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Rare Factory Guns. #8604653 02/20/14 Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,628 West by God Virginia Toddly OP Campfire Tracker OP Toddly Campfire Tracker Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,628 West by God Virginia Anyone have a valuable factory gun? This is not a snob thread but post up a pic of a factory gun that is rare either because there were few made or chambering or whatever! Here is a 20 ga. Factory Winchester 21. Last edited by Toddly; 02/20/14.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Toddly #8604659 02/20/14 Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,628 West by God Virginia Toddly OP Campfire Tracker OP Toddly Campfire Tracker Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,628 West by God Virginia I used to have a Colt Bankers Special .22. Wish I never sold it.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Toddly #8604665 02/20/14 Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,840 Craigmont, Idaho M mart Campfire Tracker mart Campfire Tracker M Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,840 Craigmont, Idaho I don't know that it's particularly collectible or valuable but I have a Remington KS mountain rifle left handed in 300 H&H from the factory. To the best of my knowledge it's the only one. Mart Chronographs, bore scopes and pattern boards have broke a lot of hearts.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. mart #8604680 02/20/14 Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,628 West by God Virginia Toddly OP Campfire Tracker OP Toddly Campfire Tracker Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,628 West by God Virginia Originally Posted by mart I don't know that it's particularly collectible or valuable but I have a Remington KS mountain rifle left handed in 300 H&H from the factory. To the best of my knowledge it's the only one. Mart Nice! That's what I'm talking about. You have pics?

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Toddly #8604711 02/20/14 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 28,375 Idaho, USA Jim in Idaho Campfire Ranger Jim in Idaho Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 28,375 Idaho, USA Ruger LH stainless .308 Hawkeye. AFAIK they made about 17 of them. I had two and sold one. Ruger LH stainless .223 Hawkeye. They made 19 or 21 of them, I forget which, but I have one. BTW, at least four of them that I know of were sent out of the factory with visibly bent barrels. Gunnery, gunnery, gunnery. Hit the target, all else is twaddle!

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Toddly #8604722 02/20/14 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 22,274 Back in Texas, for good! tex_n_cal Campfire Ranger tex_n_cal Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 22,274 Back in Texas, for good! A Cabela's Ruger #1, in .30-40 Krag. IIRC one of 250. I have yet to see another one with wood this nice: but it does go hunting A well worn Argentine Sistema. Not rare, not in great shape, but all the numbers match, including the magazine, which is not common at all. I nearly managed a 3" Colt Python once.(yes, three inch, not 2 1/2 - very rare but a known variant) Looked at it, walked away, thought about it maybe 30 seconds, realized it was a steal, turned around in time to see another guy say, "I'll take it" Pythons have gotten stupidly expensive lately, but that one would probably be worth $3-4k, and maybe more. oops "...the designer of the .270 Ingwe cartridge!..."

Re: Rare Factory Guns. tex_n_cal #8604723 02/20/14 Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,628 West by God Virginia Toddly OP Campfire Tracker OP Toddly Campfire Tracker Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,628 West by God Virginia Ruger put some damn nice wood on some of there No. 1's and Red Labels!

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Toddly #8604896 02/21/14 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 73,096 Punta Gorda, FL T LEE Campfire Kahuna T LEE Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 73,096 Punta Gorda, FL Not particularly rare in their day but you don't see many today and they are accurate! Remington #1 Rolling block .22 LR Along side a Mossberg 351C "Jackrabbit Special". George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you! Old cat turd! "Some men just need killing." ~ Clay Allison. I am too old to fight but I can still pull a trigger. ~ Me

Re: Rare Factory Guns. T LEE #8604921 02/21/14 Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,687 Either Texas or Idaho E EdM Campfire 'Bwana EdM Campfire 'Bwana E Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,687 Either Texas or Idaho Not sure how many were made but a Ruger 7x57 RSI. Since bastardized into an RLS stock with an NECG receiver sight and sourdough blade. Conduct is the best proof of character.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Toddly #8604925 02/21/14 Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 54,284 Parts unknown... EthanEdwards Campfire Kahuna EthanEdwards Campfire Kahuna Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 54,284 Parts unknown... Not in great shape but pretty rare. Smith and Wesson American in .44 Henry.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. EthanEdwards #8604944 02/21/14 Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 18,163 29376 R ringworm Campfire Ranger ringworm Campfire Ranger R Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 18,163 29376 Iron sighted 308 steyr mountain rifle. TRUMP- GABBARD 2024

Re: Rare Factory Guns. ringworm #8604948 02/21/14 Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,127 S.W. Wis. aalf Campfire Ranger aalf Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,127 S.W. Wis. Just a short while back, I sold a Remington 40-XR Sporter 22LR repeater. Supposedly only 700 and some made. Sadly, I never took any pics of it.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. aalf #8604979 02/21/14 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire L Loggah Campfire Outfitter Loggah Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire Heres a winchester 1876 saddle ring carbine in 45-75 with a factory bayonet. Winchester letter says they made around 220 of them but the letter didn't say where they were shipped to,my guess is some banana republic.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Loggah #8605007 02/21/14 Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,518 In the vicinity of dandihood H horse1 Campfire Outfitter horse1 Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,518 In the vicinity of dandihood An unfired bright stainless 6" python, pictured with the standard SS 6" that I do shoot. I can walk on water.......................but I do stagger a bit on alcohol.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. horse1 #8605025 02/21/14 Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 10,443 grants pass, oregon ironeagle_84 Campfire Outfitter ironeagle_84 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 10,443 grants pass, oregon Remington 700 VSC in .223 Rem. They only produced these in 1999 and 2000. Only something like 30% of them were made in .223. The rest were in .308, or 22-250. Mine is deadly accurate. 30-06 till i die, the greatest round ever! I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy! CEO of a Turdlike People: Turds & Tats Division... (per Ingwe )

Re: Rare Factory Guns. ironeagle_84 #8605060 02/21/14 Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,687 Either Texas or Idaho E EdM Campfire 'Bwana EdM Campfire 'Bwana E Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,687 Either Texas or Idaho Though I do not have photos I do have Dad's Remington derringer and an unopened box of ammo. A nickel 41 Rimfire, engraved with gamblers poker hands and dice throws with mother of pearl grips in darn fine condition. Has a tidy holster as well. Conduct is the best proof of character.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. EdM #8605086 02/21/14 Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 9,706 Weatherford, TX sactoller Campfire Outfitter sactoller Campfire Outfitter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 9,706 Weatherford, TX I have a newton's first model in 256...2 digit serial number. Official member of "The Clan of Turd-like People"

Re: Rare Factory Guns. EdM #8605090 02/21/14 Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 10,790 The Palmetto State C cra1948 Campfire Outfitter cra1948 Campfire Outfitter C Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 10,790 The Palmetto State The best I can come up with is a left-hand Ruger #1B in .308. Mathew 22: 37-39

