 Rem

The other rifle in the pic is a 1949 Remington Model 81 in .35 Rem

Frank Hamer with a Model 8 and Deputy Prentiss Oakley with a BAR on Hwy 154 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, 1934.
It was actually Oakley who fired the first shot of the ambush. He had a .35 Rem Model 8 and his first shot hit Clyde in the left temple killing him instantly.

 

[newmuzzleloader]

Here is a link to the Saga of the Asperly Aimless:
https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?19413-Saga-of-the-Asperly-Aimless

Thanks! That was needed this morning.

 

[rsideout]

This is probably the rarest gun that I own. Not by the number produced but by the number of transferrables that are in the NFA Registry. It's a Mauser Schnellfeuer Model 712. Select fire machine pistol in 7.63x25mm. It was made around 1936-1939. It's a lot of fun to shoot and very controllable with the stock.

 

[Bob A]

Webley MK VI is not rare, but the .22 conversion is. The other pistol is also a MK VI, with a 4" barrel, post-WWI. I suspect it was an Irish Constabulary purchase.

 

[Bob A]

While rare, this De Lisle carbine is not one of the originals from WWII; it's a somewhat improved copy made recently. Even the copies are not commonly seen. The improvements include use of 1911 magazines, rather than the proprietary mags developed for the original.

 

[Vietnam1965]

Reising M60 one of around 3K produced. This is a rare variant with the finned barrel and blued finish. Its a early 3-digit example.

 

[rsideout]

While rare, this De Lisle carbine is not one of the originals from WWII; it's a somewhat improved copy made recently. Even the copies are not commonly seen. The improvements include use of 1911 magazines, rather than the proprietary mags developed for the original.

Very cool! You don't see many of these come up for sale. How quiet is it compared to a suppressed .45 pistol?

 

[hodgepodge]

OK, so it's my wife's.

1889 Marlin, .44-40.


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[Trepang]

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[Bob A]

Very cool! You don't see many of these come up for sale. How quiet is it compared to a suppressed .45 pistol?

No basis for comparison. I suspect the loudest sound is the noise of the firing pin slamming home.

 

[Virgil Co.C]

Don’t exactly know how “rare” it is but I have a Ruger mark 1 .i just don’t see or come across them .im sure they are around but I don’t see them

 

[TOWcritter]

Walther Model 8 25 caliber 8 shot pistol.

 

[Bob A]

Not C&R, but two uncommon Walthers, both US-made. both TPH: One is blue steel, pretty hard to find in the US production, the other is a stainless in 25acp, with a serial # in the single-digit range. (Mine is not H000007, but I wish it was.) The German ones came in blue, but had alloy frames. Not rare, but uncommon in the US.

 

[rsideout]

No basis for comparison. I suspect the loudest sound is the noise of the firing pin slamming home.

We need to get you out to one of our MD TCA shoots at AGC. I'd like to see how that compares to my suppressed M3 Grease Gun. My guess is that the De Lisle is quieter. Especially with yours as it is a modern De Lisle build.

 

[somd_mustangs]

Reising M60 one of around 3K produced. This is a rare variant with the finned barrel and blued finish. Its a early 3-digit example.

Tough one to find... maybe 300 or so made. Here's another with a later all-parked example.

 

[dgapilot]

Serial #1 and #3

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[Vietnam1965]

Nice ones!!