Springfield M1 Garand

Springfield M1 Garand

Once upon a time, before we bought everything including collectable firearms online, we had the magazine Gun List. An advertisement for an early Garand with some personalized carving in the stock intrigued me. I contacted the dealer by phone, he provided a more detailed

Bill Hinton’s Sniper Luger

Bill Hinton’s Sniper Luger

In early June 2006, a small statured man of about 80 walked up to my display at the York, PA gun show carrying a small box. He stopped in front of the 5 Lugers I had for sale and after a brief discussion, I agreed to buy the luger in the box if he would tell me

G43, duv44, (BLM, Lubeck 1944)

G43, duv44, (BLM, Lubeck 1944)

This Rifle is a non-import, Vet bring back souvenir in beautiful original condition. It has all matching serial numbers, and an excellent bore. The stock was lightly sanded at some point but all serial numbers and acceptance stamps are still clearly visible.

Japanese, Hamada Type 2

Japanese, Hamada Type 2

This is a beautiful 1st. generation (1906) SAA revolver chambered in .38 Hamada Type 2 pistols were Manufactured at the Notobe factory and were to be delivered “in the white” to the Toriimatsu factory for bluing, final inspection and distribution.  Production started in Feb 1944