Re: Rare Factory Guns. cra1948 #8605102 02/21/14 Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 6,148 Down South C Cruiser1 Campfire Tracker Cruiser1 Campfire Tracker C Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 6,148 Down South 1937 Hi Standard Model C ,.22 Short; only 4700 produced

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Cruiser1 #8605113 02/21/14 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire L Loggah Campfire Outfitter Loggah Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire heres a Marlin 1894 baby carbine,1 of 7 listed in the factory records in 32-20 caliber, most all were in 38-40 and 44-40.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. cra1948 #8605116 02/21/14 Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 13,606 Middle of SD Colorado1135 Campfire Outfitter Colorado1135 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 13,606 Middle of SD I have a S&W 10-5 in original box, not even a ring on the cylinder was made in the early 60's. not rare, but the condition it's in is kinda. used to have a savage 93 in 22 hornet, they didn't make many of them I have a marlin 62 in 256 win mag, no pics Beware of any old man in a profession where one usually dies young. Calm seas don't make sailors.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Cruiser1 #8605121 02/21/14 Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,618 East TN S Sako Campfire Regular Sako Campfire Regular S Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,618 East TN S&W 586 with a 2 1/2 inch barrel.... less than 400 made.... The worst thing ever to happen to cops is the personal video recorder... Now people can see the truth

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Sako #8605129 02/21/14 Joined: May 2002 Posts: 6,428 Not far enough from Atlanta! B Bootsfishing Campfire Tracker Bootsfishing Campfire Tracker B Joined: May 2002 Posts: 6,428 Not far enough from Atlanta! How do you find out how many of a gun were made? Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other the person to die ...... "When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me."

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Loggah #8605131 02/21/14 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 770 Tulsa, OK MikeFletcher Campfire Regular MikeFletcher Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 770 Tulsa, OK Lipsey's Ruger 77 RSI .250 Savage, matte stainless, red pad, 1 of 98 made. If you can't improve on silence, shut the #@&% up!

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Loggah #8605342 02/21/14 Joined: May 2007 Posts: 12,127 Okanagan Falls, BC BC30cal Campfire Outfitter BC30cal Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2007 Posts: 12,127 Okanagan Falls, BC Originally Posted by Loggah Heres a winchester 1876 saddle ring carbine in 45-75 with a factory bayonet. Winchester letter says they made around 220 of them but the letter didn't say where they were shipped to,my guess is some banana republic. Loggah; Thanks for posting up the photo of the 1876 - I didn't even know such a beast existed. As you likely know the 1876 was in service to our NWMP from 1878 until as late as 1914. One interesting tidbit I found this morning on page 18 in Roger f. Phillips and Donald J. Klancher's "Arms & Accoutrements of the Mounted Police 1873-1973" is this report from the Dominion Government 1899. Apparently in 1898 the Dominion Government sold 210 "condemned" 1876 Winchesters for $1.50 each to Hartley and Graham, merchants in New York City. These were carbines the militia department had acquired during the Riel Rebellion of 1885 and which never saw service in the Mounted Police. It doesn't say if they had a bayonet lug or not - but the number is close enough to the total produced to be interesting is it not? Anyway sir, I thought I'd share that bit of information with you and anyone else interested this morning and thanks so much again for sharing yours. All the best to you this weekend sir. Regards, Dwayne The most important stuff in life isn't "stuff"

Re: Rare Factory Guns. EdM #8605355 02/21/14 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,132 ...in the foothills of the App... J J23 Campfire Regular J23 Campfire Regular J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,132 ...in the foothills of the App... Originally Posted by EdM Not sure how many were made but a Ruger 7x57 RSI. Since bastardized into an RLS stock with an NECG receiver sight and sourdough blade. That is sharp. I like the post-bastardizing better. "Ignorance is acceptable, because you can remedy it with knowledge and research. Stupidity is when you guard your ignorance." Ted Nugent "Idolizing a politician is like believing the stripper really likes you."

Re: Rare Factory Guns. MikeFletcher #8605372 02/21/14 Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 15,649 ms N navlav8r Campfire Ranger navlav8r Campfire Ranger N Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 15,649 ms I have what I think is a Remington 725D, one of eight I believe. It has a beautifully figured factory stock with an oil finish and a checkering pattern a bit coarser and different from a standard 725. I bought a Model 700 in .221 Fireball with a laminated stock a few years back; one of 200. On one occasion I was able to put ten of Bergers 40 gr. HP's in 0.55". I have two of the first 1200 Model 700 carbines made, both .30/06. NRA Life,Endowment,Patron or Benefactor since '72.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. navlav8r #8605400 02/21/14 Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 32,044 Kpt.,TN , Montgomery, Co, VA bea175 Campfire 'Bwana bea175 Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 32,044 Kpt.,TN , Montgomery, Co, VA New Browning Browning BSS Grade II 12 ga A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. navlav8r #8605416 02/21/14 Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 134 tweeter Campfire Member tweeter Campfire Member Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 134 I have a model 12 28 gauge, It was made the first year that they were offered. It is a field grade, which is surprisingly much more rare. Also, a S&W model 1 3rd issue, It has a squared off backstrap which only a few where made.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. BC30cal #8605417 02/21/14 Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,517 Bozeman, MT shrapnel Campfire Ranger shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,517 Bozeman, MT This is probably the rarest gun you could ever find. It is a Burgess wrist slide action rifle in 44-40 with 2 barrels. Burgess was second only to Browning in his rifle building genius and eventually started his own rifle company around 1890. This particular gun is extremely rare having 2 barrels and only 3 or 4 of this model known to exist... Last edited by shrapnel; 02/21/14.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. shrapnel #8605450 02/21/14 Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,695 NE Oklahoma 3 3dtestify Campfire Regular 3dtestify Campfire Regular 3 Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,695 NE Oklahoma I recall seeing this Burgess in a Rifle Magazine article by Mike Venturino IIRC a couple years ago. Was that your rifle featured?

Re: Rare Factory Guns. shrapnel #8605451 02/21/14 Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 15,649 ms N navlav8r Campfire Ranger navlav8r Campfire Ranger N Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 15,649 ms That's pretty cool Shrap. It seems like I saw an article about that several years ago in one magazine or another. NRA Life,Endowment,Patron or Benefactor since '72.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. shrapnel #8605461 02/21/14 Joined: May 2007 Posts: 12,127 Okanagan Falls, BC BC30cal Campfire Outfitter BC30cal Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2007 Posts: 12,127 Okanagan Falls, BC shrapnel; Top of the morning to you sir, I trust this finds you and yours well on this snowy Friday morning. Thanks for sharing those photos, I've again got to say I don't believe I've ever seen even that much of a Burgess wrist slide rifle pair. I thought I'd seen a Burgess pump shotgun or two at gun shows up here and Googled for some images to refresh my memory. While it doesn't seem like I'm able to successfully copy the link to here - some photos of a gentleman that looks a lot like you holding one showed up. Thanks again and all the best to you and yours this weekend. Dwayne The most important stuff in life isn't "stuff"

Re: Rare Factory Guns. BC30cal #8605484 02/21/14 Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,517 Bozeman, MT shrapnel Campfire Ranger shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,517 Bozeman, MT Yes, this is the gun Venturino wrote about in Rifle Magazine some time back. I also have the Burgess shotgun which is also rare. This gun was featured in Shooting Sportsman last December by Steven Dodd Hughes... Last edited by shrapnel; 02/21/14.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. shrapnel #8605514 02/21/14 Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,517 Bozeman, MT shrapnel Campfire Ranger shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,517 Bozeman, MT Buffalo rifles with actual buffalo hunting provenance are quite rare. Here are a couple that survived the hard use in buffalo hunting in Montana. The first is a Walter Cooper gun, customized by Walter Cooper in Bozeman, Montana Territory in the 1870's. It has his stamp on the barrel and is in 40-90 BN clambering, the preferred caliber in Montana at the time. The second is another gun shipped to J. G. Dow of Bozeman and getting rebuilt by A. D. McAusland of Miles City, Montana Territory. It too is chambered in 40-90 B.N. Both of these guns having survived the hard use and conditions of that era are rare...

Re: Rare Factory Guns. shrapnel #8605545 02/21/14 Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,280 Oregon Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,280 Oregon Most not rare, but hard to find. Here's a few I have photos of. Whitworth full stock 308 99C 7mm-08 336 in a .219 Zipper Staggs Bilt 30-30-20 Ithaca Ultra featherweight 20 Remington 25 25-20 carbine Winchester 94 button mag 16" 30-30 [img]http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z371/Weather223/DSC_0313.jpg[/img] 1955 Marlin 56 checkered [img]http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z371/Weather223/DSC_0288.jpg[/img] 1959 99E [img]http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z371/Weather223/DSC_0024.jpg[/img] 99 375 One year only [img]http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z371/Weather223/DSC_0217.jpg[/img] _______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack LOL

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Fireball2 #8605561 02/21/14 Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 115,424 South Florida deflave Campfire Sage deflave Campfire Sage Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 115,424 South Florida It would appear shrapnel is winning... Travis Originally Posted by Geno67 Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Originally Posted by Judman Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. Originally Posted by KSMITH My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Fireball2 #8605572 02/21/14 Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,280 Oregon Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,280 Oregon One that's on its way is a fun toy. Garcia Bronco o/u 22/410 _______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack LOL

Re: Rare Factory Guns. deflave #8605589 02/21/14 Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,280 Oregon Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,280 Oregon I remember an old neighbor that had a collection of very unusual firearms, most one-offs, with weird actions, none of which I had ever seen or heard of. At the time, I was just shooting and didn't know just how rare they were, just realized they were like nothing I had ever seen before. His widow sold the entire collection for $8K as I remember. One was probably worth that much. It was really a shame to see a lifetime collection gone in a blink, cut up and scattered to the wind. _______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack LOL

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Fireball2 #8605629 02/21/14 Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,517 Bozeman, MT shrapnel Campfire Ranger shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,517 Bozeman, MT Colt lightning SRC in 44-40. Uncommon to say the least, but rare in this condition... l

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Toddly #8605640 02/21/14 Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 203 S. MI. ClaysEtc Campfire Member ClaysEtc Campfire Member Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 203 S. MI. Not to old or to rare, but a neat old gun, 610 -5 in. one of the original 4000 made in the mid 80's.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Fireball2 #8605653 02/21/14 Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 32,044 Kpt.,TN , Montgomery, Co, VA bea175 Campfire 'Bwana bea175 Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 32,044 Kpt.,TN , Montgomery, Co, VA Fireball I like your collection the best so far A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Fireball2 #8605657 02/21/14 Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,590 Eastern Pennsylvania ROMAC Campfire Tracker ROMAC Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,590 Eastern Pennsylvania Totally original Savage 1899 with special order Bird's eye maple stock. Factory letter as well as Von Lengerke & Detmold in NYC sales book pages from G & H historian Bob Beech. One of maybe a couple. "Somehow, the sound of a shotgun tends to cheer one up" -- Robert Ruark

Re: Rare Factory Guns. ClaysEtc #8605681 02/21/14 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 22,274 Back in Texas, for good! tex_n_cal Campfire Ranger tex_n_cal Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 22,274 Back in Texas, for good! Originally Posted by ClaysEtc Not to old or to rare, but a neat old gun, 610 -5 in. one of the original 4000 made in the mid 80's. Yours could be the twin to mine, down to the Pachmyer grips. I added S&W Hogues to mine. It's a very good pistol, and velocity frequently exceeds 1911 speeds. They've also appreciated a lot in recent years. "...the designer of the .270 Ingwe cartridge!..."

Re: Rare Factory Guns. tex_n_cal #8605728 02/21/14 Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,517 Bozeman, MT shrapnel Campfire Ranger shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,517 Bozeman, MT Although the gun itself is not rare having a Montana Armory stamp on it makes it so. 1892 SRC in 38-40. Montana Armory was a sporting goods store in Bozeman, Montana in the late 1800's...

Re: Rare Factory Guns. shrapnel #8605795 02/21/14 Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 10,790 The Palmetto State C cra1948 Campfire Outfitter cra1948 Campfire Outfitter C Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 10,790 The Palmetto State Originally Posted by shrapnel This is probably the rarest gun you could ever find. It is a Burgess wrist slide action rifle in 44-40 with 2 barrels. Burgess was second only to Browning in his rifle building genius and eventually started his own rifle company around 1890. This particular gun is extremely rare having 2 barrels and only 3 or 4 of this model known to exist... This post made me remember the Burgess I have in the back of the gun safe. Its the same sort of slide action as Schrapnel's rifle but it's a 12 gauge shotgun (not Damascus)with about a 20 inch barrel. It's got a sort of rear sight that serves as a barrel to the top of receiver latch. Unlatch it and the gun folds up around a hinge pin at the bottom of the receiver, the muzzle fitting into a recess in the belly of the stock. Mathew 22: 37-39

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Toddly #8605844 02/21/14 Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,807 Savage_99 Campfire Outfitter Savage_99 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,807 Toddly, That M21 20g of yours is superb. Thats a holy grail that I never found. A 20 ga SXS is what I prefer. Here is a Colt Woodsman Bullseye Match Target with the "Elephant ear grips".

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Loggah #8605866 02/21/14 Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 28,605 NE Montana rattler Campfire Ranger rattler Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 28,605 NE Montana Originally Posted by Loggah Heres a winchester 1876 saddle ring carbine in 45-75 with a factory bayonet. Winchester letter says they made around 220 of them but the letter didn't say where they were shipped to,my guess is some banana republic. not necessarily shipped to some banana republic....have read that Winchester made some like this in most of their lever actions cause they were constantly in search of military contracts like every other rifle manufacturer as thats where the real money was so every time they came out with a new rifle they made up some military style guns to send out to various war departments around the world and at home and some hunters would buy them aswell thinking they were more rugged than the standard rifles given the full length stock protecting everything plus made it nice doubling as a walking stick at times like the mannlicher rifles....... Last edited by rattler; 02/21/14. A serious student of the "Armchair Safari" always looking for Africa/Asia hunting books

Re: Rare Factory Guns. shrapnel #8605874 02/21/14 Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 69,600 Not In The City rockinbbar Campfire Kahuna rockinbbar Campfire Kahuna Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 69,600 Not In The City While not perzactly "factory" it may have a little collector value at some point. The brass, Stembridge 5 in one blanks pictured with it are rare and collectable now too, since they went out of business. The "F" on the inside of the blanks stand for "Full" load. They also had 3/4, half, and 1/4 loads for making movies. Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!

Re: Rare Factory Guns. rockinbbar #8605898 02/21/14 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 13,023 In the woods... RAS Campfire Outfitter RAS Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 13,023 In the woods... All: 2nd from the top. 1947 Winchester Model 70 Transition in 250-3000. Not pictured: I also have a Savage 1899A Takedown with three special order features (with letter to verify) in 38-55. [/quote "...aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one." - Paul to the church in Thessalonica.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Toddly #8605920 02/21/14 Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,951 Saratoga County, NY R RS308MX Campfire Outfitter RS308MX Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,951 Saratoga County, NY Originally Posted by Toddly I used to have a Colt Bankers Special .22. Wish I never sold it. Me too!!! That's the only gun I ever regretted selling!!! Fall seven times, stand up eight.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. RAS #8605924 02/21/14 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire L Loggah Campfire Outfitter Loggah Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire Here is a rifle my brother owns i been trying to accumulate no luck so far !!! Its a Bullard deluxe express rifle in 50-115 caliber,i think they only made 7 deluxe rifles in this caliber.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Loggah #8605931 02/21/14 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 40,179 wasilla ak watch4bear Campfire 'Bwana watch4bear Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 40,179 wasilla ak yowza Son of a liberal: " What did you do in the War On Terror, Daddy?" Liberal father: " I fought the Americans, along with all the other liberals." MOLON LABE

Re: Rare Factory Guns. watch4bear #8605940 02/21/14 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 22,274 Back in Texas, for good! tex_n_cal Campfire Ranger tex_n_cal Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 22,274 Back in Texas, for good! Ignore the AR The M1907 is not very common, with its tang sight. The 1920 Savage is another one that is uncommon. And no, that's not an original Walker "...the designer of the .270 Ingwe cartridge!..."

Re: Rare Factory Guns. cra1948 #8606032 02/21/14 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,740 Eastern Nebraska Calhoun Campfire 'Bwana Calhoun Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,740 Eastern Nebraska Nothing to compare to some of the collectors on here, but I've managed to find a couple unusual ones... 1903 Savage 1899 Leader Grade with half octagon barrel. 1935 99T in 250 Savage 99C made in Spain. Between 400 and 1000 were fit for sale, we believe, and very, very few are still NIB. “The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Calhoun #8606039 02/21/14 Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,280 Oregon Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,280 Oregon Rory what year is the Spanish gun? (I have some wood like that I'd like to date) Last edited by Fireball2; 02/21/14. _______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack LOL

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Fireball2 #8606043 02/21/14 Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 7,616 Alabama M mirage243 Campfire Outfitter mirage243 Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 7,616 Alabama Excellent thread, keep 'em coming.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. deflave #8606078 02/21/14 Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 5,490 Between the Treasure and Magic A Akbob5 Campfire Tracker Akbob5 Campfire Tracker A Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 5,490 Between the Treasure and Magic Originally Posted by deflave It would appear shrapnel is winning... Travis I'm surprised Ol Burgess didn't autograph it inside the trunk ( like the GTO). But yup despite some very nice pieces, it appears he is in the lead. Bob Enjoy life now -- it has an expiration date. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Fireball2 #8606097 02/21/14 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,740 Eastern Nebraska Calhoun Campfire 'Bwana Calhoun Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,740 Eastern Nebraska Originally Posted by Fireball2 Rory what year is the Spanish gun? (I have some wood like that I'd like to date) We think the Spanish guns were from 1992'ish, wood looks very similar to any 99C from the 80's through the late 90's tho. I'll post a few pics for Fug. Three Savage military muskets in the middle here. Second from top is an Montreal Home Guard musket with bayonet, one of 800 or so made at the start of WWI. Third down is an early Savage 1899 musket, one of only a couple that I've seen in the early catalogued configuration. Third is a Savage 1895 musket, again one of only a couple that I've ever seen or heard of. Finest group of Savage saddle ring carbines you're ever likely to see in a variety of calibers and including an 1895 SRC on the top. “The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com

Re: Rare Factory Guns. mirage243 #8606214 02/21/14 Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 6,519 Woodland Park, Colorado WyColoCowboy Campfire Tracker WyColoCowboy Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 6,519 Woodland Park, Colorado I've got a Winchester Model 20 .410 that I'm fond of. Only about 20,000 were built. Many are rustbuckets and wallhangers. Mine is 85% and very nice. "And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor."

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Toddly #8606713 02/21/14 Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 12,625 Lyndeborough New Hampshire Longbeardking Campfire Outfitter Longbeardking Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 12,625 Lyndeborough New Hampshire Funny. I though this thread would generate more fine examples of nostalgic eye candy. I'll try to do my part This first one is a Savage 99K. Not so rare you say. I think this one is. It's a solid frame gun instead of a T/D. It was returned to the factory 6 months after shipment for unspecified work. The Savage historian's opinion is that it was converted at that time. The K was only catalogued as a T/D. This is another that makes me very happy. This is an 1895 Savage. It's a tough one to find let alone in this configuration. It is a barrel band saddle ring carbine. And before I completely bore everyone. I have this 99H barrel band carbine that I bought from a close friend I met through the campfire. It is rare in that it is in .300 Sav. made only in 1940. The last year of the 99H production. NRA Endowment Life Member (and proud of it) Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing. Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. - Plato Deuteronomy 22:5

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Longbeardking #8606768 02/21/14 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire L Loggah Campfire Outfitter Loggah Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire Here is a kind of rare handgun,its a Merwin-Hulbert in calibre winchester 1873, in other words 44-40 !

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Loggah #8606774 02/21/14 Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 12,625 Lyndeborough New Hampshire Longbeardking Campfire Outfitter Longbeardking Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 12,625 Lyndeborough New Hampshire That is a beauty. I had forgotten you got that. "bout as good as it gets. NRA Endowment Life Member (and proud of it) Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing. Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. - Plato Deuteronomy 22:5

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Longbeardking #8606782 02/21/14 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,775 Wyoming W WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger W Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,775 Wyoming Thanks for sharing... Molon Labe

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Longbeardking #8606793 02/21/14 Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 12,523 Radcliff, Kentucky R ratsmacker Campfire Outfitter ratsmacker Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 12,523 Radcliff, Kentucky I had the IPSC Commemorative S&W 745 for awhile (think single-action M645 with a blued slide and Novak sights). I think they only made 2500 or so of them. I shot the heck out of it. You can roll a turd in peanuts, dip it in chocolate, and it still ain't no damn Baby Ruth.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. deflave #8606806 02/21/14 Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 14,742 NW okok Campfire Outfitter okok Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 14,742 NW Originally Posted by deflave It would appear shrapnel is winning... Travis Ya think......he hit a "walk" off. Nice stuff Shrap! Jed York does not own the 49ers; Russell Wilson does.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. okok #8606814 02/21/14 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire L Loggah Campfire Outfitter Loggah Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire Heres one more a early deluxe model 1895 in 405 winchester with factory lettered pad, maybe not super rare but a nice rifle.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. EdM #8606818 02/21/14 Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,084 Central Louisiana D Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,084 Central Louisiana Originally Posted by EdM Not sure how many were made but a Ruger 7x57 RSI. Since bastardized into an RLS stock with an NECG receiver sight and sourdough blade. Reminds me of my latest project, a rare 7x57 CZ 550 FS, grey metal finish, butter knife handle. DF

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Dirtfarmer #8606897 02/21/14 Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,590 Eastern Pennsylvania ROMAC Campfire Tracker ROMAC Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,590 Eastern Pennsylvania Manufrance "Lunette" SxS. Rare 10 gauge configuration with reinforced wrist area typically only seen on the SxS rifles they produced at the time. "Somehow, the sound of a shotgun tends to cheer one up" -- Robert Ruark

Re: Rare Factory Guns. ROMAC #8606911 02/21/14 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire L Loggah Campfire Outfitter Loggah Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire Roger, ive never seen one of those, interesting looking shotgun for sure.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. tweeter #8606921 02/21/14 Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 14,742 NW okok Campfire Outfitter okok Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 14,742 NW Originally Posted by tweeter I have a model 12 28 gauge, It was made the first year that they were offered. It is a field grade, which is surprisingly much more rare. Also, a S&W model 1 3rd issue, It has a squared off backstrap which only a few where made. Damn! I wish I had a model 12 in 28 gauge, numbers matching. I have two pre 64' Model 12's. Jed York does not own the 49ers; Russell Wilson does.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Loggah #8606980 02/21/14 Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,618 East TN S Sako Campfire Regular Sako Campfire Regular S Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,618 East TN Originally Posted by Loggah Heres one more a early deluxe model 1895 in 405 winchester with factory lettered pad, maybe not super rare but a nice rifle. Oh man you are killing me.... I would love to have a 1895 in 405..... The worst thing ever to happen to cops is the personal video recorder... Now people can see the truth

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Loggah #8607013 02/21/14 Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,590 Eastern Pennsylvania ROMAC Campfire Tracker ROMAC Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,590 Eastern Pennsylvania Loggah, that 10 carries like a light 12, I've used it for grouse with RST shells and carried it for doe with buckshot but never bloodied it. It is a new pickup for me this year. I hope to use it some more. "Somehow, the sound of a shotgun tends to cheer one up" -- Robert Ruark

Re: Rare Factory Guns. ROMAC #8607042 02/21/14 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire L Loggah Campfire Outfitter Loggah Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire here is a kind of rare marlin model 1894 in 38-40 with a 32 inch barrel,and 30 inch magazine the longest special order barrel and magazine marlin offered. I never loaded it up but im sure it holds a bunch of 38-40 ammo !! its actually the top rifle in the top 2 pictures.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Loggah #8607086 02/21/14 Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,590 Eastern Pennsylvania ROMAC Campfire Tracker ROMAC Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,590 Eastern Pennsylvania I had this Winchester 1885 in 32-40 that I sold to finance a guided elk trip 5 years ago. "Somehow, the sound of a shotgun tends to cheer one up" -- Robert Ruark

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Loggah #8607130 02/21/14 Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,694 Michigan, In , Boon S saddlering Campfire Ranger saddlering Campfire Ranger S Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,694 Michigan, In , Boon Loggah has some nice guns, and he not afraid to shoot them! I have shot his win 1895 Delux 405 fell hard for it! and his brothers Bullard 50-115 talk about too cool guns! Deer Camp! about as good as it gets!

Re: Rare Factory Guns. saddlering #8607174 02/21/14 Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,688 Subtropicalabama B Bama_Rick Campfire Regular Bama_Rick Campfire Regular B Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,688 Subtropicalabama 1971 Weatherby Mark V 5 panel Lazermark LH .257 WBY Mag It's not that old but the LH Lazermark is pretty rare. http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w471/trhays1/wby2_zps455806f2.jpg How do I post the picture instead of the link from photobucket? Last edited by Bama_Rick; 02/21/14. Reason: question

Re: Rare Factory Guns. saddlering #8607191 02/21/14 Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,687 Either Texas or Idaho E EdM Campfire 'Bwana EdM Campfire 'Bwana E Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,687 Either Texas or Idaho One of Bill Grover's sixguns, a 44 Magnum. I spent an afternoon with him at his shop touring and chatting of what his expansion plans were. This in 1994. I ordered it on the visit and received it four months later. Serial number is my date of birth with my name engraved on the backstrap. Conduct is the best proof of character.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Bama_Rick #8607223 02/21/14 Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,517 Bozeman, MT shrapnel Campfire Ranger shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,517 Bozeman, MT George Daw back action round body, underlever, side lock. This is an early G. H. Daw gun, as he started in the 1870's with cartridge firing shotguns, this one from the late 1870's...

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Bama_Rick #8607226 02/21/14 Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,517 Bozeman, MT shrapnel Campfire Ranger shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,517 Bozeman, MT Originally Posted by Bama_Rick 1971 Weatherby Mark V 5 panel Lazermark LH .257 WBY Mag It's not that old but the LH Lazermark is pretty rare. http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w471/trhays1/wby2_zps455806f2.jpg How do I post the picture instead of the link from photobucket?

Re: Rare Factory Guns. shrapnel #8607261 02/21/14 Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,590 Eastern Pennsylvania ROMAC Campfire Tracker ROMAC Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,590 Eastern Pennsylvania I can't find the pictures, but I found the link to this thread where we talked about an extremely rare gun. I was told it is one of 4 known original mauser 1888's with a 3 shot magazine and an underbarrel lever for a side swing 16 gauge shotgun. If i remeber correctly the ask was about $15K. http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/6708523/1 "Somehow, the sound of a shotgun tends to cheer one up" -- Robert Ruark

Re: Rare Factory Guns. shrapnel #8607395 02/21/14 Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 20,683 cold & forbidden 2legit2quit Campfire Ranger 2legit2quit Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 20,683 cold & forbidden gun porn and the new 223AI thread I love it here! I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Toddly #8607476 02/21/14 Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,840 Craigmont, Idaho M mart Campfire Tracker mart Campfire Tracker M Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,840 Craigmont, Idaho Originally Posted by Toddly Originally Posted by mart I don't know that it's particularly collectible or valuable but I have a Remington KS mountain rifle left handed in 300 H&H from the factory. To the best of my knowledge it's the only one. Mart Nice! That's what I'm talking about. You have pics? Can't post pics from here. Not enough bandwidth for Photbucket but here's a link to an old thread with a couple of pics. KS 300 H&H Chronographs, bore scopes and pattern boards have broke a lot of hearts.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. mart #8607532 02/21/14 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,859 C chesterwy Campfire Regular chesterwy Campfire Regular C Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,859 I owned a remington 700 bdl stainless in 264 win mag for a while. Not a very common chambering. Also had a sendero in 264. Same deal.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. chesterwy #8607548 02/21/14 Joined: May 2002 Posts: 9,991 J Jericho Campfire Outfitter Jericho Campfire Outfitter J Joined: May 2002 Posts: 9,991 No pictures, but I once owned a PO Ackley left hand Mauser in 270 Winchester. One of 50 made before his business closed in the early 1970s.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Toddly #8607616 02/21/14 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,601 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,601 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas Several months ago I and my co-workers were honored to examine and fondle Chief Bedford's , Chief of Police, Cisco Texas; Colt single action army. He was killed in the famous Santa Claus Bank Robbery in Cisco Texas, December 23, 1927. It was his BBQ gun. Nickel plated, engraved, and stocked with mother of pearl bull head grips and ruby eyes. Not a factory job, but cool nonetheless. The chief was not packing this gun the day was shot down. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus_Bank_Robbery Out of respect for the family we did not photograph the gun. But it was quite a treat to hold such a piece of history! Last edited by kaywoodie; 02/21/14. Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Rare Factory Guns. kaywoodie #8607672 02/21/14 Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 3,168 Wisconsin - Land of the PACKER... R reelman Campfire Tracker reelman Campfire Tracker R Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 3,168 Wisconsin - Land of the PACKER... The whole PhotoBucket thing makes posting pictures on here more difficult than I prefer to do so I dont post pictures very often. I have 3 M70 Carbines; a pre-war 1948 250/3000, a transition 1949 SG 257 Robert, and a post war 1950 22 hornet. You don't see many M70 carbines and when you do they are usually in '06 or 270.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. kaywoodie #8607692 02/21/14 Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 60,081 Banana Belt, Montana M Mule Deer Campfire Kahuna Mule Deer Campfire Kahuna M Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 60,081 Banana Belt, Montana The rarest rifle I've seen (but wasn't allowed to handle) was one of a pair of Holland & Holland side-by-side double rifles in .22 Long Rifle. Bob Peterson (who owned Guns & Ammo, Peterson's Hunting, etc.) bought it after the original owner split up the pair. Bob eventually ended up with the other ater a while. My rarest isn't especially rare in numbers: A Winchester Lee-Navy Sporter. Winchester made round 15,000 Lee Navy rifles, but only around 1700 were Sporters. I've seen a couple of military rifles before, but never laid eyes on a Sporter until buying this one. “Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.” John Steinbeck

Re: Rare Factory Guns. reelman #8607700 02/21/14 Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,687 Either Texas or Idaho E EdM Campfire 'Bwana EdM Campfire 'Bwana E Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,687 Either Texas or Idaho A Ugartechea 12 bore slug gun. Called the Jabali. Weighs just under 7# with its .002" choked 25" barrels and throws multiple pairs of 1 oz Brenneke MP's inside 2" at 50 yards landing right on top of the front sight. A proven hog killer. Only one I have ever seen.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. reelman #8607704 02/21/14 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 8,158 Western Pennsylvania D donsm70 Campfire Outfitter donsm70 Campfire Outfitter D Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 8,158 Western Pennsylvania This is a Winchester Model 64 in .219 Zipper. donsm70 Life Member...Safari Club International Life Member...Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Life Member...Keystone Country Elk Alliance Life Member...National Rifle Association

Re: Rare Factory Guns. donsm70 #8607710 02/21/14 Joined: May 2002 Posts: 9,991 J Jericho Campfire Outfitter Jericho Campfire Outfitter J Joined: May 2002 Posts: 9,991 Back in the early 90s I saw a pump rifle at a gunshow, and from a distance it looked like a a Remington 141, but it was a Savage in 300 Savage of course. Seller claimed it was a R&D gun that never made it to the market.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Mule Deer #8607714 02/21/14 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,601 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,601 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas Originally Posted by Mule Deer The rarest rifle I've seen (but wasn't allowed to handle) was one of a pair of Holland & Holland side-by-side double rifles in .22 Long Rifle. Bob Peterson (who owned Guns & Ammo, Peterson's Hunting, etc.) bought it after the original owner split up the pair. Bob eventually ended up with the other ater a while. My rarest isn't especially rare in numbers: A Winchester Lee-Navy Sporter. Winchester made round 15,000 Lee Navy rifles, but only around 1700 were Sporters. I've seen a couple of military rifles before, but never laid eyes on a Sporter until buying this one. Would love to have a Lee-Navy to go with all my Spanish American war stuff! Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Rare Factory Guns. reelman #8607716 02/21/14 Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,590 Eastern Pennsylvania ROMAC Campfire Tracker ROMAC Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,590 Eastern Pennsylvania My Ansley Fox XE is the rarer, early version with the deep chiseled engraving and the fox in the nose down position. Probably about 120 or so made like this. English stock adds to the rarity. "Somehow, the sound of a shotgun tends to cheer one up" -- Robert Ruark

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Sako #8607727 02/21/14 Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,819 M mathman Campfire 'Bwana mathman Campfire 'Bwana M Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,819 Originally Posted by Sako S&W 586 with a 2 1/2 inch barrel.... less than 400 made.... Really? I have one chambered in 38 Special, but I didn't know it was rare.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. mathman #8607748 02/21/14 Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,618 East TN S Sako Campfire Regular Sako Campfire Regular S Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,618 East TN yes... 2.5 inch barrel 586... not the 3 inch barrel The worst thing ever to happen to cops is the personal video recorder... Now people can see the truth

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Sako #8607756 02/21/14 Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,819 M mathman Campfire 'Bwana mathman Campfire 'Bwana M Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,819 Originally Posted by Sako yes... 2.5 inch barrel 586... not the 3 inch barrel Mine has the stubby little ejector rod, just like in your pic.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. mathman #8607762 02/21/14 Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,819 M mathman Campfire 'Bwana mathman Campfire 'Bwana M Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,819 I also have a 4" Colt Anaconda in 45 Colt which is supposed to be rare. How rare I don't know.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. mathman #8608046 02/21/14 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 22,274 Back in Texas, for good! tex_n_cal Campfire Ranger tex_n_cal Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 22,274 Back in Texas, for good! There is an English SXS 10 gauge for sale locally. Straightforward looking gun, sidelock hammer double, with Jones underlever. The strange feature is straight rifling. I've never seen nor heard of another. "...the designer of the .270 Ingwe cartridge!..."

Re: Rare Factory Guns. tex_n_cal #8608138 02/21/14 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 210 Porkypine Campfire Member Porkypine Campfire Member Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 210 A PO Ackley In 228 Ackley Magnum, built on a 1903 Springfield.. Also an A O Neidner Winchester target rifle.... I don't know if these meet the thread criteria, but they look good in the safe..... I am not ppine, please don't confuse me with him....

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Porkypine #8608333 02/22/14 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire L Loggah Campfire Outfitter Loggah Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire Nice gun pictures by all, heres another old one, a 1881 Marlin in 32-40, Ulrich engraved in 32-40 with english walnut stock, the most rare caliber in the 1881.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Loggah #8608409 02/22/14 Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,517 Bozeman, MT shrapnel Campfire Ranger shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,517 Bozeman, MT Whitney Kennedy rifle in 44-40 with the "S" lever with Beech front sight...

Re: Rare Factory Guns. shrapnel #8608460 02/22/14 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire L Loggah Campfire Outfitter Loggah Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire I always thought those Whitney-Kennedy rifles were nice looking, missed on one here a few years back! heres a somewhat rare savage 1899, deluxe wood 28" octagon barrel in 32-40 the more rare winchester caliber in a 1899 with extra length barrel.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Loggah #8608521 02/22/14 Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,517 Bozeman, MT shrapnel Campfire Ranger shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,517 Bozeman, MT Loggah, Back at you. I always thought the 99 was a well made gun without a following like the Winchesters. My uncle had 2 in 300 Savage, he shot lots of deer with them. I always gravitated to the Winchester and never got the bug for 99's. Until I came to the campfire, I never knew of so many people that liked 99's. I was also surprised at how there was a Savage forum before a Winchester forum. I still like the earlier lever guns, although I almost bought a 1895 Winchester in 38-72. Whitney Kennedy SRC in 44-40 nearly mint...

Re: Rare Factory Guns. RAS #8608792 02/22/14 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 916 Tucson, Arizona Old_Tucson Campfire Regular Old_Tucson Campfire Regular Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 916 Tucson, Arizona I don't have a picture but my M700 Remington in 6.5 Rem Mag may qualify. According to Shooting Times, only 1500 were made. George Dad always said, "Nadie Nacio Ensenado" (No One Was Born Taught)

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Loggah #8608858 02/22/14 Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,628 West by God Virginia Toddly OP Campfire Tracker OP Toddly Campfire Tracker Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,628 West by God Virginia Holy Snikeys! Some very nice iron in here.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. EthanEdwards #8608876 02/22/14 Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,628 West by God Virginia Toddly OP Campfire Tracker OP Toddly Campfire Tracker Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,628 West by God Virginia Case colored Winchester lever guns.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. shrapnel #8608901 02/22/14 Joined: May 2007 Posts: 12,127 Okanagan Falls, BC BC30cal Campfire Outfitter BC30cal Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2007 Posts: 12,127 Okanagan Falls, BC shrapnel; Hopefully this finds you and yours well this last Saturday in February sir. I wanted to send another thanks to you and all the other members who have been sharing photos with us. For me it's been a journey back in time to when we were first married and I was doing some stock repair work for a local gun collector/dealer who has long since passed on at too young an age. In Ron's basement was the first time I'd ever heard of much less got to handle rifles by Ballard, Bullard or Whitney Kennedy. He'd have them hanging all over in his gun room which to say the least had an eclectic mix so one would see an original Henry below an Egyptian Hakim or Norwegian Ljungman. There was the first time I got to see and handle a Lee Speed sporter in wonderful condition - which by the way neither of us knew exactly what it was in those pre-information age days. "What do you think of this fancy .303 Dwayne?" "I don't know Ron, but somebody surely spent a bunch of time on it somewhere......it's gotta be factory Ron, but who's?" Anyway sir, thanks for the very pleasant trip down memory lane this still morning. It's been a good one for me and I do appreciate it. All the best to you and yours this weekend shrapnel. Dwayne The most important stuff in life isn't "stuff"

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Toddly #8608914 02/22/14 Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,551 Whitebird Campfire Regular Whitebird Campfire Regular Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,551 Can I play? Pre-War Brno sporter chambered in 7X64 Brenneke.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Whitebird #8609052 02/22/14 Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 23,499 Alaska valley trash 7 79S Campfire Ranger 79S Campfire Ranger 7 Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 23,499 Alaska valley trash Nothing rare model 54 Winchester in a 270 made in 1925. The barrel stamped 270 W.C.F it does not have the improved extractor those rifles had an A in the SN. From what I was told the stock was refinished yrs ago the butt plate is plastic not sure if that is original. Yes I have shot it the trigger is horrible their is no adjusting it like model 70 trigger. From what I read around 15,000 of these out their that have not been altered. Originally Posted by Bricktop Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. 79S #8609270 02/22/14 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire L Loggah Campfire Outfitter Loggah Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,100 new hampshire I like the case colored winchesters!! heres one.i chased this one for a while before i finally got it,belonged to a old logger down the road! model 1873 deluxe in 38-40.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Toddly #8610024 02/22/14 Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 3,168 Wisconsin - Land of the PACKER... R reelman Campfire Tracker reelman Campfire Tracker R Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 3,168 Wisconsin - Land of the PACKER... Originally Posted by Toddly Case colored Winchester lever guns. Very impressive!

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Loggah #8612164 02/23/14 Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,807 1 1Longbow Campfire Regular 1Longbow Campfire Regular 1 Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,807 Beautiful Fox shotgun!

Re: Rare Factory Guns. ROMAC #8612190 02/23/14 Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 32,044 Kpt.,TN , Montgomery, Co, VA bea175 Campfire 'Bwana bea175 Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 32,044 Kpt.,TN , Montgomery, Co, VA I love quality Shotguns A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. bea175 #8612254 02/23/14 Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,628 West by God Virginia Toddly OP Campfire Tracker OP Toddly Campfire Tracker Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,628 West by God Virginia A pre war Winchester Model 21 in custom deluxe grade.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Toddly #8612257 02/23/14 Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 32,044 Kpt.,TN , Montgomery, Co, VA bea175 Campfire 'Bwana bea175 Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 32,044 Kpt.,TN , Montgomery, Co, VA The Model 21 is a Classic especially in 16 ga. Rifles aren't even in the same class as Quality Shotguns A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. bea175 #8612292 02/23/14 Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,628 West by God Virginia Toddly OP Campfire Tracker OP Toddly Campfire Tracker Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,628 West by God Virginia Originally Posted by bea175 The Model 21 is a Classic especially in 16 ga. Rifles aren't even in the same class as Quality Shotguns The 1885 Winchester was a mighty fine rifle that Winchester dolled up to shoot offhand competition. Here is my factory 1885 Scheutzen rifle in 38-55.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. bea175 #8612330 02/23/14 Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,264 Western Washington J jbuck Campfire Regular jbuck Campfire Regular J Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,264 Western Washington Wow, some beautiful steel and wood in here. I don't have much to compare, but I do have my Grandpa's Union Switch and Signal 1911 from his service days. I'm guessing its 1 of very few with bullseye sights. Oops!

Re: Rare Factory Guns. jbuck #8612360 02/23/14 Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Here Or There luv2safari Campfire Ranger luv2safari Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Here Or There Photos later: Winchester 59 Winlite 12ga autoloader Winchester Mdl 70 3 digit serial number... 36X, circa 1936 Charles Daly/Sauer sidelock/side-cock drilling 12ga & 30-30 1947 Winchester Mdl 12 16ga with full matted rib Misc drillings and cape guns And...my newest...a Ruger Hawkeye African in 9,3X62 Hunt with Class and Classics Religion: A founder of The Church of Spray and Pray Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”

Re: Rare Factory Guns. RAS #8612431 02/23/14 Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 11,382 SW Missouri Cheesy Campfire Outfitter Cheesy Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 11,382 SW Missouri I've got a pair of kimber rifles that shoot lights out. Most say that is extremely rare

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Cheesy #8613487 02/23/14 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 288 ohio B bearit Campfire Member bearit Campfire Member B Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 288 ohio I have a not too common Sako AV Fiberclass in 9.3x62....bearit...

Re: Rare Factory Guns. bearit #8614018 02/23/14 Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,961 Park Rapids, MN M mmgravy Campfire Regular mmgravy Campfire Regular M Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,961 Park Rapids, MN Another fantastic thread, keep them coming.... Rarest gun I've owned was a mint ribbed M12 skeet shotgun in 28 gauge. Unfortunately, back then I needed a pickup more than the shotgun....

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Toddly #8614583 02/23/14 Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,165 Georgia Mathsr Campfire Tracker Mathsr Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,165 Georgia This is my Ruger Gold Label. I guess it would classify as a rare factory gun since they didn't make very many of them. I did have a little camouflage put on the stainless action just to cut down on the light reflection while hunting doves. I don't know how valuable it is and really don't care since I plan on keeping it. Harry

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Mathsr #8614860 02/23/14 Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,759 Western Colorado B BeanMan Campfire Tracker BeanMan Campfire Tracker B Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,759 Western Colorado I've got my grandfathers 1939 L.C. Smith 20 gauge field grade double made by hunter arms. It is a beaut. I'll have to post up some pictures

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Toddly #8615322 02/24/14 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 59,140 WI. R Redneck Campfire Kahuna Redneck Campfire Kahuna R Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 59,140 WI. I only have one that (sorta) qualifies. An SKB 880 Crown Grade O/U in 12 ga. These were imported by Ithaca in '79-'80. I contacted Ithaca re: this shotgun to find out how many were brought in. They wrote back and said only 60 were made, half with 30" barrels and half with 32". Mine's a 30", and I bought it new in '80. Still have the box too.. Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69 Pro-Constitution. LET'S GO BRANDON!!!

Re: Rare Factory Guns. Toddly #8615342 02/24/14 Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 29,786 Land of milk and honey...for s... J JSTUART Campfire Ranger JSTUART Campfire Ranger J Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 29,786 Land of milk and honey...for s... Originally Posted by Toddly Originally Posted by bea175 The Model 21 is a Classic especially in 16 ga. Rifles aren't even in the same class as Quality Shotguns The 1885 Winchester was a mighty fine rifle that Winchester dolled up to shoot offhand competition. Here is my factory 1885 Scheutzen rifle in 38-55. Rare or not that is a lovely firearm. These are my opinions, feel free to disagree.

Re: Rare Factory Guns. jbuck #8615569 02/24/14 Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 16,000 arizona R RoninPhx Campfire Ranger RoninPhx Campfire Ranger R Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 16,000 arizona Originally Posted by jbuck Wow, some beautiful steel and wood in here. I don't have much to compare, but I do have my Grandpa's Union Switch and Signal 1911 from his service days. I'm guessing its 1 of very few with bullseye sights. Oops! those sights wouldn't have been original to the gun circa WWII. after the war that type of sight was added by owners for competition shooting and just cause you could see them better. I have a 1944 remington with the same sight mounted. THE BIRTH PLACE OF GERONIMO

Re: Rare Factory Guns. JSTUART #8615737 02/24/14 Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 28,605 NE Montana rattler Campfire Ranger rattler Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 28,605 NE Montana Originally Posted by JSTUART Originally Posted by Toddly Originally Posted by bea175 The Model 21 is a Classic especially in 16 ga. Rifles aren't even in the same class as Quality Shotguns The 1885 Winchester was a mighty fine rifle that Winchester dolled up to shoot offhand competition. Here is my factory 1885 Scheutzen rifle in 38-55. Rare or not that is a lovely firearm. yep....always wanted to try one for off hand shooting at gophers but have yet to find any rifle in the scheutzen style that some one didnt want a pretty penny for....they look odd compared to most rifles but everything about them was designed for precise offhand shooting.... A serious student of the "Armchair Safari" always looking for Africa/Asia hunting books